Comparison

QRBarcode vs ThingsLog LoRa Mapper

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

Head to head
About

QRBarcode

Features
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The fastest QRCode Scanner. QR Code Reader & Barcode Scanner: Read QRCode, Scan Barcode. QRCode Generator including text, URL, ISBN, etc. More than 30 types supported: QR Code, Barcode, Datamatrix, Linear, PDF417, Aztec, Code128, Code39, EAN-8, EAN-13, ISBN 13, Google Auth, etc. With powerful features : - Scan history - Search in history - Share an item - Delete an item in the history

About

ThingsLog LoRa Mapper

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You just deployed a gateway. Does it cover the warehouse? The far end of the field? The basement of the building? Stop guessing. Walk the site with LoRa Mapper running and find out. LoRa Mapper connects to your ChirpStack server (v3 or v4, self-hosted or cloud), subscribes to your device over MQTT, and plots every uplink on a live map as you walk โ€” colored by RSSI. By the time you're back at the van you have a clear picture of where the signal holds, where it drops, and whether you need to reposition the antenna or add another gateway. Built for the people who actually do this work: LoRaWAN integrators, network engineers, smart city teams, utility rollouts, and self-hosters who want a proper field tool instead of staring at the ChirpStack live frames page on a laptop. Real-time RSSI map Every uplink appears as a dot the moment it arrives. Green for strong, yellow for fair, red for weak. Walk slower in the red zones. Gateway pins and coverage lines Gateways are plotted automatically from uplink metadata or the ChirpStack API. Tap one to draw lines to every point it received โ€” shows the actual coverage shape, not a theoretical circle. ChirpStack v3 and v4 Paste in your server URL and API key. The app detects your ChirpStack version, finds the MQTT broker, and handles wss:// / ws:// fallback across ports 8883 and 8083 automatically. Multiple surveys, named and saved Save each site as a named map. Reload later, keep adding points, or export and share with the customer. Export to CSV Every point exports with coordinates, RSSI, SNR, timestamp, and gateway ID โ€” ready for a spreadsheet or QGIS. Runs in the background The MQTT connection stays alive while your screen is off. Pocket your phone and keep walking. No account to create. No subscription. Works with any ChirpStack deployment.

Screenshots

QRBarcode4 screens
ThingsLog LoRa Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThingsLog LoRa Mapper at none against QRBarcode's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
QRBarcode versus ThingsLog LoRa Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQRBarcodeThingsLog LoRa Mapper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB25 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperAlparslan TopbasITRANSFORMERS LABS LTD

In-app purchases

None

QRBarcode

No in-app purchases

None

ThingsLog LoRa Mapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QRBarcode free?
QRBarcode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThingsLog LoRa Mapper free?
ThingsLog LoRa Mapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QRBarcode or ThingsLog LoRa Mapper have ads?
QRBarcode shows ads; ThingsLog LoRa Mapper does not.

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