Comparison

QuickCode vs Focus Note

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

Head to head
About

QuickCode

Easily scan and generate various types of QR codes and barcodes. Save your scan and creation history, and share them with others. Supports decoding from photos and clipboard.

Highlights
  • Scan all types of 2D codes and barcodes
  • Generate QR codes for URLs, text, contacts, and more
  • Decode barcode images from photo library
  • Batch scanning mode
  • Save and manage scan/creation history
  • Share codes via SMS, email, and social media
Features
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The quickest and most powerful qr code reader and creator, ever! QuickCode is a two-dimensional barcode scanner and generator for iPhone, iPad. It not only can easily scan and parse the contents of QR Codes, but also can generate kinds of QR Codes. QuickCode has the following features: Complete Scanner Features: • Scan all kinds of two-dimensional codes, bar codes • Turn on the flash • Decode barcode images from photo library • Scan barcode pictures from the clipboard • Intelligent identify and open Web site, telephone, SMS at your service • Support Batch Scanning mode • Automatically copy to Paste Board after scanning Swift QR Code Generator Create your own QR codes for: • URLs • Text Notes • Phone Numbers • SMS Messages • Locations • Email Addresses • Contacts • Calendar Events • Wireless Networks Concise History Lists For Scans And Creations • Save your scans and creations in History • Allow to modify your history at any time • Share codes to your friends via SMS, Email, Twitter, Facebook and so on • Save codes to Photos • Export scanning history to files Any questions or sugeestions, just send me a email at northmostgeek@gmail.com

About

Focus Note

Organize notes hierarchically with text folding, color coding, and multi-page structures. Enhance writing with LaTeX formulas, icons, and Markdown support. Share notes in various formats and customize themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical note organization
  • Text folding and rainbow notes
  • LaTeX mathematical formulas
  • Markdown and shortcut keys
  • Multi-page note structure
  • Flash highlights for reciting
  • File sharing in multiple formats
Features
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Focus Note is suitable for learning and writing reading notes, article, diaries and other scenes. It has three characteristics: exquisite and concise, powerful function, and clear note structure. ----- It mainly includes the following functions: #The ability to organize notes by hierarchy: * Text folding: Clicking the paragraph symbols H1, H2, and H3 respectively can help to fold paragraphs of different titles for easy outline reading and text management. * Rainbow notes: For quick distinction, you can choose different color series to modify the text color for different "H1" paragraphs. * Highlight: Focus Note provides 7 different highlight colors for highlighting * Multi-page note structure: Multiple pages in the notebook can be created and easily dragged to change the sort. It can be used to manage different notes chapters. * Bookmarks and links: Bookmarks can be created at key points, and links can be added anywhere in the notebook to jump back there. Of course, hyperlinks can also link to any URL. # Ultra-convenient note writing function * Mathematical formula: LaTeX is used in Focus note to input mathematical formulas. * Icon: Built-in eight sets of icons representing priority, focus, banner, symbol, progress, etc., so that you can mark with graphics. * Markdown and shortcut keys: You can use Markdown's syntax and keyboard shortcuts to improve the efficiency of note writing. * The functions that Focus note should have: references, to-do items, code blocks, bold, italic, underline, underline, superscript, subscript... # Other features * Flash Highlights: Text will be hidden or displayed after using them, which provides a great reciting experience. * Share: Support sharing files with the file extension ".note", Markdown, text, images, PDF files. * Multiple themes: Four different themes are available and can be easily replaced with one click. * Home screen shortcut: You can put a frequently used notebook on the mobile phone desktop, and click it to quickly start the notebook. ----- # Payment plan Some of the features of Focus Note, such as mathematical formulas and colorful notes, can be enjoyed after subscribing or purchasing the full version of the PRO. We offer the following two purchase options: * Yearly subscription: The starting price is $17.49 USD, and the automatic renewal will be made upon expiration. * Monthly subscription: The starting price is $1.99 USD, and the automatic renewal will be made upon expiration. At the same time, you can treat the developers of Focus Note to a cup of coffee to support the development of Focus Note. :-D However, this does not involve the purchase and unlocking of the PRO version. Supplemental subscription instructions * Yearly / Monthly subscription plan (starting price is $17.49/$1.99 USD). * After confirming the purchase, you will be paid through your iTunes account. * After the subscription expires, it will be automatically renewed at the same price and in the same subscription period as originally planned by default . To stop your subscription plan, you must cancel it at least 24 hours before expiration date of the current subscription plan. * You can cancel your subscription plan at any time, which can be done through the subscription settings of your personal iTunes account (Steps: Find the settings on your device, click iTunes and App Store > Apple ID > View Apple ID > Enter Password > Subscribe > Manage Application Subscriptions) > Click the Unsubscribe button at the bottom of the page. # Legal * For more information, please see: http://focusnote.com.cn/ * Privacy Policy: http://focusnote.com.cn/#/Privacy * Terms of Service: http://focusnote.com.cn/#/Terms # Question? Do you want to feedback ? We are willing to hear your opinions, criticisms, suggestions…Anything is ok! Email: Focus-Feedback@foxmail.com

Screenshots

QuickCode4 screens
Focus Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus Note at Free against QuickCode's $0.99. Focus Note also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). QuickCode's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (50% vs 31%). On 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

Focus Note is free to download; QuickCode costs $0.99 up front. Focus Note sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. QuickCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Note holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Note has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of QuickCode's written reviews are positive against 31% of Focus Note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickCode ships an update every 5 months, Focus Note every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
QuickCode versus Focus Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickCodeFocus Note
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.6 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer琳娜 汪Kiraku Tech Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

QuickCode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Focus Note

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral30.8%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

QuickCode

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Focus Note

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • 3 Mos. Subscription$3.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$17.491 Year
One-time3
  • 专注笔记 - 美式咖啡$0.99
  • 专注笔记 - 卡布奇诺$2.99
  • 专注笔记 - 一杯巨大的摩卡奶昔$3.99

Questions

Is QuickCode free?
QuickCode costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Note free?
Focus Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuickCode or Focus Note?
Focus Note is rated higher. QuickCode averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Focus Note averages 3.6 from 15 ratings.
Do QuickCode or Focus Note have ads?
Neither QuickCode nor Focus Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickCode or Focus Note?
QuickCode ships an update every 5 months, and Focus Note every 3 weeks. Most recently, QuickCode was updated on November 3, 2026 and Focus Note on November 3, 2026.

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