CodeQR vs PDC360
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CodeQR
Quickly scan QR and UPC codes with high speed and accuracy. This app prioritizes user privacy by not displaying ads or collecting your scanned data.
- QR code scanning
- UPC code scanning
- High speed decoding
- Accurate results
- Ad-free experience
- No data collection
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From the most trusted barcode decoding company in the world, Code Corp is offering for the first time a free app anyone can use to scan QR and UPC codes with lighting fast speed and accuracy. NO ads, NO privacy violations, NO collecting the data you are scanning and selling it. Please enjoy this app, share it with your friends, and some day if you have a business need to do advanced data capture with barcodes (of any symbology in any industry) we would love to have a conversation about how we could help with your project. It's as simple as that!
PDC360
This application simplifies the setup and management of thermal patient ID printers for healthcare IT. It allows for diagnostics, firmware upgrades, print setting adjustments, and security configuration, ensuring efficient wristband printing support.
- Printer diagnostics
- Firmware upgrades
- Print setting adjustments
- Security configuration
- Effortless setup
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The PDC360™ app helps healthcare IT teams effortlessly set up, manage, and troubleshoot Certis® C1-30 thermal patient ID printers. From a single intuitive interface, IT professionals can run diagnostics, upgrade firmware, adjust security and print settings, and connect devices to PDC360 Device Management software. By streamlining printer support, the app minimizes IT overhead so clinicians can focus entirely on patient care.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CodeQR at 15.0 against PDC360's 17.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CodeQR against 5.0 for PDC360. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
CodeQR ships an update every 11 months, PDC360 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CodeQR | PDC360 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Code Corp | Brady Corporation |
Customer experience
CodeQR
PDC360
In-app purchases
CodeQR
No in-app purchases
PDC360
No in-app purchases
