# Does anyone else think the updates included in all plans are too few?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-the-updates-included-in-all-plans-are-too-few/79497>\
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**Created:** [January 25, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-the-updates-included-in-all-plans-are-too-few/79497 "2025-01-25T00:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rimatcom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rimatcom/32/32285_2.png) [@Rimatcom](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rimatcom)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-the-updates-included-in-all-plans-are-too-few/79497/1 "2025-01-25T00:00:14Z")

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I’ve realized that a Glide app is unfeasible for a business like a convenience store or grocery shop because the main task in these businesses is scanning barcodes (the barcode scanner object uses 5 updates per scan) and recording the items in a sale. Each sale can include anywhere from 1 to 100 products, and there can easily be over 100 sales per day. Cost-wise, it’s not viable. Has anyone else been frustrated by being able to solve a problem technically but being economically limited? No client would pay for the number of updates required monthly to scan thousands of barcodes in a Glide app…

I know there’s an alternative for iOS called ScanKey, but for Android, I don’t know of any external app that can scan barcodes in batches.

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**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-the-updates-included-in-all-plans-are-too-few/79497/2 "2025-01-25T13:00:03Z")

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> [@Rimatcom](#):
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> the barcode scanner object uses 5 updates per scan

Agree with the fact that scanner cost a lot of updates…

Tho, you maybe want to talk with sales, if you need a lot of updates for that use case, I sure they can do a specific enterprise plan for you.

For Android users, you might want to look into apps like:

- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stockmanagment.next.app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stockmanagment.next.app)
- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.bino.inventory](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.bino.inventory)
- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foton.MobileInventory](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foton.MobileInventory)
- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bgpworks.boxhero](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bgpworks.boxhero)  
You could also try [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zobaze.pos](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zobaze.pos) which has more features.  
Some of these apps allow exporting to CSV or other formats. These CSV files can then be uploaded into Glide to manage inventory or sales data without incurring frequent updates.

Zoho also have some products that can handle that.