Comparison

BadgerScan vs AdoptaShadchan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BadgerScan

Easily exchange contact information using QR codes without needing a network connection. Add notes, tag favorites, and export contacts to CSV. Designed for privacy and efficiency at events.

Highlights
  • QR code contact sharing
  • Offline functionality
  • Add notes to contacts
  • Tag favorites
  • Export contacts to CSV
  • Twitter and LinkedIn integration
  • Customizable surveys
Features
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BadgerScan™ is a lightweight, mobile solution for quickly and efficiently exchanging contact information. Although specifically designed for use at conferences, exhibitions and meetings, BadgerScan can be used to share contact information by anyone, anywhere without requiring a network connection. Highlights: • Add notes • Tag favorites at multiple levels for classification • Launch a survey • Send auto-filled email • Export contacts to CSV file • Twitter and LinkedIn integration • Private • No network tether • Sleek and unobtrusive 
The basis of BadgerScan contact sharing is the QR code (also PDF417), a two-dimensional barcode that can encode standardized contact information. 

There are at least two ways to get your contact information embedded in a QR code: 

 (1) CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS DO IT - as a conference attendee your QR code can be created and placed on your Attendee Badge by conference organizers using Event registration management software, such as RegOnline, or  

(2) YOU DO IT -you can create your own QR code within the BadgerScan App that you can then show on your mobile device anytime you want to share your contact information with another individual.  

In either of these cases the QR codes can be scanned by BadgerScan and the contact data collected and stored in the App, on the device. 

Additionally, any or all contacts can be immediately exported by email or shared via digital QR code display to accelerate the lead follow-up process cycle.  

BadgerScan is designed with the following principles in mind: 

 1. Sleek and Unobtrusive. When engaging people at an event, contact collection tools should not interfere with establishing a personal connection. Sharing your contact info, or collecting another's, adding notes and filling in a user survey are actions that are directly and easily accessible at no cost.

 2. Private. There are too many servers collecting too much information about everything we do. BadgerScan stores nothing, no data, at all, ever, to any servers. Your data is yours and yours alone.  

3. No Network Tether. BadgerScan is intended to act as a replacement for business cards in certain situations, so its core functions work in areas with no cell service and no wifi. It's a global, virtual business card that doesn't take up space in your wallet. 

 4. Sophisticated Contact Manager at No Cost. Not all professionals need or can afford Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools with complex lead management solutions. Alternative, low cost QR code readers often directly store collected contact information in your device contact manager, which can be inefficient and confusing. BadgerScan stores your collected contacts in BadgerScan and allows you to move them to your device contact manager, and share them easily (individually or as a group) via an email exported text file, which can be imported into contact management software, whether it is Salesforce or Excel. 

 5. Customized Surveys, Hyper Speed Email Follow-Up and Contact Annotation. Exhibitors and vendors need more than just a way to store a name and number. BadgerScan provides the option to customize and launch a web-based survey (requires network connection) and allows for an email autofill option that facilitates rapid, personalized email follow-up to multiple contacts. Adding notes to a contact is a breeze. All at no cost and with no in-app purchase ever required for full functionality.  

6. Social Network Connectivity. Event attendees can connect with each other using existing social networking outlets such as LinkedIn and Twitter. BadgerScan encodes your screen names right into your Badge. Your new connections can start reading your Tweets right away.  

Collecting and sharing contact information rapidly at busy events and appending contact-specific notes is second-nature with BadgerScan.

About

AdoptaShadchan

This app facilitates communication between members and matchmakers within a specific Jewish community. Users can upload personal documents and respond to suggestions. It's designed exclusively for the AdoptAShadchan community.

Highlights
  • Member-shadchan communication
  • Profile picture uploads
  • Resume uploads
  • Reply to suggestions
  • Exclusive community use
Features
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The AdoptAShadchan communication app gives members and shadchanim another medium to communicate with each other. Members may also upload pictures, resumes and reply to suggestions from shadchanim. This app is specifically intended to be used by AdoptAShadchan’s unique community of members and shadchanim. If you subscribe to membership plan(s) via iTunes, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and your membership will automatically renew monthly unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscription will be renewed within 24-hours before the end of each period at the rate of your selected plan. Turn off auto-renewal anytime by going to "My App payment history" or through iTunes. Privacy policy : https://database.adoptashadchan.com/privacy-policy-app.aspx Terms of Use : https://database.adoptashadchan.com/terms-of-use-app.aspx

Screenshots

BadgerScan1 screens
AdoptaShadchan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AdoptaShadchan at 100% against BadgerScan's 43%. AdoptaShadchan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4). BadgerScan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AdoptaShadchan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $40.99 per month. BadgerScan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AdoptaShadchan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of BadgerScan's written reviews are positive against 100% of AdoptaShadchan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BadgerScan ships an update every 3 weeks, AdoptaShadchan every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BadgerScan versus AdoptaShadchan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBadgerScanAdoptaShadchan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBadgeScan LLCJewish Dating

Customer experience

BadgerScan

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

AdoptaShadchan

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BadgerScan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AdoptaShadchan

Subscriptions1
  • Platinum - 1 month$40.991 Month

Questions

Is BadgerScan free?
BadgerScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AdoptaShadchan free?
AdoptaShadchan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BadgerScan or AdoptaShadchan?
AdoptaShadchan is rated higher. BadgerScan averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AdoptaShadchan averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do BadgerScan or AdoptaShadchan have ads?
Neither BadgerScan nor AdoptaShadchan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BadgerScan or AdoptaShadchan?
BadgerScan ships an update every 3 weeks, and AdoptaShadchan every 6 months. Most recently, BadgerScan was updated on June 10, 2026 and AdoptaShadchan on September 8, 2026.

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