Comparison

Type Freely vs QR Barcode Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Type Freely

Create professional-looking text posts with extensive customization options. Export your creations as high-definition images for easy sharing on social media. Supports English and Arabic with a vast emoji library.

Highlights
  • Customizable text styles and fonts
  • Extensive emoji library (2500+)
  • Layer support
  • HTML and TFL text support
  • High-definition image export
  • Watermark customization
Features
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Type Freely is a Peerless app! It is the simplest way to get all your texts written freely, professionally, and shared as an HD image in social media!! Key features for you: • Supported languages: English & Arabic • More than 2500 Emoji • Layers: Fixed & Movable • Text support: Ordinary , HTML & TFL • High coverage for text size • Text Alignment • Text Capitalization & Case • Font style: Bold, Italic, Underline • A wide variety of stunning fonts (set for both languages) • Custom text: font, size, color, style, and background photos • Custom watermark • Character counter • Wiper for deleting already entered texts • Settings control: input language, input font size, image width, and character counter • Reset button for any desired adjustment • Help center for tips and tutorials you need on using the app • Album display of packages available for purchases Show more emotion and creativity in your next text, and share your post with ease. Please check out Type Freely and let us know in the reviews what you liked, so that we can create more of what you love. Thank you, in hopes that you will enjoy Typing Freely! --------------------- تطبيق Type Freely هو التطبيق الأول من نوعه في مجال الكتابة الحرّة فهو يعطيك الحرية في كتابة النصوص مع كثير من التخصيص عبر إتاحة أدوات عديدة تضفي على النص لمسات فنيّة. كما ويسمح لك التطبيق بالكتابة بلغة HTML و TFL مع دعم كامل لها! وبذلك يمكنك الكتابة بحرية غير محدودة وبميزات إحترافية! تطبيق Type Freely يوفّر لك إمكانية تصدير النص المكتوب كصورة عالية الدقة ومشاركتها حيث تشاء. أهم ميّزات التطبيق: (بعضها يتوفر في الحزم المدفوعة فقط) • واجهة سهلة الإستخدام. • الكتابة غير المحدودة. • دعم كامل للغة الإنكليزية والعربية. • توفر أكثر من 2500 رمز تعبيري. • توفر ميزة الطبقات: الثابتة والمتحركة. • توفر أدوات المحاذاة. • ميزة التحكم بوضعية الحروف اللاتينية. • توفر الأدوات التالية: تضخيم- امالة- تسطير (بنوعين). • توفر العديد من الخطوط العربية والانكليزية الرائعة. • تخصيص حجم الخط، حدود الخط، نوع الخط، شفافية النص، ظل النص، لون النص، لون الخلفية، لون الظل، لون الحدود، لون التسطير. • توفر العديد من الخلفيات الرائعة والعالية الدقة. • امكانية اختيار خلفية من مكتبة الصور. • ميزات مهمة للتحكم بالكتابة بلغة HTML • امكانية تخصيص/إزالة العلامة المائية. • توفر عداد للأحرف المدخلة • توفر زر محو النص المدخل • توفر إعدادات للتحكم باللغة، حجم خط الإدخال، عرض الصورة المنتجة وعداد الأحرف. • توفر زر إعادة الضبط، يمكنك من اعادة ضبط ما تريد بحرية كبيرة. • توفر صفحات المساعدة للتعرف على أهم ميزات التطبيق وكيفية الإستفادة منها. • توفر صفحة للمشتريات، من خلالها يمكنك شراء الحزمة التي تناسبك لتطوير الميزات المتاحة في التطبيق واضافة المزيد.

About

QR Barcode Scanner

Effortlessly scan and generate QR codes and barcodes for various online services and personal use. Organize your codes into collections, create custom codes for Wi-Fi or VCards, and manage your scan history across devices. Includes a business scanner mode for inventory management.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Generate QR codes for URLs, Wi-Fi, VCards
  • Organize codes into collections
  • Business scanner mode for inventory
  • Unlimited scan history with iCloud sync
  • Camera and photo library scanning
Features
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Discover the world around you with Scanful, the ultimate QR code scanner and generator app. Effortlessly scan any QR code or barcode to access detailed information from popular online services like Amazon, eBay, and Google—all for free! Easily create and share QR codes for URLs, WiFi connections, events, VCards, and more. Manage complex inventory with the business scanner mode and additional features. With Scanful, you can: - Widget: Easily view your QR codes with the convenient widget feature. - Collections: Organize and manage your saved QR codes into collections. - Camera and Photo Scan: Detect and scan QR codes using your device's camera or photo library. - Visualized Code Renderer: Display and interact with your saved QR codes in a visually engaging way. - Scan, create, share, and manage your own QR codes with advanced native scanning technology for fast results. Supported formats include QR code, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC-A, UPC-E, - - Code 128, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, DataBar, and more. - Obtain specific information by adding custom websites to the barcode search, such as your preferred shopping sites. - Manage unlimited scan history, synchronized via iCloud across all your devices. - Utilize Scanful for product inventory and quality assurance in your small business. - Share content directly from apps as QR codes, such as generating a QR code from Safari to share a website URL. - Display your favorite QR codes, such as your personal WiFi hotspot or VCard. And much more! For more information, visit https://indiegoodies.com/scanful Terms of use https://indiegoodies.com/authenticator/scanful Privacy policy https://indiegoodies.com/authenticator/scanful

Screenshots

Type Freely4 screens
QR Barcode Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QR Barcode Scanner at 4.7 against Type Freely's 4.2. QR Barcode Scanner also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Type Freely's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Type Freely sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and QR Barcode Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QR Barcode Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Type Freely's written reviews are positive against 67% of QR Barcode Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Type Freely ships an update every 4 weeks, QR Barcode Scanner every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Type Freely versus QR Barcode Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterType FreelyQR Barcode Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (24 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2431 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan TalebKhuong Pham

Customer experience

Type Freely

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%

QR Barcode Scanner

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Type Freely

One-time2
  • Silver Package$2.99
  • Golden Package$4.99
3 purchases

QR Barcode Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Type Freely free?
Type Freely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Barcode Scanner free?
QR Barcode Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Type Freely or QR Barcode Scanner?
QR Barcode Scanner is rated higher. Type Freely averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while QR Barcode Scanner averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do Type Freely or QR Barcode Scanner have ads?
Neither Type Freely nor QR Barcode Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Type Freely or QR Barcode Scanner?
Type Freely ships an update every 4 weeks, and QR Barcode Scanner every 6 weeks. Most recently, Type Freely was updated on October 24, 2026 and QR Barcode Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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