Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
Barcode Breakdown turns barcodes into plain English
This free iPhone app reads 57 barcode types, breaks their contents into fields, and explains what they mean.
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- For
- People identifying retail, shipping, and 2D barcodes
- Worth noticing
- Its examples show a GS1 Digital Link QR code yielding product number, batch, and expiry date in plain language.
Field notes
The page pairs sample strings with parsed fields and a first-line plain-English reading. Examples include a GS1 Digital Link QR code carrying GTIN, batch, and expiry data, a US mailpiece barcode with ZIP+4 and delivery point, and an invalid product code whose expected check digit is 2 rather than 3. The examples span retail, post, medicine, tickets, and industrial uses.
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