Comparison

QR Code Generator vs Marqam

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

Head to head
About

QR Code Generator

Create and manage custom QR codes with a variety of design options, including custom images, colors, and icons. This tool also offers a quality checker, batch exporting, and the ability to scan and import existing QR codes.

Highlights
  • Custom QR code generation
  • Add custom images and colors
  • Library of 3,500+ custom icons
  • QR code quality checker
  • Batch exporting
  • Scan and import QR codes
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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QRKit is a feature-rich QR code generator with tools to create and manage custom QR codes for any user. Access additional features such as a quality checker, batch exporting, templates, and more. ——— Features ——— - Custom QR code generator. - Access various QR code types and styles. - Add custom images and color combinations to QR codes. - Choose from a library of over 3,500 custom icons. - Check QR code quality and accessibility before sharing. - Export high-quality QR codes individually or in batches. - Scan and import QR codes into your inventory. - Promote your QR codes with customizable sharing templates. - Display QR codes on your home screen with widgets. - Access QR codes on all devices with iCloud sync. - Change the app tint color and app icon with app themes. - Enjoy the app in the dark with a beautiful dark mode. ——— Support ——— If you enjoy using the app, please leave a nice review and consider purchasing QRKit Pro, which will support me (Matt) as I'm the only person building this app. If you have any issues, feedback, or feature requests, please contact me on the support screen via the app settings tab. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a QRKit Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse

About

Marqam

Features
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Marqam makes QR codes that look like they belong to you — and puts them on your own photos. ON A PHOTO Most QR apps hand you a black square. Marqam lets you place your code on a picture: drag it, resize it, rotate it, fade it, and export at the photo's own resolution. What you see on the canvas is exactly what gets saved. Ideal for a menu, a poster, a wedding card, a shop window, a table tent. MAKE IT YOURS Choose dot shapes and eye styles, set colours and gradients, drop your logo in the middle, and pick an error-correction level so it still scans with the logo in place. SCAN ANYTHING Point the camera at a QR code, or read one out of a picture you already have — a screenshot of an eSIM letter, a photo of a poster. Marqam also reads product barcodes: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, ITF-14, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar and PDF417. For a product barcode it tells you the number, the format, whether the GS1 check digit is valid, and which country the company registered its prefix in — all offline, with no lookup and no database. It says plainly that the prefix is where the company registered, not where the product was made. EXPORT PROPERLY PNG at a size you choose, or true vector SVG for a print shop. Transparent backgrounds when you want the code to sit on something else. Templates set the type, the look and the print size in one tap — guest Wi-Fi card, business card, table tent, sticker. KEEP IT ORGANISED Save codes to a library with titles, folders and favourites. Search across everything. Generate a whole batch from a list of lines in one pass. ARABIC AND ENGLISH Fully bilingual, following your phone's language, with proper right-to-left layout. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Every feature above is free. No ads. No account. No sign-up. No subscription. Your codes are stored on your device, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. There is one optional $0.99 one-time purchase called Support Marqam. It unlocks nothing you need — it turns on iCloud sync of your saved codes across your own devices, and it says thank you. Everything else stays free whether you buy it or not. The only thing in Marqam that ever leaves your device is the "Search the web" button on a scanned product barcode, which opens your browser with that number — and only when you tap it.

Screenshots

QR Code Generator4 screens
Marqam4 screens

Verdict

The call

QR Code Generator and Marqam are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. QR Code Generator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Marqam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
QR Code Generator versus Marqam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code GeneratorMarqam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasterMind Software LLCAbdulrahman Alotaibi

In-app purchases

4 purchases

QR Code Generator

Subscriptions3
  • QRKit Pro$4.991 Month
  • QRKit Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • QRKit Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • QRKit Pro$49.99
1 purchases

Marqam

One-time1
  • ادعم التطبيق$0.99

Questions

Is QR Code Generator free?
QR Code Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marqam free?
Marqam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QR Code Generator or Marqam have ads?
Neither QR Code Generator nor Marqam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Generator or Marqam?
QR Code Generator ships an update every 2 months, and Marqam every 2 months. Most recently, QR Code Generator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Marqam on October 7, 2026.

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