Comparison

Scanner' vs QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

This app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes using your device's camera. It also allows you to create and share custom QR codes, offers a 2FA authenticator, and provides features like batch scanning and scan history retrieval.

Highlights
  • Automatic QR/barcode scanning
  • QR code creation and sharing
  • 2FA authenticator
  • Batch scanning
  • Scan history with iCloud backup
  • App lock for security
  • Customizable QR code colors
Features
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QR Reader is the best & fastest free QR code/barcode scanner & QR code creator for both iPhone and iPad! By using your phone's or pad's camera, QR reader will automatically scan and recognize the information of the QR code or barcode and supports all major barcode and QR code formats, even includes 2FA authenticator. With QR Reader app, you can also create & share unlimited QR codes anytime as you want. 【Key Features】 -Easy to Use QR code reader and barcode scanner can automatically detect and scan any code. You can also scan the QR code or barcode in the image gallery. If you are in a low-light environment, the flashlight supports you to scan and read QR codes and barcode. QR reader supports full iOS 15, and iPhone XR/XS/XS Max/11/11 Pro. -Create QR Code & Share QR Reader app helps you create unlimited QR codes, such as Weblink, text, vcard, phone number, email adress, SMS, WIFI, Geo Location and Calendar, etc. You can share QR code reader and scanner results via WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, WeChat, Line, E-mail, SMS, etc. -Support Batch Scan We provide a convenient and fast batch scanning function, if you have a lot of QR codes/barcodes to scan, you can use this function to improve the scanning speed. -Provide 2FA Authenticator for All Your Accounts Two Factor Authentication is a proven security guarantee against a wide range of cyber attacks. You can scan the QR code and get verification codes with our app for all your web accounts. -Scan Multiple Types Quickly and securely scan many types of QR codes and barcodes, such as Weblink, text, WiFi, contact, ISBN, and product, etc. If the result of scan is a Website link, you can click the URL to jump to the webpage. If it's a wifi QR code, this app will automatically connect to it without the password. If the result of scan is a product, you can choose to search and get some detail information. And you can also compare prices with online ones to save money. -View and Retrieve Scan History All your results of scan will be included in the scan history and sorted by category. Our app also supports iCloud backup. And these results of scan can also be exported as a CVS file. You can choose to turn on the history option, so that even if you change the phone, you can retrieve the scanned history. -APP Lock You can set a separate secure password for your own QR Code Reader app to protect your personal app security. -Customize QR Code Color Available to set different colors for your QR code. Download QR reader to scan QR codes and barcodes! ◆ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS ◆ You will receive unrestricted access to QR Reader in the duration of the subscription. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact us at any time: iosmobilecontact@gmail.com Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Service: http://adqr.callstudio.cc/useragreement.html Privacy Policy: http://adqr.callstudio.cc/privacy.html

Screenshots

Scanner'4 screens
QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanner' at none against QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone's 13. QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (50K vs 1.4K). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Scanner' asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone has 50K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 19% and 20% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner' ships an update every 2 months, QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Scanner' versus QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner'QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.4K ratings)4.6 (50K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews19.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K50K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#138 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpala StudiosSmart Tool Studio

Customer experience

Scanner'

All ratings1,425 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative74.2%

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

All ratings49,595 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews719 reviews
Positive19.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative78.0%

User reviews

Scanner'

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What 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

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

From 50K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Handy for scanning QR codes
  • 💡 Helpful for finding product information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and issues with scanning
  • 💰 Misleading subscription model and unauthorized charges
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency around pricing and features

Bugs and requests

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

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working properly
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved subscription management and cancellation process
  • Better customer support and communication

In-app purchases

None

Scanner'

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone

Subscriptions9
  • QR Limited Offer - One Week3 Days trial$2.497 Days
  • QR Code Premium - One Week3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • One Week No Trial New - QR$3.997 Days
Show 6 more
  • One Week$3.997 Days
  • One Week Premium$6.997 Days
  • QR Code Premium - Three Months$8.993 Months
  • One Year$29.991 Year
  • QR Code Premium - One Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • One Year No Trial New - QR$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Lifetime-QR Scanner Purchase$59.99

Questions

Is Scanner' free?
Scanner' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone free?
QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner' or QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone?
QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone is rated higher. Scanner' averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone averages 4.6 from 50K ratings.
Do Scanner' or QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone have ads?
Both Scanner' and QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner' or QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone?
Scanner' ships an update every 2 months, and QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone every 4 weeks. Most recently, Scanner' was updated on September 4, 2026 and QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone on September 25, 2026.

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