Best QR/Barcode scanner?

[pidgeypony]

This may well have been done to death, so apologies, but have done search.

I am looking for a good QR/Barcode scanner. There are hundreds out there, and all have both good and bad reviews.
O would appreciate some recommendations and any warnings against any.

I am more than happy to check compatabilty with my phone myself, so don't worry about that.

Thank you very muchly.

:thumb:

 

[gtbarry]

Barcode scanner can do price searches and QR codes

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android

 

[funkylogik]

I find Google Shopper pretty good even outside the US :thumbup:

 

[Scarred]

Qr Droid, all the way.

 

[pidgeypony]

Thankyou for the replies I have received, I will be looking at them all.

 

[EarlyMon]

Check out "Google Goggles"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil

Fixed your thread title for you.

 

[funkylogik]

Goggles is really amazing when it works :thumbup:

 

[EarlyMon]

Goggles is really amazing when it works :thumbup:

You mean for object recognition, beyond a QR/scanner? I agree, first time I used it surprised me.

I started out with and still use "Barcode Scanner" too.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android

OP - I've personally not heard much bad about any of the ones suggested here.

Is something giving you trouble with one??

 

[funkylogik]

Yeah the label/object recognition. The database is surprisingly good. Id expected it to only work with US products

 

[mikedt]

Yeah the label/object recognition. The database is surprisingly good. Id expected it to only work with US products

I found Googles worked well with UK labels, objects and barcodes, it got most things I put to it. Now Chinese labels, objects and barcodes, it doesn't know much about at all. Not surprising as Google doesn't really do too much in the PRC.

 

[AMOCO]

Qr Droid, all the way.

I agree with Scarred,Qr Droid is a great app.

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[funkylogik]

I found Googles worked well with UK labels, objects and barcodes, it got most things I put to it. Now Chinese labels, objects and barcodes, it doesn't know much about at all. Not surprising as Google doesn't really do too much in the PRC.

Lol i take it Now is pretty crap there too? It doesnt work fully in scotland

 

[mikedt]

Lol i take it Now is pretty crap there too? It doesnt work fully in scotland

What Googles doesn't know about haggis or something? I know it didn't recognise Chung Hwa cigarettes, as smoked by Mao Zedong.

 

[funkylogik]

Lmao havent tried that. Nah i meant Google Now
Im not a huge football fan but it would be nice if it recognised Glasgow Celtic instead of giving me The Celtics.
Plus its never gave me a news card :banghead:
And google are trying to dodge paying tax the UK lol

 

[gtbarry]

The nice thing about QRdroid is that you can create your own QR codes. So I have a folder of personal QR codes I can pull up. Then I have various scans I can show people with my personal, work, acquaintance, etc. info. If I really don't like you, I let you scan in the QR with my hotmail account and old home landline that I disconnected a while ago.

 

[EarlyMon]

LoL

 

[Slug]

The nice thing about QRdroid is that you can create your own QR codes.

That's why I still use ZXing Team's Barcode Scanner.

 

[Petrah]

That's why I still use ZXing Team's Barcode Scanner.

I use that one as well.

 

[MacFett]

Another vote for Google goggles. I started using it to easily look up gatherer text for magic cards but have found many uses for it since then.

 

[mikedt]

Goggles didn't know what this is.

 

[Adauth]

Scanlife

 

[funkylogik]

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Goggles didn't know what this is.

Me either lol

 

[pidgeypony]

Thank you EarlyMon.

Thank you to everyone for your replies. Google is such a well-known name, and I am going to try Google Goggles.:thumb:

 

[divinebovine]

Keep the posts coming. I started with Google Goggles but I've found that I'd prefer one that is smaller...space is severely limited on the Venture. A few posts recommend Barcode Scanner by ZXing, which is a reasonably svelte 664KB but I'd love to hear from someone who has had a good experience with an even smaller one.

 

[gtbarry]

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Goggles didn't know what this is.

Did you try scanning it with google translate?