Reviews of barcoo - QR & Barcode Scanner

By: Offerista-Group GmbH

List of user reviews and ratings for barcoo - QR & Barcode Scanner

Total ratings

4.00 (Rating count: 50,939)

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Review summary

Users appreciate that barcoo offers detailed product information and supports various barcode types. However, multiple reviews highlight significant drawbacks like a limited product database, unreliable barcode scanning, and intrusive ads and notifications. The app has shifted focus away from core scanning functionality toward additional features some users find unnecessary. Overall, while the app has useful aspects, issues with scanning accuracy, database limitations, and advertising dampen the user experience.

Pros

Provides detailed and interesting information about products, including nutrition facts and health assessments.
Supports scanning of all kinds of QR and barcodes.
Offers useful additional info like pricing and product comparisons.
User-friendly and useful app overall.

Cons

Database is too small, resulting in limited or no information for many products.
App frequently fails to recognize or properly scan barcodes and QR codes compared to other apps.
Displays unwanted ads and push notifications, including in the notification area, which annoy users.
Recent updates focus less on barcode scanning core functionality and add unnecessary features like embedded browsers and lifestyle articles.
Some usability issues, such as inability to open links in external browsers and a need for UI improvements.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 4.00

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17% (9)

Date	Author	Comment
2020-12-02	TH*****	Good app for scanning all kinds of code and receiving interesting information about the product, including nutrition facts, healthiness assessment, other prices on the web. It could need a bit of UI design improvement though.
Good app for scanning all kinds of code and receiving interesting information about the product, including nutrition facts, healthiness assessment, other prices on the web. It could need a bit of UI design improvement though.
2020-04-13	A *****	Please don't need
Please don't need
2019-11-05	A *****	Ads in notification area. I always use those notifications as a reminder to uninstall an app.
Ads in notification area. I always use those notifications as a reminder to uninstall an app.