Barcode Scan — First iOS App

Overview

The first app built for the App Store in 2009. Ported the ZXing barcode library, handled graphics and affiliate partnerships. Users could scan a barcode and look up product details on Amazon and Best Buy. Downloads reached 100K–250K with $25K–$50K lifetime revenue.

In the News (2009)

Springfield, Missouri’s KY3 News covered BarcodeScan on November 29, 2009 — the student company behind it, how the app worked, and the quarter-million downloads the free version had already reached:

The original story page at ky3.com is preserved in the Internet Archive.