Comparison

BarMaker vs Phone Trigger

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

Phone Trigger

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Phone Trigger turns a second phone into a convincing alarm, incoming call, or text message — controlled from your own phone, tablet or laptop. Set up the scene once, then trigger it on cue with a single tap. The two devices talk directly over your local Wi-Fi, so it's instant and works anywhere — no accounts, no servers, nothing sent to the cloud. Perfect for: • Film, TV, and photo shoots that need a phone screen on demand • Theatre and live performance cues • Pranks and social experiments • Content creators staging the perfect shot Features: • Realistic alarm, call, and message screens • Instant remote triggering over local Wi-Fi • Control from any device with a browser — no second app to install • Simple QR-code pairing between devices • Custom text, fonts, colors, and background images • Works fully offline — private by design Pair, point, trigger. It's that simple.

Screenshots

BarMaker4 screens
Phone Trigger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BarMaker at $0.99 against Phone Trigger's $2.99. BarMaker also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

BarMaker costs $0.99 and Phone Trigger $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BarMaker versus Phone Trigger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarMakerPhone Trigger
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB22 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer垚 沈TIMO TAPIO HAAPASAARI

In-app purchases

None

BarMaker

No in-app purchases

None

Phone Trigger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarMaker free?
BarMaker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phone Trigger free?
Phone Trigger costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BarMaker or Phone Trigger have ads?
Neither BarMaker nor Phone Trigger shows ads.

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