Pic2shop Barcode & QR scanner 4+
independent shopping since '09
Vision Smarts
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
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Description
Pic2shop is the original barcode scanner on the App Store. Point the camera at the barcode of a product (even if blurry) and instantly compare the prices at thousands of online and local retailers. Product information, user reviews, etc., are just one tap away! Now scan QR codes and barcodes directly in Messages.
QUICK FACTS:
- Independent results, no registration needed
- Online Stores: Amazon UK, Tesco, Play.com, Langton Info, One Click Pharmacy, Alibris, Zavvi, Boots.com, John Lewis, Debenhams, Pixmania and thousands more (really!)
-QR codes: visit link, add contact to address book, etc.
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Download the FREE pic2shop app and open it
2. Point the camera at the barcode until the red line turns green (super fast!)
3. Find out where the product is cheaper and save money.
4. Each scan creates a webpage that you can share and access from any computer (not for QR codes)
FEATURES:
ALL DEVICES: Not just the latest models
ONLINE SEARCH: Thousands of online retailers help you get the best prices
LIBRARY SEARCH: Why pay when you can check things out? Pic2Shop searches local libraries for what you are interested in and will even tell you if it’s checked out (and when it’s due back!).
SHARE: On Facebook, Twitter and many others
EMAIL: Send a link to the full results, or the last 20 scans to yourself or a friend via email
FAST: Identifies barcodes faster and more accurately, even if blurry
WEB FRIENDLY: The web sites of retailers are one tap away, without leaving the app
QR CODES: Even if they are difficult to read, blurry, skewed, etc.
Watch real consumers trying pic2shop on YouTube : http://bit.ly/picshop
WHO LOVES pic2shop?
"The live (i.e. real-time) barcode scanning is seriously cool"
--Rick Broida
"If you're out shopping and spot something you want to buy, but are not sure if you could get it much cheaper elsewhere, this one's for you"
--Stewart Meagher, TheInquirer.net
"It does what it says on the can. Yes this one works 100% and it's free, what more can you ask."
--Walkerroy - June 30, 2012
If you like the new Pic2Shop, please tell your friends! Thank you for your support.
** Please report any problem to support@pic2shop.com **
What’s New
Version 7.4
New and faster barcode scanner
Works on damaged or dirty barcodes
What's not new: 100% private and independent!
Ratings and Reviews
Not bad at all
This app is great fun and works on important items most of the time. Don't expect it to work on packets of crisps and other minor items but on most items worth comparing prices for it works well. It even worked on the ipod when I had no Wifi and that was a surprise . The database is obviously limited but it gives you an idea. We used it to compare prices on a tv. I think that as a free app it is worthy of 5 stars. If nothing else it is fun to use.
I wanted it to work, but . . .
. . . it just didn't. I tried 8 items (of mixed type - book, bottle of wine, book of stamps, supermarket food items, an unopened gift etc) and it failed to recognise any of them correctly. Only two barcodes returned products, and both were wrong. Same results when typing in the barcodes using the keypad. The only setting I could see that might affect the results was the country setting, which I tried as both United Kingdom and 'detect automatically', with no success. Nice interface and idea - and it's free, which gets it two stars.
Update: I just tried it on a couple more books and it worked, so I have upped my rating from 2 stars to 3. But that's like 2 out of the first 10 items I tried, so for me personally it's not a winner.
Maybe I'm doing something fundamentally wrong? Maybe this is only for books?
Brilliant
I love this app! I use it mostly for books. Anyone who sells or trades books or is a student should get it because you can find items online so quickly. It doesn't always work as well for other products if they are old or not well known. However I have had lots of success with it so I am pleased. I only have a 3g iPhone so I imagine that it works well with the 3gs as well. I give this app five stars.
App Privacy
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Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
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Information
- Provider
- Vision Smarts
- Size
- 10.8 MB
- Category
- Shopping
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 10.2 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 10.2 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2009-2020 Vision Smarts
- Price
- Free