SimpleScan QR Reader vs Doubling Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleScan QR Reader
This utility app quickly and easily scans QR codes. It provides a history of all your previous scans, making it convenient to revisit them. Designed for speed and simplicity.
- Quick QR scanning
- Fast performance
- Easy to use interface
- Scan history display
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Quick, Fast, Easy, QR Scanner Easy QR Reader with a history display to keep track of your previous scans.
Doubling Back
This utility app allows you to precisely measure walking or running distances. You can start and stop tracking at any point, and it calculates the total distance covered only during the measured segments.
- Measure walking/running distance
- Start and stop measurement
- Calculate distance for selected portions
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Doubling Back is an iPhone application for measuring your walking or running distance. What does Doubling Back offer that other pedometer apps do not? You can start and stop the measurement, and when you are finished, Doubling Back will show you the total distance for just the portions of the walk or run that you chose to measure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Doubling Back at every 13 months against SimpleScan QR Reader's every 56 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SimpleScan QR Reader ships an update every 56 months, Doubling Back every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleScan QR Reader | Doubling Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Solutions MB Inc | Terry NIGHTINGALE |
Customer experience
SimpleScan QR Reader
Doubling Back
In-app purchases
SimpleScan QR Reader
No in-app purchases
Doubling Back
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do SimpleScan QR Reader or Doubling Back have ads?
Which is updated more often, SimpleScan QR Reader or Doubling Back?
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