QR Pro vs NETTRASH.Scan
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, paste an image, 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, Photos, or image files. Paste or drag and drop images. • 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 • Create webpage QR codes with the Safari extension • Customize QR shapes, colors, and center icons or images • Save custom QR styles to reuse across 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 • Present codes on a connected external display from iPhone or iPad • Export multiple saved codes at once • View raw contents when needed Library and Sync: • Keep scans and generated codes in one place • Display saved codes with Home Screen widgets • Search your library and filter by favorites • 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.
NETTRASH.Scan
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A scanner and generator for QR codes and barcodes that doesn't stop at the raw value. Scan tells you what's actually inside each code — Wi-Fi credentials, contacts, calendar events, payment slips, crypto wallets, identity flows, product barcodes — and offers the right next action. Every field is tap-to-copy. WHAT IT READS Live from the camera or imported from Photos, Files, or PDFs: QR, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417, Code 128, Code 39, EAN-8 / 13, UPC-A / E, ITF-14, Codabar, GS1 DataBar. When more than one code sits in the same frame, Scan numbers them on screen so you can pick the one you want. Pinch to zoom in on far-away or small codes; centred-frame scanning ignores stray codes at the edge of the view. WHAT IT UNDERSTANDS - Wi-Fi — including WPA3 SAE and Hotspot 2.0 / Passpoint. Connect with one tap. - Contacts — vCard 3.0 / 4.0 and MECARD via the system "New Contact" sheet. - Calendar — iCalendar VEVENTs via the system event editor. - URLs — open in Safari, with smart routing for WhatsApp, Telegram, App Store, Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Wallet. - Locations — geo: URIs and Apple / Google Maps URLs. - OTP authenticator setup (otpauth://). - Payment QRs — EPC SEPA (GiroCode), Swiss QR-bill, Indian UPI, Serbian NBS IPS, Czech SPD, Slovak Pay by Square, German Bezahlcode, EMVCo Merchant (Pix, PayNow, NETS, PromptPay, CoDi, FPS, DuitNow, QRIS, NAPAS), Swish, Vipps, MobilePay, Bizum, iDEAL. - Crypto — Bitcoin, Ethereum (with EIP-681 transfers), Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, Monero, Cardano, Solana, XRP, Stellar, Cosmos, Lightning. Stablecoins (USDC, USDT, DAI) recognised with symbol and chain. - Identity flows — DigiD, EUDI Wallet, OpenID4VC — opened in the browser with a clear "only continue if you started this login yourself" reminder. - GS1 Application Identifier (parens, Digital Link, FNC1). - IATA boarding passes (RP 1740c). - AAMVA driver licences. - Loyalty cards — save any product code with a merchant tag. GENERATE QR, Aztec, PDF417, Code 128 from text, URL, contact, or Wi-Fi credentials. Pick foreground and background colours with WCAG contrast feedback, error-correction level, and embed a centred logo. Export as PNG, SVG, or PDF. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Scan runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac (via Mac Catalyst), and Apple Vision Pro. Your scan history syncs across all of them via your own private iCloud database — scan a Wi-Fi QR on your phone, copy the password from your Mac an hour later. On Apple Vision Pro the live camera is unavailable by design: Apple does not expose Vision Pro's world cameras to third-party apps. The Scan tab there opens directly to "Choose from Photos / Choose from Files"; Generate and History work as on any other destination. SHARE TO SCAN Scan installs a system Share extension. Tap the Share button on an image or PDF in any app — Mail, Messages, Files, Safari, Photos — and choose Scan. The decoded result appears inline. PRIVACY Scan is built to leave no trace. - No accounts, no sign-in, no e-mail to register. - No analytics SDKs, no advertising frameworks, no third-party trackers. - Camera frames are decoded entirely on-device by Apple's AVFoundation and Vision frameworks. Nothing is recorded or transmitted. - Imported photos and PDFs are decoded on-device. - The only network connections are the ones you explicitly start — opening a URL in Safari, launching a UPI app, and so on. Scan history is stored locally and, when iCloud is enabled for Scan in Settings, mirrored to your own private iCloud database via Apple's CloudKit. We have no access to it. PERMISSIONS - Camera — frames decoded on-device only. - Photo Library (Add Only) — for saving generated codes. - Contacts — only when you tap "Add to Contacts". - Calendars (Write Only on iOS 17+) — only when you tap "Add to Calendar". Scan is open source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NETTRASH.Scan at every 3 days against QR Pro's weekly. QR Pro's advantage is device support (7 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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 ships an update weekly, NETTRASH.Scan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Pro | NETTRASH.Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crypto Inc. | Ivan Alekseev |
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
NETTRASH.Scan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QR Pro
No in-app purchases
NETTRASH.Scan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is QR Pro free?
Is NETTRASH.Scan free?
Do QR Pro or NETTRASH.Scan have ads?
Which is updated more often, QR Pro or NETTRASH.Scan?
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