Staslink vs QR Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Staslink
Track the International Space Station and Starlink satellites with real-time live maps and HD video feeds from NASA. Get personalized reminders for optimal viewing times and explore the universe from an astronaut's perspective.
- Live ISS & Starlink camera feed from NASA
- Real-time global tracking with Live Map
- Reminders for upcoming satellite visits
- Visibility predictions and statistics
- HD video of Earth from ISS
- Smart Tracking Engine
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Satellites ISS & Star Tracker helps you identify the best time to catch a glimpse of International Space Station & Starlink satellites on your night sky. Input your location and tap through to find the best times to observe them near your area. Reminders can be set for upcoming launches and/or high visibility sightings around your location. The satellites & ISS routes in low Earth orbit can be discovered through the 'Live Map'. Track the Starlink Satellites & International Space Station in real-time with HD Live Map and Smart Tracking Engine. Explore the universe and outer space life under the astronaut perspective with Livestream videos directly from NASA. You can also have the chances to stargaze when tracking the orbits through live videos. Plan ahead your plan to catch the glimpse of ISS and SpaceX satellites on the night sky in your area with provided statistics & reminders. Satellites ISS & Star Tracker gives you access to the 24/7 Live HD video of the Earth & Starlink launch recorded directly by NASA. As the ISS station orbits with an average altitude of 250 miles (400 kilometers), you can follow its camera & explore all the Earth's surface within roughly 93 minutes. Launched 60 at a time, the Starlink is described as a "train" of lights as they gracefully move through our skies. With Google Maps integrated into the app, users can easily track the ISS and Starlink around the globe and monitor its movement. Satellites ISS & Star Tracker features: + Live camera feed of ISS & Starlink directly from NASA. + Track the ISS & Starlink around the globe with a Live Map. + Reminders for upcoming Starlink visits with visibility predictions. + Check the ISS & Starlink's live statistics to locate it more easily on the night sky. + Predicted ISS & Starlink location for users for better monitoring and planning at the night sky. Note: When the International Space Station is on the night side of Earth, the video image is black - this is normal. Please do not worry! Sometimes, the live video is not available due to transmission issues or because the crew is changing cameras. In such cases, you will usually have a blue or blank screen. In a few minutes the transmission should return back to normal, so just relax for a moment. This is not a problem with the app. Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with neither NASA nor ISS nor Starlink or any space related platforms. All the videos are rights reserved by NASA, we do not own any of these videos. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ Any questions? Contact us: support@vulcanlabs.com
QR Forge
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QR Forge makes QR codes — and then proves they work. Every other generator draws your code and hands it over. QR Forge reads its own work back first. After the artwork is rendered — rounded modules, a gradient, your logo through the middle — the app samples that finished drawing the way a camera does and runs it through a complete Reed-Solomon decode. If your content doesn't come back exactly as you typed it, you are told before you export anything. You get numbers, not a badge: • Whether the code decoded back to your exact content • How much of the error-correction budget your styling spent • How it holds up across five off-centre reads, the way a phone sees a code photographed at an angle • Mark strength, contrast ratio, quiet zone and logo coverage • The smallest size you can safely print it FOURTEEN KINDS OF CODE Link, Text, Wi-Fi, Contact card, Email, Message, Phone, Location, Calendar event, WhatsApp, Social profile, App listing, Crypto payment, and Raw for typing a payload byte for byte. Wi-Fi passwords and contact names containing punctuation are escaped correctly — a detail that quietly breaks codes in a lot of tools, because the code still scans, it just carries the wrong data. DESIGN THAT STILL SCANS Six module shapes, five corner frames, five corner centres, linear and radial gradients, adjustable module spacing and quiet zone, and a centre logo with a padding ring. Ten presets, every one of them covered by the project's test suite. Tap "fit the largest logo that still scans" and the app searches for the biggest logo your specific code can carry, checking each size against the decoder — not against a generic rule of thumb. EXPORT PROPERLY PNG at up to 4096 pixels, plus SVG and vector PDF that stay sharp at any print size. Every format included. A SCANNER THAT WARNS YOU Point it at a code and see exactly where it leads before anything opens. That is the answer to a sticker pasted over a real one. NO CATCH Free, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account and no analytics. The app makes no network requests of any kind — there is no code in it that could send your data anywhere. Your library and your logo images stay on your phone. Your codes are static, which means the content is encoded in the pattern itself. They work forever, they work offline, and nobody can switch them off, redirect them, or move them behind a paywall later. OPEN SOURCE The encoder, the scan checker and the test suite behind all of this are public at github.com/keyfive5/QR-Code-Generator QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Forge at none against Staslink's 8. QR Forge also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Staslink sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. QR Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Staslink | QR Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED | Muhammad Hasan Zafar |
Bugs and requests
Staslink
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezing and crashing
- Incorrect satellite pass times
- Location detection issues
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to track specific satellites
- Improved location selection and storage
- Satellite pass notifications
- 3D sky view for better satellite visualization
QR Forge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Staslink
- Weekly Premium Tracking3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly Freetrial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Weekly Freetrial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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- Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$12.991 Month
- Lifetime Premium$24.99
- Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime$34.99
QR Forge
No in-app purchases









