Panda vs QR Code Scanner&Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panda
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Code Scanning You can use the camera on your iPhone or iPad to read QR codes and various 2D codes. If your iPhone or iPad has a flashlight, you can also use the flashlight. The camera supports reading of codabar, code39, code39Mod43, code93, code128, ean8, ean13, gs1DataBar, gs1DataBarExpanded, gs1DataBarLimited, interleaved2of5, itf14, upce, aztec, dataMatrix, microPDF417, microQR, pdf417, and qr. Document scanning Document scanning uses a camera to take a photo of paper documents, whiteboards, business cards, etc. and then performs trapezoid correction. NFC If you have an NFC-enabled model, you can read information by simply holding it over an IC tag. It also supports checking the balance of Japanese transportation IC cards and electronic money. It's also easy to open scanned URLs in your browser, or quickly copy and share important information. History You can check the read results in the history. You can also share the results. If you enable iCloud, your history will be automatically synced across multiple devices. Create You can create QR codes and write them to NFC tags. Created QR codes can be easily shared.
QR Code Scanner&Generator
Easily scan existing QR codes or generate new ones from URLs and text. Save your created codes on your device and access them later through a history feature. Import codes from your photo album for added convenience.
- Scan QR codes
- Generate QR codes from text/URLs
- Save generated QR codes
- Import QR codes from photo album
- History of scanned codes
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This application can be used to scan QR code and create your own QR code from a url or text. You can store your own QR code on your device. No in-app ads and beautiful UI may make you a good experience. You can also import the QR code stored in your photo album. The “history” can help you to review the url or text once you scanned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: QR Code Scanner&Generator at every 2 weeks against Panda's every 2 months. QR Code Scanner&Generator also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Panda ships an update every 2 months, QR Code Scanner&Generator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panda | QR Code Scanner&Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuhisa Asakawa | YUN ZHANG |
In-app purchases
Panda
No in-app purchases
QR Code Scanner&Generator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Panda free?
Is QR Code Scanner&Generator free?
Do Panda or QR Code Scanner&Generator have ads?
Which is updated more often, Panda or QR Code Scanner&Generator?
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