SMI Chat vs QR Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMI Chat
This communication platform facilitates group and individual messaging, file sharing, and voice/video calls within a secure, encrypted environment. It allows seamless interaction with other apps in its ecosystem and offers features like read receipts and searchable history across devices.
- Group chat rooms
- Message, image, video, file sharing
- 1-on-1 and conference voice/video calls
- End-to-end encryption
- Read receipts
- Matrix.org ecosystem integration
- Searchable chat history
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Built around group chat rooms, SMI Chat can interact with other SMI apps and lets you share messages, images, videos and files among team members. SMI Chat is the center of all communications of the team’s collaborative environment. Features include: • Instantly share messages, images, videos and files of any kind within groups of any size • Voice and video 1-1 and conference calling via WebRTC • End-to-end encryption using Olm (https://matrix.org/git/olm) • See who's reading your messages with read receipts • Communicate with users anywhere in the Matrix.org ecosystem. • Participate in guest-accessible public rooms • Highly scalable - supports hundreds of rooms and thousands of users • Fully synchronized message history across multiple devices and browsers • Finely configurable notification settings, synchronized over all devices • Infinite searchable chat history • Permalinks to messages
QR Shield
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Worried about suspicious QR codes? Stay safe online with QRsafe - QR Code Checker, the quick and easy way to scan and verify QR code URLs before clicking. Whether you’re scanning a code on a product, in a restaurant, or from any other source, QRsafe helps ensure that the URL behind the code is safe. Features: • Scan QR codes instantly to check the URL. • Identify potentially harmful or suspicious websites. • Stay protected from phishing and malicious links. • Get 3 free scans to start safeguarding your QR scans. How It Works: Simply open the app, scan the QR code, and let QRsafe analyze the link. If a URL looks suspicious, you’ll be alerted right away, keeping you safe from unwanted risks. Download QRsafe today and surf smartly! Terms of Service: https://sports-stats.org/terms-of-service-qr-code-checker/ Privacy: https://sports-stats.org/privacy-policy-qr-code-checker/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMI Chat at none against QR Shield's 3. SMI Chat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). QR Shield's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. QR Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SMI Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
SMI Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, QR Shield every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMI Chat | QR Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Siliconmotion | Sports Stats Limited |
In-app purchases
SMI Chat
No in-app purchases
QR Shield
- 25 Credits$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 100 Credits$4.99
Questions
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