Comparison

QR Reader Express vs PDF Editor

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

Head to head
About

QR Reader Express

Features
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The QR reader and generator is a scanner with automatic QR code detection. You can generate your own QR codes and share them. Now you can also scan QR codes from the image gallery. Detects de type of QR Code (contact, wifi, maps, calendar event, send sms, phone call,send email, url, etc... ) and show to you the corresponding action. After scanning, you can open the url, open maps, save contact, open wifi network, share content, send sms, send email, make phone call, add event calendar o copy content to clipboard. Includes history of scanned codes. Option to turn on the flashlight to scan in dark conditions.

About

PDF Editor

Features
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A complete PDF editor built for Hebrew and Arabic as well as English, and it works entirely on your device. Your files never leave your phone. EDIT • Edit the existing text inside the file, in the same font and place, in Hebrew, Arabic and English • Add text anywhere, and find and replace across the whole document • Works with files made by other programs, and with scanned documents FILL & SIGN • Fill forms: real form fields, and the lines and tables of printed forms • Sign (draw, type or from a photo), initials, date, tick marks and stamps • Autofill from the details you keep MARK UP • Highlight, underline and strikethrough that snap to the text, arrows, frames and freehand drawing • Notes, white-out, and redaction that deletes the content permanently • Links to web addresses and to pages PAGES & SCANNING • Reorder, rotate, delete, duplicate, crop, merge and split • Page numbers, headers, watermarks and more • Scan documents with the camera, and text recognition (OCR) in Hebrew, Arabic and English, even offline EXPORT • PDF, Word, Excel and images • Compressed files and password-protected PDFs PRIVACY • Everything is done on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking • Works without an internet connection Free. Every tool, with no subscription and no sign-up.

Screenshots

QR Reader Express4 screens
PDF Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PDF Editor at none against QR Reader Express's shown. QR Reader Express's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
QR Reader Express versus PDF Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Reader ExpressPDF Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArnau Egeahaim indyk

In-app purchases

None

QR Reader Express

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Reader Express free?
QR Reader Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Editor free?
PDF Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR Reader Express or PDF Editor have ads?
QR Reader Express shows ads; PDF Editor does not.

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