Visual Codes vs QR Code Reader and Maker App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Codes
Easily create scannable QR codes for various purposes like sharing links, contact details, or WiFi. The app also allows you to scan existing codes and save them to a personal library for quick access.
- Create QR codes for links, contacts, WiFi, and more
- Scan QR codes with the app or iPhone/iPad camera
- Save scanned codes to a personal library
- Organize codes with drag and drop
- Share and print codes
- Customize code color palettes
- Pin favorite codes for Siri access
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Make QR codes for sharing links, contact info, home WiFi networks and much more. Create a QR code using Visual Codes for others to scan. Scanning a code is easy. Just point the Camera app on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 11. You can even scan a QR code within Visual Codes itself, and save them to your own library. Tap Add Code and select from seven actions: Open Link, Search Web, Compose Email, Add Contact, Map Location, Call Phone Number and Connect to WiFi. Codes are automatically saved to your library, so you can always find them later. Drag and drop to bring your most-used codes to the top of the list. Share and print to send codes to friends. Print as Poster to fill the page with a large code, or use Grid mode to fit multiple codes per sheet. Change up the color palette with four styles; Bright, Default, Subtle and Lilac. Set a Pinned Code to access your favourite QR code without even launching Visual Codes, through Siri. Visual Codes works great, looks great, and takes advantage of the latest iOS 11 technologies. Beautiful large headers. Drag and drop integration. Optimized for iPad with Split View and keyboard shortcuts. Rich VoiceOver and Smart Color Invert support. So much more.
QR Code Reader and Maker App
Quickly scan and generate QR codes and barcodes for various purposes like websites, emails, and phone numbers. Save your history and easily share or export your created codes.
- Scan QR codes and barcodes
- Generate codes for URLs, emails, SMS, phone numbers
- Save scan history
- Share codes with one tap
- Export codes to CSV/Excel
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Streamline your QR and barcode tasks with one app. Scan or generate codes quickly, and keep your history on your phone. Create codes for websites/URLs, emails, SMS messages, and phone numbers. Share with one tap or export to CSV/Excel for easy management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Visual Codes at none against QR Code Reader and Maker App's shown. Visual Codes also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (267 vs 57). QR Code Reader and Maker App's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 57%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Visual Codes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and QR Code Reader and Maker App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Visual Codes against 4.6 for QR Code Reader and Maker App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Visual Codes's written reviews are positive against 70% of QR Code Reader and Maker App's.
Visual Codes ships an update every 2 months, QR Code Reader and Maker App every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Codes | QR Code Reader and Maker App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (267 ratings) | 4.6 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Mayo | Tevfik Yucek |
Customer experience
Visual Codes
QR Code Reader and Maker App
Bugs and requests
Visual Codes
Reported bugs
10 issues- Print feature crashes consistently
- Apple Watch QR codes blocked by title bar/menu bar
- Restore purchase button unresponsive
- App crashes when scanning certain QR codes
- Scanning blocks code with title text
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- Apple Watch synchronization not working
- Paid features not activating after purchase
- Save to camera roll feature not functional
- iOS 15 Siri pinning feature eliminated
- Apple Watch Series 6 compatibility issues
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Watch complication support
- Multiple phone numbers in contact QR codes
- Additional contact fields (mobile number, birthday, website)
- Device synchronization between iPhone and iPad
- Print customization (resize, custom fields, labels)
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- QR code naming/labeling system
- Custom text/raw text QR code option
- Ability to add SSID and password display on WiFi codes
- Code sorting functionality
- Better in-app instructions and tutorials
QR Code Reader and Maker App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Visual Codes
- Unlock Share & Print Codes$0.99
- Save Scanned Codes$1.99
QR Code Reader and Maker App
- Remove QR App Advertisements$2.99
Questions
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