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Barcode Scanner

Barcode Scanner

ZXing Team

50,000,000 - 100,000,000 downloads

Pros

  • Scan & create QR codes
  • Camera barcode scanner work properly
  • Links to bookstores and Google search

Cons

  • Sometimes it doesn't show the articles
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Expert's Review

4/5
Great

"Get your own barcode, QR and Data Matrix scanner in your Android"

Reviewed by: Emmanuel Lund / May 09, 2011

Barcode scanner allows you to read barcodes on products in order to look up prices and reviews. You will also read Data Matrix and QR codes.

Barcode scanner does exactly what its developer description says:

It scans with back camera of your Android barcodes on products to get the prices and reviews. That way you will compare the prices of the same product in different stores what will help you to find the best match. What's more, you will useful data about each product: movies lenght, synopsis, books sequels, etc. We've noticed that it doesn't find articles sometimes and we guess it's due to those articles are not in Google's database.

It scans Data Matrix and QR codes and read their content: URLs, contact info, apps, sms, notes, etc. You can also create QR codes to send contacts, apps, bookmarks and other useful info.

Barcode Scanner is the only app developed by ZXing Team, an emerging group of developers. thanks to it they're being quite successful though.

Both barcode scanning and QR & Data Matrix scanning are several similar apps. However Barcode Scanner is one of our favorite thanks to its ease of use, good-looking interface and reliable performance. We sincerely recommend it.

Developer's original description available here
Scan barcodes on products then look up prices and reviews. You can also scan Data Matrix and QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, etc.

Also share your contacts, apps, and bookmarks via QR Code. This is why contacts permissions are needed. See FAQ below.

Recently changed in this version:

* Many small bug fixes and improvements
* Scan inverted white-on-black barcodes
* Enabled the RSS Expanded barcode format
* Product search results from Amazon


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Comments and ratings for Barcode Scanner

  • (67)

    by Jose Nieves on 14/05/2013

    Cool

  • (67)

    by Rik Huggett on 14/05/2013

    Takes too long to scan and I can't hold the phone steady enough for that length of time. Autofocus fail doesn't help either.

  • (67)

    by JasonandKeisha Hatcher on 14/05/2013

    She said it just reads the numbers. That's funny cause I covered the numbers and it worked perfectly. This app has been very helpful for me for the last couple of years. This update seems fine.

  • (67)

    by Sarah Abdalla-Ali on 14/05/2013

    It scans the barcode, but It really just takes the numbers off the bottom and plugs them into google and pulls up a search... I could have done that on my own... not what I expected...

  • (67)

    by Thanh Phương Lê on 14/05/2013

    Very good

  • (67)

    by Francisco Romero on 14/05/2013

    Very nice

  • (67)

    by Facha B. on 14/05/2013

    It works with other apps