Coupon Decoder

 

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Ever wonder what kind of information is encoded in the barcodes found on the coupons from your Sunday newspaper?  Wonder no more!  Use your iPhone or iPad’s camera¹ (auto-focus required) to easily scan the barcode and let the Coupon Decoder universal app² quickly decode and display all the information in human readable format.  Coupon Decoder is capable of reading all 3 coupon barcode formats, including the most current Databar, original UPC-A, and the extended UPC-A + GS1-128.

*** Information Decoded ***
Current Format – Databar:
  • Savings – Description of savings.  For example “Buy 2 Items Get $1.00 Off”.
  • Manufacture ID – 5 to 12 digit value.
  • Family Code – 3 digit value.
  • Offer Code – 6 digit value.
  • Expiration – Expiration date of the coupon, when available.
  • Alternate Eligible Product – Other qualifying product, when available.
  • Other Purchase Requirement – Additional purchase requirement, when available.
Original Format – UPC-A / EAN-13:
  • Savings – Description of savings.  For example “Buy 2 Items Get $1.00 Off”.
  • Manufacture ID – 5 digit value.
  • Family Code – 3 digit value.
Extended Format – UPC-A + GS1-128:
  • Savings – Description of savings.  For example “Buy 2 Items Get $1.00 Off”.
  • Manufacture ID – 5 digit value.
  • Family Code – 3 digit value.
  • Offer Code – 6 digit value, when available.
  • Expiration – Expiration date of the coupon, when available.
*** Disclosure ***
  1. Device with auto-focus camera required.  iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and the new iPad (released early 2012) are supported.  iPhone 3, iPad 1, iPad 2, and iPod Touch (all generations) are not supported.
  2. Coupon Decoder is an universal app.  Buy once and run on your iPhone and iPad!

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