Comparison

myNotes Secure Private Notepad vs QR Barcode Text Scanner

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

Head to head

myNotes Secure Private Notepad

Keep & Lock All Personal Notes

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 1.01 ratingsView app →

QR Barcode Text Scanner

QR,Barcode,Text Scan manage

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

myNotes Secure Private Notepad

Securely store all your private information, including passwords, diary entries, and contacts. This app uses biometric security like Face ID and Touch ID to keep your data hidden. Enjoy a fresh design with extensive customization options and automatic app locking.

Highlights

Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)
Store passwords, notes, diary entries, contacts
Auto app lock
Customizable color settings
Easy-to-use design

Features

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myNotes is the unique app that allows you to store passwords, notes, diary entries, contacts and much more, any notes you want to keep private / secret, you can store in this app, and it will be hidden using Biometric security (Face/Touch ID is usable). Fresh and easy to use design Face ID, Touch ID Security Tons of colour settings / customizations Auto app lock when closing the app & Much more!

About

QR Barcode Text Scanner

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QR Barcode Text Scanner is a clean and easy to use OCR/QR Code scanner. It helps you to manage all your scan results easily. The Text recognition feature is only available for iOS 13 and above.

Screenshots

myNotes Secure Private Notepad4 screens

QR Barcode Text Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Barcode Text Scanner at none against myNotes Secure Private Notepad's 1. myNotes Secure Private Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. myNotes Secure Private Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Barcode Text Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myNotes Secure Private Notepad ships an update every 5 months, QR Barcode Text Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

myNotes Secure Private Notepad versus QR Barcode Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	myNotes Secure Private Notepad	QR Barcode Text Scanner
Price	Free	Free
Rating	1.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 6 months
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	48 MB	7 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	iDevver Apps Limited	Qian Kun zhu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

myNotes Secure Private Notepad

One-time1

Remove Ads$2.99

None

QR Barcode Text Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myNotes Secure Private Notepad free?

myNotes Secure Private Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is QR Barcode Text Scanner free?

QR Barcode Text Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do myNotes Secure Private Notepad or QR Barcode Text Scanner have ads?

Both myNotes Secure Private Notepad and QR Barcode Text Scanner show ads.

Which is updated more often, myNotes Secure Private Notepad or QR Barcode Text Scanner?

myNotes Secure Private Notepad ships an update every 5 months, and QR Barcode Text Scanner every 6 months. Most recently, myNotes Secure Private Notepad was updated on September 26, 2026 and QR Barcode Text Scanner on September 11, 2026.