Comparison

BarMaker vs TCI Bitacora

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

Head to head
About

BarMaker

Easily create and scan QR codes and barcodes. Share scanned results to your Mac or PC browser, or transfer data like contacts and clipboard content. Customize your codes with colors, embedded images, and text.

Highlights
  • Create QR codes and barcodes
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Transfer contacts, location, clipboard
  • Push scan results to Mac/PC browser
  • Customize code color and embed images
  • Drag and drop support on iPad
Features
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BarMaker can help you to create/scan QR Code or Barcode images or transfer contacts, location, clipboard and so on. You can use it to create/scan QR Code or Barcode. You can also push the result into Mac/PC browser after scanning and visit the Scanning Result from PC/Mac's browser. You can custom your QR Code or Barcode (like change color or embed an image on QR Code or add your custom text). Also you can create qr code from Safari by pressing share button to share url. It also supports scanning for white barcodes on black background. It supports Drag&Drop on iPad. You can drag barcode image from the app to another app or drag a item from Favorites/History list to another app and it will auto make it to barcode image and insert to target App. You can also drop a barcode image to main UI to decode. BarMaker supports following formats: QR Code Code-39 Code-128 EAN-8 EAN-13 ITF UPC-A Codabar PDF 417 Aztec DataMatrix

About

TCI Bitacora

Features
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INTERFAZ AMIGABLE Esta aplicación permite reportar tus actividades durante el transcurso del día mediante una sencilla e intuitiva interfaz (UI) REPORTE SUS ACTIVIDADES Permite consultar las actividades que diste de alta en la plataforma y estas serán guardadas en tu agenda para posteriormente registrar tus reportes de cada una de ellas, ademas podrás incluir una fotografía en tus reportes. La aplicación esta diseñada para poder realizar reportes sin conexión a Internet, estos se almacenan en el dispositivo de manera temporal y una ves que se cuenta con conexión, se reportan las incidencias.

Screenshots

BarMaker4 screens
TCI Bitacora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TCI Bitacora at Free against BarMaker's $0.99. BarMaker's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

TCI Bitacora is free to download; BarMaker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarMaker ships an update every 6 days, TCI Bitacora fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BarMaker versus TCI Bitacora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarMakerTCI Bitacora
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB45 MB
Age rating+94+
Developer垚 沈Armando Montellano

In-app purchases

None

BarMaker

No in-app purchases

None

TCI Bitacora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarMaker free?
BarMaker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TCI Bitacora free?
TCI Bitacora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BarMaker or TCI Bitacora have ads?
Neither BarMaker nor TCI Bitacora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarMaker or TCI Bitacora?
BarMaker ships an update every 6 days, and TCI Bitacora fortnightly. Most recently, BarMaker was updated on September 14, 2026 and TCI Bitacora on September 16, 2026.

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