Link Scanner vs URL Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link Scanner
Extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more from images, videos, or your device camera. Instantly browse websites, make calls, or send emails directly from scanned links. Supports over 5 types of data extraction.
- Scan links from camera, photos, or videos
- Extract website URLs, phone numbers, emails
- Directly browse websites, call numbers, send emails
- Store scanning results in history
- Supports over 5 types of links
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Scan and extract useful links effortlessly with our advanced Link Scanner. Use your device camera, an image, or a video to extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. With just one click, you can browse a website, call a phone number, or send an email. -- FEATURES -- • Scan links via your device camera, photos, or videos. • Store scanning results in your history for easy access. • Directly browse websites, call phone numbers, or send emails. • Supporting over 5 types of links. -- SUPPORTED LINKS -- • Website URLs • Phone numbers • Parcel tracking numbers • Flight numbers • Email addresses • Date and Time • Currency -- FEEDBACK -- We value your feedback and suggestions. Contact us at feedback@zatech.nl with any comments or concerns. If you enjoy using our app, please leave a review and rating on the App Store. Terms & Conditions http://zatech.nl/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy http://zatech.nl/privacy-policy.html
URL Reader
Instantly scan and read URLs from physical sources like paper or business cards in real time. It also features a QR code scanner for quick access to information. Simply point your device to capture.
- Real-time URL scanning
- QR code reading
- Scan from paper and business cards
- Simple operation
- Instant information access
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No more manually typing in URLs by hand! With this app, you can read URLs written on paper, business cards, memos, packages, etc. in real time. It also has a function to read QR codes. It's easy to use, just start the app and hold it over the URL written on the paper, etc.! You can quickly read the URL with a simple operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: URL Reader at none against Link Scanner's 1. URL Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (54% vs 43%). Link Scanner's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Link Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. URL Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Link Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Link Scanner's written reviews are positive against 54% of URL Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Link Scanner ships an update monthly, URL Reader every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Link Scanner | URL Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (49 ratings) — better | 4.1 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maarten Meijer | yu sakamoto |
Customer experience
Link Scanner
URL Reader
In-app purchases
Link Scanner
- Remove Ads$1.99
URL Reader
No in-app purchases
