Universal QR vs Palette
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Universal QR
Easily scan QR codes to access information and view your scan history. Create your own QR codes and share them with others. This utility app offers a straightforward way to manage and generate QR codes.
- Scan QR codes
- View scan history
- Create QR codes
- Share QR codes
- Favorite codes
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Universal QR is a free app that lets you scan QR codes quickly and easily. You can also create your own QR codes for all kinds of uses. [Instant scanning right after launch] The scanner starts the moment you open the app. Just point your camera at a QR code and it's recognized instantly. Tap a URL to open it straight in your browser. You can also send the content to a friend as-is, or save it as a memo. [Scanned items are automatically saved to your history] Even a link you scanned yesterday is easy to find again in your history list. Swipe a history item to view, share, rename, or delete it in a flash. You can also edit the content and recreate the QR code. [Name your history entries your way] Give any history item a name you like — "Cafe Wi-Fi", "Event check-in" — so you can tell what it is at a glance. Turn on the switch at the top of the List screen, and scanned URLs will show the web page's title instead of a raw link. So long, walls of URLs ^^ (Title fetching is off by default — it's entirely your choice.) [Create QR codes] Turn any URL or text into a QR code. Exchanging messages with friends via QR codes can be fun too ^^ Share it through apps like LINE, or save the QR code image to your Camera Roll. Great if you want to display a code on a blog or a flyer. Universal QR is free and supported by ads. Prefer an ad-free experience? A single one-time purchase in the settings removes ads for good — no subscription.
Palette
Discover daily color inspiration with curated palettes and their HEX/RGB values. Find complementary colors and set notifications to never miss a new shade. Perfect for artists and designers seeking creative sparks.
- Daily curated color palettes
- HEX and RGB color codes
- Complementary secondary colors
- In-app notifications for new colors
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Palette's aim is simple - to give designers and artists a little bit of colour inspiration. Each day a carefully curated colour fills the screen accompanied by it's corresponding HEX code and RGB values. For further inspiration you can tap the arrow at the bottom to reveal a complimentary secondary colour. You can even enable a notification just to make sure you don't miss a colour!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Palette at 100% against Universal QR's 50%. Palette also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Universal QR's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Universal QR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Palette asks for nothing beyond the download.
Universal QR holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Universal QR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Palette's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Universal QR ships an update every 3 days, Palette every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Universal QR | Palette |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuko Shikiuchi | Jonathan Renton |
Customer experience
Universal QR
Palette
In-app purchases
Universal QR
- Remove Ads$2.99
Palette
No in-app purchases
Questions
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