Comparison

Quick Link Scan vs Custom QR

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

Head to head
About

Quick Link Scan

Easily scan and save URLs, social media handles, and hashtags directly from your device. Get quick actions for social networks and web links, with offline saving capabilities. Customize your experience with preferred social apps and actions.

Highlights
  • Scan URLs, social handles, and hashtags
  • Quick actions for social networks
  • Open, edit, copy, or share links
  • Save links for later viewing
  • Offline scanning and saving
  • Customizable quick actions and default apps
  • Camera flash support for low light
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Find It, Scan It & Save It HOW THE APP WORKS To scan your first link or your 100th, its easy! Open the app on your iPhone, make sure the link is placed between the blue area on the screen. Once it is all in there, capture it. If it finds a Social Link, it will prompt you with quick actions to social networks 1. View or Search on Twitter 2. View or Search on Facebook 3. View or Search on Instagram Don't like the list we provided you, edit it right inside Settings. We have support for all the major social applications: Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit If it finds a URL it will prompt you with some quick actions to deal with it: 1. Open the link right there and then 2. Edit the link if it's not quite what you saw, edit it easily 3. Copy it over to your click board 4. Send it to friends or family 5. Save links for later which will automatically show it in the listed links you have scanned EVERYTHING IS DONE RIGHT ON YOUR DEVICE! Finding that link takes 0% of data! If you aren’t in Internet connectivity you will still be able to scan it, all you will have to do is `Save link for later` if you can’t access the internet at that time. LINK SUPPORTED - Anything we think that looks like a URL is a URL in our books. - @connections like user accounts and business accounts - #hashtags like trending topics, poster tags and event trackers If you find a link but QuickLink Scan says ’No link found’, tweet at us or message us directly with a captured image of the link. We will look into why it wouldn’t scan and get back to you with the answers you deserve. ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Interactive Web view with more sharing capabilities - View a history of all the past links you have scanned - Sharing past links with all your integrated Applications (Messages, Twitter, Facebook etc.) - Supports the camera flash for low light areas when capturing links - Set default social app to automatically open the social app of your choosing while interacting with past @tags and #hashtags - Customized list of Quick Actions when interacting with social @tags and #hashtags REQUIREMENTS In order to use QuickLinks Scan, your device must support the newest major version of iOS on your iPhone and your device must have a built-in camera. When viewing links after scanning, you must have internet connectivity to view these sites.

About

Custom QR

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Custom QR is a useful application for creating customizable QR codes. Design, generate, save and share your QR codes. *Design Unique QR Codes: Craft QR codes with distinctive designs by selecting colors and shapes for QR components. *Save Without Limits: No restrictions, save as many custom QR codes as you need. *Enjoy all features for free with no subscriptions or hidden fees.

Screenshots

Quick Link Scan4 screens
Custom QR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Quick Link Scan at none against Custom QR's shown. Custom QR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Link Scan ships an update every 3 months, Custom QR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Link Scan versus Custom QR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Link ScanCustom QR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuice Box Monkey Designs Inc.Carolina Coronado

In-app purchases

None

Quick Link Scan

No in-app purchases

None

Custom QR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Link Scan free?
Quick Link Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom QR free?
Custom QR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Link Scan or Custom QR have ads?
Custom QR shows ads; Quick Link Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Link Scan or Custom QR?
Quick Link Scan ships an update every 3 months, and Custom QR every 2 months. Most recently, Quick Link Scan was updated on October 12, 2026 and Custom QR on October 10, 2026.

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