QR Reader Ξ vs PDFMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Reader Ξ
Easily scan various types of codes, including QR codes and barcodes, with this efficient utility. It also allows you to generate your own QR codes and provides a widget for quick access.
- Scan QR Codes
- Scan Barcodes
- Generate QR codes
- App widget for quick launch
- Supports over 12 barcode types
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QR Code is the app that let you scan different kind of codes like QR Code, barcode and more. This app support more than 12 types of barcodes. You can : - Scan QR Codes, Barcodes easily. - Generate your own qr codes. - Add app WIDGET to launch the reader in few seconds. "Simple, fast and efficient, this app is the all-in-one scanner"
PDFMagic
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF documents. It allows for conversion to images, combining images into PDFs, digital signing, watermarking, encryption, and editing functions like page removal and reordering.
- Convert PDFs to images
- Combine images into PDF
- Digitally sign documents
- Add watermark text
- Encrypt PDFs
- Edit PDF pages
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PDFMagic is your ultimate PDF utility app for efficient and professional document handling. With a clean interface and powerful tools, PDFMagic lets you: • Convert PDFs to images in seconds; • Combine multiple images into a single PDF file; • Sign PDF documents quickly with smooth digital signatures; • Add full-page watermark text with custom content, size, and color; • Encrypt PDFs to protect sensitive content; • Edit PDF files with tools like page removal, reordering, and renaming. Whether for work, school, or daily use — PDFMagic simplifies your PDF workflow like never before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PDFMagic at 5.0 against QR Reader Ξ's 4.5. PDFMagic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). QR Reader Ξ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PDFMagic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. QR Reader Ξ asks for nothing beyond the download.
PDFMagic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Reader Ξ has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
QR Reader Ξ ships an update every 2 months, PDFMagic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Reader Ξ | PDFMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEXTEPIO SAS | 景震 肖 |
Customer experience
QR Reader Ξ
PDFMagic
In-app purchases
QR Reader Ξ
No in-app purchases
PDFMagic
- 150 Coins$0.99
- 250 Coins$1.99
- 1000 Coins$5.99
