Comparison

What's App vs Smart Privacy

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

Head to head
About

What's App

Easily scan QR codes and barcodes from various sources, maintaining a history of your scans. Create custom QR codes for events, emails, URLs, and more. Offers premium features like faster speeds and no ads through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Create custom QR codes
  • Scan from products and websites
  • History of scanned codes
  • Supports multiple code types
  • Ad-free premium option
Features
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Scan QR codes and Barcodes from any source – like products in a supermarket or online code generator websites – keep a history of scanned codes and create your own custom QR codes (like Events, Email or SMS messages, URL’s, Locations, etc.). This app can read the following QR code/Barcode types: EAN-13/UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 128, Code 93, Code 39, Interleaved 2/5, Data Matrix and Aztec. Subscription: Title of service: Scan QR codes • Length of subscription: 1 week, 1 month, 1 year access to Premium servers, and higher connection speed, and priority support, no ads • Price of subscription, and price per unit: 1 week - $4.99, 1 month - $11.49, 1 year - $49.99. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of service: Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/qrcode-privacy-policy-home/home Term Of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/qrcode-scanner-home/home Contact us: developer@digitalstalk.com

About

Smart Privacy

Enhance your digital life with tools for a more consistent and comfortable online experience. It helps manage distractions and supports your privacy preferences for a controlled environment. The intuitive interface allows for easy customization.

Highlights
  • Reduce online distractions
  • Support personal privacy
  • Create a smoother experience
  • Intuitive minimal interface
  • Focused browsing environment
Features
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This app provides practical tools designed to make your daily digital experience more consistent and comfortable. It supports your privacy preferences, helps limit unnecessary interruptions, and offers a smoother, more controlled environment while you engage with online content. With a simple and intuitive interface, you can adjust features effortlessly and tailor the experience to your personal needs without complexity. Key Features - Reduce distractions during online use - Support personal privacy preferences - Create a smoother, more consistent experience - Easy-to-use, minimal interface for quick adjustments - Designed for a more focused browsing environment Subscription Manage Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Payment is charged to your iTunes account, and renewal fees follow your selected plan. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/smart-privacy-guard Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/smart-privacy-guard-terms

Screenshots

What's App4 screens
Smart Privacy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: What's App at 5.0 against Smart Privacy's 4.0. What's App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Smart Privacy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. What's App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Smart Privacy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

What's App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Privacy has 60 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of What's App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smart Privacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What's App ships an update every 2 months, Smart Privacy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
What's App versus Smart Privacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat's AppSmart Privacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews99.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings760 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIGITALSTALK PRIVATE LIMITED增运 刘

Customer experience

What's App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.5%

Smart Privacy

All ratings60 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

What's App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Scanning quality degradation after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Full-screen mode for HD scanning
  • Improved cloud storage management
  • Batch scanning and processing capabilities
  • Handwriting recognition feature

Smart Privacy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

What's App

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Access Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Access Monthly3 Days trial$11.491 Month
  • Privacy Suite3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Pro Access Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Privacy Suite7 Days trial$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Smart Privacy

Subscriptions3
  • Privacy Member7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Privacy Member7 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Privacy Member3 Days trial$19.997 Days

Questions

Is What's App free?
What's App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Privacy free?
Smart Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, What's App or Smart Privacy?
What's App is rated higher. What's App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Smart Privacy averages 4.0 from 60 ratings.
Do What's App or Smart Privacy have ads?
Smart Privacy shows ads; What's App does not.
Which is updated more often, What's App or Smart Privacy?
What's App ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Privacy weekly. Most recently, What's App was updated on October 20, 2026 and Smart Privacy on October 8, 2026.

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