Comparison

Bark vs QR Code Manager·

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

Head to head
About

Bark

Send custom push notifications to your iPhone via an HTTP API. Supports advanced features like custom icons, grouping, and critical alerts. Offers privacy-protected, end-to-end encrypted pushes with self-deployable server options.

Highlights
  • HTTP API for push notifications
  • Custom icons and grouping
  • Continuous and critical alerts
  • End-to-end push encryption
  • Self-deployable server options
  • Privacy-protected notifications
Features
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You can send push notifications to your iPhone by simply calling an HTTP API. Bark supports many advanced iOS push features, such as custom icons, notification grouping, custom ringtones, continuous alerts, critical alerts, and encrypted pushes. Bark does not consume device battery, as its core functionality relies on system push services and push extensions, and the app itself does not need to be running. Bark ensures your privacy and security with high reliability. Bark supports self-deploying the server, which can be deployed via Docker, Serverless, or Cloudflare Worker. The bark-server supports most operating systems, and you can also run it manually. The app is compiled and uploaded through Github Action, ensuring that the version you’re using is compiled from open-source code, without any modifications by anyone (including the author). Bark supports end-to-end push encryption with a custom key, ensuring that the push content is not accessed or leaked by the Bark server or Apple’s APNs server during transmission. The notification message history saved locally by Bark is also very secure. Using the NotificationServiceExtension, the push message is only stored on the device when the push is received. Feedback email: to@day.app Privacy Policy: https://api.day.app/privacy User Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

QR Code Manager·

This tool allows you to scan and generate QR codes and barcodes from images or directly. It also offers additional utilities like a BMI calculator and interest rate records. Save, share, or open scanned codes easily.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Recognize codes from images
  • Generate and save QR codes
  • Copy, share, or open codes
  • View scan history
  • BMI calculator
  • U.S. dollar interest rates
Features
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The QR Code Manager is a simple and easy-to-use tool that offers the following features: ◦ Scan QR codes and barcodes; ◦ Recognize QR codes and barcodes from photos or images; ◦ Copy, share, or open scanned/recognized QR codes and barcodes in a browser; ◦ Generate QR codes and save them to the photo album; ◦ View the history of scanned, recognized, and generated QR codes. Additionally, the app provides useful tools such as a random number generator, BMI calculator, and records of U.S. dollar interest rates and rate hikes/cuts. More features will be added in the future. It does not contain unnecessary or redundant functions, focusing solely on offering the most practical tools. Give it a try!

Screenshots

Bark3 screens
QR Code Manager·4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bark at 111 against QR Code Manager·'s 2. QR Code Manager·'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Bark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.69 per year and QR Code Manager· sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bark against 5.0 for QR Code Manager·. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bark has 111 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Bark's written reviews are positive against 100% of QR Code Manager·'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, QR Code Manager· every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bark versus QR Code Manager·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkQR Code Manager·
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (111 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丰 黄Biss

Customer experience

Bark

All ratings109 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%

QR Code Manager·

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bark

Subscriptions1
  • Continuous support$2.691 Year
One-time1
  • One-time donation$2.69
5 purchases

QR Code Manager·

Subscriptions4
  • Ad-Free Experience (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Ad-Free Experience (3 Months)$1.993 Months
  • Ad-Free Experience (6 Months)$2.996 Months
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  • Ad-Free Experience (1 Year)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad-Free for Life$9.99

Questions

Is Bark free?
Bark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Code Manager· free?
QR Code Manager· is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bark or QR Code Manager·?
QR Code Manager· is rated higher. Bark averages 4.9 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while QR Code Manager· averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bark or QR Code Manager· have ads?
Neither Bark nor QR Code Manager· shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bark or QR Code Manager·?
Bark ships an update every 3 weeks, and QR Code Manager· every 10 days. Most recently, Bark was updated on November 2, 2026 and QR Code Manager· on November 3, 2026.

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