Comparison

QR Code vCard vs vCardr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

QR Code vCard

Easily share your contact information by generating QR codes for personal or business details. These codes are universally compatible and can be displayed on Apple Watch or home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Create personal QR codes
  • Create business QR codes
  • Select contacts from address book
  • Enter custom contact data
  • Display on Apple Watch
  • Use home screen widgets
Features
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Share your personal & business card as a QR code Pick an entry from your address book or fill out your own data and create a personal and a business QR code. QR codes are device independent and can be read from most mobile devices and smartphones. There is no easier way to share your contact information! Both QR codes can also be displayed on the Apple Watch (requires watchOS 10 or higher) or via widget directly on your home screen.

About

vCardr

Features
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vCardr turns any contact into a full-screen QR code another phone can scan in seconds — no app required on the other end and no account. Pick a contact and vCardr renders a standard vCard QR code you can hold up for someone to scan with their camera. Their phone offers to save the card straight to Contacts. That's it. • Show your own card or anyone from your address book • Contact cards work entirely offline and stay on your device • No advertising or product tracking • Clean, high-contrast codes that scan fast, in light or dark • Received a card? Open it and save it with one tap • Home-screen widget shows your contact QR code without opening the app — StandBy included • Optionally, a widget can show a QR code for downloading vCardr vCardr reads a contact only to draw its QR code on your screen. Your contact data stays on your device.

Screenshots

QR Code vCard2 screens
vCardr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: vCardr at every 2 months against QR Code vCard's every 5 months. QR Code vCard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code vCard ships an update every 5 months, vCardr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QR Code vCard versus vCardr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code vCardvCardr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLakehorn AGPhilipp Kursawe

In-app purchases

None

QR Code vCard

No in-app purchases

None

vCardr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Code vCard free?
QR Code vCard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vCardr free?
vCardr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR Code vCard or vCardr have ads?
Neither QR Code vCard nor vCardr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QR Code vCard or vCardr?
QR Code vCard ships an update every 5 months, and vCardr every 2 months. Most recently, QR Code vCard was updated on October 24, 2026 and vCardr on October 29, 2026.

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