Bluetooth QR & Barcode to PC vs ShockAlarm
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Bluetooth QR & Barcode to PC
With this app you can turn your phone into a mobile QR/Barcode scanner and send the value of any code as text input to the connected Bluetooth device. Features: - Wide variety of QR/Barcode types supported - No special software on the receiving side required - Works completely offline - No Ads/In-App-Purchases - Different keyboard layouts to choose - Highly customizable for many use-cases The app works by utilizing the Bluetooth HID feature accessible on devices running Android 9 or later. Using this feature allows the Android device to act like a normal wireless keyboard connected via Bluetooth. That means it should work with every device that supports connecting a Bluetooth keyboard like a PC, Laptop or Phone.
ShockAlarm
ShockAlarm is a powerful tool for controlling your Shockers via OpenShock. It allows you to fully manage your shockers, logs, shares, hubs, and share links. There is advanced functionaity like controling multiple shockers at the same time and specifying a random interval for intensity, duration and a delay (if you're into that). It's fully material you themed just like the standard Android apps you're already used to and provides a responsive ui with a nice design. Furthermore it fixes some layout flaws of the official OpenShock Frontend like having shared and own shockers in seperate tabs (which is annoying). On top it also has lots of info buttons you can press to get more insight on what something does. This app uses https://openshock.app/ by default but self hosted instances can be used as well.
| Feature | Bluetooth QR & Barcode to PC | ShockAlarm |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | OfficeProductivityMedia PlayerMessagingVideo | ProductivityMedia PlayerMessagingVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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