Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Best Barcode Scanners for Mobile Phones

Growth of Mobile Barcode Scanning
Mobile barcode scanning is a nascent in the mobile business but its usage is rapidly growing market at the rate of 700% in 2010. This is according to new data from industry leader ScanLife. The unprecedented growth rate for the last 12 months prompted some big players in the retail industry such as eBay, Amazon, BestBuy, etc., to invest millions in acquisitions and software development. The latest acquisition was eBay when it bought RedLaser from Occipital in June. Right now, there are literally dozens of these apps that are available as free downloads, or for a small fee.

In my previous post, I made a short list of these apps but I did not attempt to rank them as I would do now.

Thousands of reviews have been published with varying depth. Industry experts and end users agree that there are only handful of them that stood out and are worthy of serious consideration.

As software companies race to develop the ultimate and the best mobile scanning app, it will be on the hands of millions of users like you and me that decide the fate of these apps.



Here's the Top 5 List
The following apps command the best in terms of popularity, breadth of application, portability, and cross-platform usability. Here's the list in ascending order:



Developer: ScanBuy Inc.
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
                            Rated: 4+
This is the only app for BlackBerry® that can read all major barcode formats including Datamatrix, EZcode, QR and UPC! It works with any BlackBerry® with a camera can scan a 2D barcode  Datamatrix, EZcode, QR  that you find on printed material, business cards or digital display. You can also go to www.scanlife.com on your PC to create your own 2D (QR) codes for free.



Developer: Shape Services
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.
                            Rated: 4+

Barcode Reader is an accurate barcode scanner with product search in eBay, Amazon, Google Product Search and others. The app uses user's location to find product prices in nearby shops. Supports UPC, EAN-13, and EAN-8 symbologies. List of supported networks: TheFind.com, Worldcat.org, Walmart.com, Shopzilla.com, eBay.com, Google.com, Amazon.com, FatSecret.com. Barcode Reader works best with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad.



Developer: Pic2Shop
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later
                           Rated: 4+

Pic2Shop works on all iPhones AND on all Android phones. Pic2Shop is supported by more than 30 countries around the world. It can perform online search, local search, libraray search, email. It relatively scan faster than the first apps I just mentioned. The app can read UPC-A and EAN-13.





Barcode Scanner

Developer: BahnTech Corporation
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later
Price: $0.99
                           Rated: "#1 Barcode Scanner in the App Store 2009 / 2010"


Supports Full-Auto Scan AND Manual UPC entry. It can scan UPC, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN 6, and EAN8 (all commercial barcodes). The only app that uses "No Push" technology. Simply hover the camera on the barcode and it self-scans. The reception is even better than any handheld retail scanner. Some of the best features of this app are: It finds the lowest price every time. It supports world currencies such as USD, Euro, GBP, etc. It is being supported by the following online retailers: Yahoo Shopping, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, Google Search, eBay.com, Newegg.com, Buy.com, J&R Computer, B&H Photo and more.


And the winners are:

RedLaser AND ShopSavvy


ShopSavvy

Developer: Big in Japan Inc.
Compatibility: Apple iOS (works on all iPhones, iPod touch, iPad), Android, Nokia, Blackberry, and Windows Phone7

Price: Free Download
Estimated Download: 7.5 Million
A Scanner Kit SDK is available for Developers

ShopSavvy provides you with price and inventory information from local stores such as Target, Walmart, BestBuy and from online retailers such as Amazon.com, Buy.com and TigerDirect.com.  More than 20,000 retailers submit their data to ShopSavvy covering more than 20,000,000 products. Also supports QR barcodes (2D barcodes).



RedLaser

Developer: Occipital
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch (4th generation). Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Price: Free Download
Estimated Download: 5 Million
Free SDK Toolkit is available for Developers

eBay has acquired RedLaser from Occipital. RedLaser has already been downloaded more than 5 million times, making it perhaps one of the most mainstream user-friendly barcode scanning apps on the market. RedLaser possesses QR code scanning capabilities there’s no need for app users to download a separate application. It scans UPC, EAN, UPC-E EAN-8, and QR  barcodes (2D barcodes). Compatible with world currencies such as USD, Euro, and GBP. It searches prices with Google Product Search, The Find Product Search, eBay, and Half.com



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