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Barcode Scanner HD app review: scan products to find the best price online

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Introduction

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Barcode Scanner HD boasts the best scanner on the market using only your device's camera, even if the barcode is blurry. But does it actually work?

Barcode Scanner HD

$0.99

We All Love To Find A Bargain

We've all gone store to store or, in these days, website to website trying to find the best deal possible. With the Barcode Scanner HD app that is now a thing of the past. Go into any store, find the product you are thinking of purchasing, and simply scan the barcode. From there Barcode Scanner HD goes to work to find you the best price for that item. This may be online or locally, using your device's built-in GPS to find the best price for the product in your area.

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I found the app worked fairly well. It's extremely easyl just place the red line that appears on your screen over the barcode and once it turns green Barcode Scanner will find you the best prices. It does work impressively fast, well for the barcodes it actually finds, that is.

I tried multiple products from electronics to DVDs, Blu-Rays, and video games. On average it found the barcode two-thirds of the time. The other third I was greeted a message that included the barcode number and stated that the item couldn't be found. I found it quite strange that the app wouldn't recognize a Blu-Ray released in the last six months, but a copy of the Sims was easily obtained.

You can easily save the results for later use, email them to your friends, or share them on Facebook and Twitter. This is handy if you're helping someone find the best price for that item he or she really wants.

 

This Is Not High-Definition

This could be just a pet peeve of mine but tossing the term HD around to gather interest to your product is just silly. Now I'm sure the developers included HD at the end of the name Barcode Scanner because it utilizes the iPhone's built-in HD camera. That is fine, but to state that this app "works even if the barcode is blurry" is just plain false. 

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The scanner does not work if the barcode is blurry; in fact, it just waits until your camera's lens auto-focuses on the code before it scans. That is not "working when the barcode is blurry," it's more like "just wait until your camera auto-focuses as normal then the code will be scanned." 

 

Barcode Scanner HD

$0.99

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • A decent way to look for the best prices on products
  • Uses your device's GPS to include local business prices as well as online deals
  • Sharing ability works very well and integrates with multiple social networks
  • App's interface is well-designed and easy to use

 

Cons

  • The claims of it "working when the barcode is blurry" is untrue
  • Some items just aren't found

 

Final Thoughts

With its few shortcomings Barcode Scanner HD does work well, and with the holiday season approaching, it is something we all could use. If you are an avid shopper and deal hunter I would suggest giving the Barcode Scanner HD app a try. We all can use a good deal from time to time.

 

Barcode Scanner HD

$0.99
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Matthew MacCallum

Matthew MacCallum is an award winning filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He is a lifelong Apple products user and has vowed never to seek help for his App addiction.