Comparison

Aqua Box vs QR Note

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

Head to head
About

Aqua Box

Manage freshwater, brackish water aquariums, and ponds with detailed tracking of water parameters, livestock, and equipment. Schedule maintenance, receive reminders, and visualize progress with snapshots and graphs. Share your data with others and sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Water parameter tracking (pH, temp, salinity, etc.)
  • Livestock and plant logging
  • Maintenance reminders and scheduling
  • Data visualization with graphs and snapshots
  • Equipment cost tracking
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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". . .Great app, covers many bases and will help keeping aquariums healthy! Five stars and great customer service! . . . " - by galaimojcuedu – Feb 20, 2018, US App store Aqua Box is the most complete Freshwater, Brackish water Aquarium and Pond manager on the App Store. Ditch your notepad and paper and manage your aquarium or pond on your iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. This app features: - Reminders for Common aquarium tasks with notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Also the ability to add to your calendar as well. - Unlimited aquarium/pond tracking. - Track your temp, pH, salinity(brackish water), GH, KH, iron, potassium, and more. - See graphs of all of your parameters within each parameter section. - Record all your equipment costs, place of purchase, date in service, notes, etc. - Record all your livestock and plants. - Visually track your aquarium, livestock growth, effects of supplements, etc with Snapshots! - Timeline to see all of your activities and maintenance of your fresh water, brackish water aquarium or Pond. - Share you data with your family, friends, colleagues! - Supports aquarium search on your home screen. - Track your livestock food. - Schedule your aquarium maintenance in your calendar. - Receive notifications when maintenance is due. - Metric (cm, L), UK units and U.S. units (Inches, gallons) - Automatic iCloud sync with your devices on the same iTunes account. - Automatic sync with your Apple Watch. - Add parameters with your Apple Watch. - Many more features! This is the best and most complete Freshwater and Brackish water aquarium and pond management app for both the beginner and the advanced aquarist. Get Aqua Box Today! This app is updated regularly. Check us out at: www.jcrsoftware.com. Please email us at support@jcrsoftware.com for any feature requests, issues or concerns that you may have.

About

QR Note

Features
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Introducing QR Note, a sticky note with a universal QR code that enables you to save photos, videos, and voice recordings to your notes. Ideal for professionals such as lawyers, professors, event planner, CEOs, and busy secretaries who require instant access to information in a fast and easy manner. Simply scan the QR Note with your smartphone and gain immediate access to the contents you need to be reminded of instantly.

Screenshots

Aqua Box4 screens
QR Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QR Note at Free against Aqua Box's $1.99. QR Note also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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

QR Note is free to download; Aqua Box costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and March 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aqua Box versus QR Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAqua BoxQR Note
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaynald ImGalatea USA

In-app purchases

None

Aqua Box

No in-app purchases

None

QR Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aqua Box free?
Aqua Box costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR Note free?
QR Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aqua Box or QR Note have ads?
Neither Aqua Box nor QR Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aqua Box or QR Note?
Aqua Box ships an update fortnightly, and QR Note fortnightly. Most recently, Aqua Box was updated on August 16, 2026 and QR Note on March 26, 2026.

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