QR Pro vs Scanner'
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Pro
This application provides fast and secure scanning of QR codes and various barcode formats. It offers an ad-free and privacy-focused experience with no hidden costs or data collection. Simply open the app and point your camera at the code to scan.
- Ad-free scanning
- Privacy-focused
- No in-app purchases
- Supports multiple code types
- Intuitive interface
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QR Pro is a fast, ad-free, privacy-first QR code and barcode scanner, generator, and library for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No personal data collection. Scan codes with the camera, choose an image from Photos, or drag and drop. Create QR codes and barcodes, save important items to your library, and keep them available across supported Apple devices with optional iCloud sync. Scan: • Read QR codes, barcodes, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417, UPC, EAN, ITF, Code 39, Code 93, and Code 128 • Scan with the camera, from Photos, image files, or drag and drop • Preview code contents before opening links or actions • Use widgets and controls from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, Control Center, or Action Button Create: • Generate QR codes for links, plain text, Wi-Fi, email, phone numbers, and messages • Contact cards, calendar events, locations, and more • Share links, text, and images to QR Pro to create codes • Save generated codes to your library Share and Export: • Copy, share, print, or export as images, PDFs, and SVG when supported • Expand full screen for easy scanning from another device • View raw contents when needed Library and Sync: • Keep scans and generated codes in one place • Find and reuse saved items later • View saved codes on Apple Watch and Apple TV • Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro Privacy: QR Pro does not track you or collect personal data. Your scanned and saved codes stay on your device unless you choose to use iCloud sync. If you enjoy QR Pro, please leave a review, share it with friends, and explore our other privacy-first apps.
Scanner'
Transform your device into a portable scanner to digitize documents, receipts, photos, and more. Automatically detect and crop borders, adjust image settings, and share your scans easily via email or social media. Organize your important items with this versatile scanning tool.
- Scan documents, receipts, photos
- Automated border detection and cropping
- Manual border adjustment
- Edit contrast, brightness, and rotation
- Save as PDF
- Share scans via email and social media
- Print scans directly
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Organize your paperwork, photos, recipes and everything important to you. Scan & Save, it's your portable scanner....Anytime, Anywhere! • Scan documents, receipts, photos, or everything important to you • Share your scans with whomever you want The scanner is able to correct perspective and automatically detect and crop the borders of your document. Don’t agree with the detected borders? Move them easily any direction you want and you will see that your document will be rotated to a perfectly straight image. In the preview you can edit the file name, contrast & brightness, rotate the page and choose any A paper size you would like to save it as. Share your scan by email, social media or any other way you desire. Print your scan directly from the preview mode, or save it in the gallery as a PDF. Smart Scan brings you all the features you need: • Automated scanning for borders • Scans as soon as it finds the document borders • You can manually adjust the borders right after scanning • Edit the document in the preview: change file name, adjust contrast & brightness, rotate, and choose from different page sizes • Saves your scan in a convenient gallery, in which you can select, share, delete and edit older files • Share your scan with just one tap! As always, we appreciate your feedback. Please email us at feedback@impalastudios.com with any suggestions or questions. If you are happy with this update, please let us know by rating and reviewing us in the App Store! Smart Scanner is the future of organizing your paperwork!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QR Pro at 73% against Scanner''s 19%. QR Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Scanner''s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QR Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Pro has 29K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of QR Pro's written reviews are positive against 19% of Scanner''s.
QR Pro ships an update weekly, Scanner' every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Pro | Scanner' |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29K ratings) — better | 4.2 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 1.4K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crypto Inc. | Impala Studios |
Customer experience
QR Pro
Scanner'
User reviews
QR Pro
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Instant scanning
- 💡 Supports various code types
- 🔒 No privacy data collected
- 🤗 Friendly and helpful staff
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional scanning issues
- 🤔 Confusing reviews unrelated to the app
- 💰 Concerns about data collection and in-app purchases
Scanner'
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and free
- 👍 Scans and auto-finds page edges
- 👍 Works well with good contrast
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with sending multiple scanned images
- 🔍 Unable to scan in color
- 🔍 Ads can be intrusive
- 🐛 Unreliable scanning and document saving
- 🐛 Difficulty transferring scanned documents
Bugs and requests
QR Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing or crashing on some devices
- Inability to read or open scanned codes
Requested features
2 requests- Save scanned QR codes
- More advanced scanning capabilities
Scanner'
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to recognize document borders
- Randomly emails only a subset of scanned pages
- Scanned files become unavailable after sending
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to scan and save multi-page documents as a single file
- Color scanning option
- More user-friendly interface and instructions
In-app purchases
QR Pro
No in-app purchases
Scanner'
No in-app purchases
Questions
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