Comparison

Barcode Knight vs Loco Looper

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

Head to head
About

Barcode Knight

Embark on an epic adventure by scanning barcodes to enter dungeons and battle monsters. Grow your town, forge powerful items, and customize your hero to become a legendary warrior in a world threatened by evil.

Highlights
  • Scan barcodes to enter dungeons
  • Grow and develop your town
  • Forge and enchant powerful items
  • Customize hero with avatar system
  • Fight alongside mercenaries
  • Hourly quests and daily dungeons
Features
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The sequel to Barcode Kingdom has finally launched! Teleport to a dungeon by offering a barcode up as a sacrifice to a barcode portal! Let's be a legendary hero of the world! 'Barcodia', the world is made from magic powers, was peaceful and beautiful, but the power of evil hit the world, the land became empty and useless and started infesting with monsters. Barcodians who livelihoods are under threat was decided to hunt monsters for a living. And then one day, they found a portal to a dungeon and built a town around the portal. 'The Barcode town' is one of the town made this way. Could the knight be the a legendary hero of the world in this town? Now it's time to scan a barcode! * FEATURE * 60 different types of monsters The growing town with the Knight Powerful enchanted items Avatar system : Possible to create half a million different hero styles Mercenary system : Fight with a mercenary against monsters Forge system : Upgrade and enchant your items at the Forges Quest system : Provides a quest every hour The Random dungeon : Available to use without a barcode The Gate Of The Other World : The direct gate to the monsters' base The Daily dungeon : Find out The Daily dungeon and Get a huge bonus every day

About

Loco Looper

Engage your mind with a unique 3D train puzzle game. Connect track pieces to create perfect paths through charming, handcrafted dioramas. Enjoy cerebral fun with increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • 3D train track puzzles
  • Handcrafted diorama levels
  • Challenging brain teasers
  • Unique pen & ink art style
  • Natural 3D effect
Features
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Trains. Fluffy Clouds. Planets. Stars. Even a seagull. Cute, tricky cerebral fun. Get on the brain train with this original puzzle game! Make a perfect track using all the pieces. The harder the level, the more ways to solve. Handcrafted levels, each a pen & ink style love letter to mini dioramas and trains. A neat 3D effect makes the game naturally POP when holding your device (no face tracking required). Loco Looper is designed and written for iPhone & iPad using Swift and Metal. Move fast and make nice things!

Screenshots

Barcode Knight4 screens
Loco Looper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loco Looper at none against Barcode Knight's 4. Loco Looper also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 61%) and ratings volume (110 vs 26). Barcode Knight's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, 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

Barcode Knight costs $0.99 and Loco Looper $4.99 up front. Barcode Knight sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Loco Looper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barcode Knight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 110 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Barcode Knight's written reviews are positive against 88% of Loco Looper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Barcode Knight versus Loco Looper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarcode KnightLoco Looper
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (110 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26110 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB67 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMagic CubeJames Vanas

Customer experience

Barcode Knight

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative27.1%

Loco Looper

All ratings110 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

User reviews

Barcode Knight

From 26 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging game
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 💡 Unique barcode scanning mechanic
  • 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🕹️ Repetitive and limited gameplay
  • 💰 Questionable in-app purchase model

Loco Looper

From 110 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Beautiful and charming art style
  • 💡 Clever and engaging puzzle gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive and simple controls
  • 💯 Rewarding and challenging levels
  • ✨ Unique pseudo-AR effect

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Controls can take time to get used to
  • ❓ Difficulty spikes can be frustrating
  • 🚂 Train graphics slightly clunky compared to others

Bugs and requests

Barcode Knight

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing on launch
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Glitches with in-app purchases
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More enemy and dungeon variety
  • Improved character customization options
  • Multiplayer and social features
  • Better optimization and stability

Loco Looper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Game hangs or crashes frequently on older iOS versions
  • 🐛 Game resets progress upon opening
  • 🐛 Game freezes in the first level
  • 🐛 Saved levels not being recognized

Requested features

3 requests
  • Hint or pass option for difficult levels
  • More levels in the future
  • Sequel to the game

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Barcode Knight

One-time4
  • 5 AP potions$0.99
  • 50 AP potions$4.99
  • 150 AP potions$9.99
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  • 500 AP potions$19.99
None

Loco Looper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barcode Knight free?
Barcode Knight costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Loco Looper free?
Loco Looper costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barcode Knight or Loco Looper?
Barcode Knight is rated higher. Barcode Knight averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Loco Looper averages 4.7 from 110 ratings.
Do Barcode Knight or Loco Looper have ads?
Neither Barcode Knight nor Loco Looper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barcode Knight or Loco Looper?
Barcode Knight ships an update monthly, and Loco Looper monthly. Most recently, Barcode Knight was updated on October 24, 2026 and Loco Looper on October 23, 2026.

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