Comparison

Pacific Block vs MeCode

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

Head to head
About

Pacific Block

Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive images, videos, and audio. This utility speeds up website loading, conserves data, and reduces energy consumption on your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Blocks website images
  • Blocks website video
  • Blocks website audio
  • Faster website loading
  • Reduced data usage
  • Reduced energy consumption
Features
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Browse the web in Safari with fewer distractions, faster load times, and less data. Pacific Block works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: • Blocks website images • Blocks website video • Blocks website audio • Helps websites load faster • Reduces data used when loading websites • Reduces energy used when loading websites

About

MeCode

This app allows you to scan various types of codes, including QR and barcodes, from your camera or photos. You can also create custom codes with styling options and manage your scanned and generated codes with organization tools.

Highlights
  • Scan QR, barcodes, and product codes
  • Create custom QR codes with styling
  • Recognize codes from photos and PDFs
  • Organize codes with Favorites and Collections
  • Batch code generation
  • Save and manage scan history
Features
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MeCode is a code tool for iPhone and iPad. Everything you scan or make stays in one place, ready to find and show when you need it. Scan and recognize - Scan QR codes, barcodes, product codes, and 2D matrix codes right away - Recognize codes in photos, screenshots, and PDFs, review every result, and save what you need - Open links, copy content, share, and favorite results Create codes - QR codes for links, text, Wi-Fi, email, phone, contacts, SMS, locations, and events - Product codes, ISBN, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, ITF-14, and Interleaved 2 of 5 - Data Matrix, PDF417, and Aztec - Turn content shared from Safari, Notes, Messages, and other apps into QR codes QR style and export - Start with a template, adjust colors, shapes, finder style, and margin, then add a logo - See reliability status and risk reasons while you edit, before you export - Export PNG, PDF, or SVG depending on the format, always on a clear high-contrast background Batches and scan sessions - Paste lines, paste a table, or import a UTF-8 CSV to generate a whole batch - Review valid, invalid, and duplicate records, then export a ZIP or import results into History - Inventory, verification, collection, and audit sessions show what is missing or unexpected - Export scan session results as CSV Organize, quick access, and privacy - History keeps scans, recognition results, shared records, manual creations, and batch output together - Search and filter records, and organize frequent codes with Favorites, Collections, and Tags - Home Screen widgets keep codes such as Wi-Fi ready to show, including in StandBy - Open scanning and common create flows from Control Center, the Lock Screen, and the Action button - No ad SDKs or third-party tracking SDKs; iCloud sync is your choice, and you can export your data anytime Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pacific Block2 screens
MeCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MeCode at Free against Pacific Block's $2.99. MeCode also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Pacific Block's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MeCode is free to download; Pacific Block costs $2.99 up front. MeCode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pacific Block asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pacific Block against 4.4 for MeCode. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pacific Block's written reviews are positive against 100% of MeCode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, MeCode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pacific Block versus MeCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacific BlockMeCode
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPod 98, LLC佩佩 杨

Customer experience

Pacific Block

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

MeCode

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pacific Block

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MeCode

Subscriptions2
  • MeCode Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MeCode Pro Annual3 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • MeCode Pro (Lifetime)$3.99

Questions

Is Pacific Block free?
Pacific Block costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeCode free?
MeCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pacific Block or MeCode?
Pacific Block is rated higher. Pacific Block averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while MeCode averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Pacific Block or MeCode have ads?
Neither Pacific Block nor MeCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pacific Block or MeCode?
Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, and MeCode every 2 days. Most recently, Pacific Block was updated on November 3, 2026 and MeCode on November 5, 2026.

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