Comparison

Scanner Gun vs Aria.X

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

Head to head
About

Scanner Gun

Efficiently scan QR codes and barcodes in batches, with options to recognize codes from photos and export results in XLSX format. Generate custom QR codes with logos and colors, and manage your scan history.

Highlights
  • Batch scanning
  • Recognize codes from photos
  • Export scan results to XLSX
  • Generate custom QR codes
  • Manage scan history
  • Share results to other apps
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Scanner Gun is a native app developed by Swift5 language. It can be used to batch scan QR code and barcode efficiently without annoying advertisements inside. Major Functions: ◎Support single scan and batch scan, and recognize code from photos ◎Support mail scan results with excel's xlsx format ◎Support generate QR code with text or contacts ◎Batch Scan support merge operation ◎Support custom your QR code with color, Logo or watermark ◎Batch Scan support manual input and export with user-defined name ◎Support share result to other applications ◎Support to manage your history scan records Code support format: EAN8, UPCE, Aztec, EAN13, ITF14, Code39, Code39Mod43, Code93, Code128, PDF417, Interleaved2of5, DataMatrix. Hope you enjoy it (●'◡'●)ノ Then if you have any advice, please comment on the app store, next version is based on what you say (・`ω´・) One more thing, to mail your scan results to specified email address, you should set up your iOS Mail account as follows . e.g, Add a gmail account: Go Settings -> Mail -> Accounts -> Add Account -> choose Google -> sign in your gmail account -> Click save button -> Done Now you can mail your results by Scanner Gun (●'◡'●)ノ

About

Aria.X

Features
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Aria2X专注于做简单易用的Aria2c客户端,支持远程管理多个Aria2c实例。

Screenshots

Scanner Gun4 screens
Aria.X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aria.X at every 2 days against Scanner Gun's every 4 months. Scanner Gun's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Gun ships an update every 4 months, Aria.X every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scanner Gun versus Aria.X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner GunAria.X
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩 彭Guangzhou Panyu Huanyu Life Software Studio

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Gun

No in-app purchases

None

Aria.X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner Gun free?
Scanner Gun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aria.X free?
Aria.X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanner Gun or Aria.X have ads?
Neither Scanner Gun nor Aria.X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Gun or Aria.X?
Scanner Gun ships an update every 4 months, and Aria.X every 2 days. Most recently, Scanner Gun was updated on September 8, 2026 and Aria.X on September 11, 2026.

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