QR Scanner vs CottGarage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Scanner
Quickly read information from barcodes and QR codes in seconds. This utility allows you to scan various code types, create your own QR codes, and save your scanning history for easy access. Share scan results with a single click.
- Fast QR code and barcode scanning
- Scan from image library
- Supports various code types (URL, text, contact, etc.)
- Create your own QR codes
- Save scanning history
- Share scan results easily
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QR Scanner-Code Scanner can quickly read the information behind the barcode / QR code in a few seconds. The operation is simple and easy to understand without registration. Easy to use QR code scanner Scan various QR codes and barcodes in one step: open the application and move the camera to the location where you want to scan QR codes / barcodes. When scanning QR code, if it contains URL, you can open it. If the code contains only text, you can see it immediately. This is not only a QR code scanner, but also provides you with many interesting functions, such as saving scanning history so that you can view it at any time. This code scanner application can help you scan not only QR codes, but also other types of code. In addition, you can easily share the scan results with the click of a button. Function of QR code reader > Scan all QR codes and barcodes with powerful decoding speed: the only thing you need to do is move the camera to focus on QRcode / barcode objects. > You can scan QR codes or barcodes from the image library > It can scan and read all kinds of QR codes, including text, contact, email, product, SMS, URL, WiFi > You can quickly create your own QR code > Save your QR code scanning and create history
CottGarage
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I built The Garage after buying a 2022 BMW X3 and realizing I couldn't keep its maintenance straight from memory. Oil on one schedule, brake fluid on another, spark plugs way out at 60,000 miles. Some due by mileage, some by time, whichever comes first. The dealer's plan was a black box, and every app I found was either a reminder list or a history lookup. None of them told me what my car actually needed next. So I made the one I wanted. The Garage keeps you a step ahead of your mechanic. It understands your maintenance intervals, whether mileage, time, or both, and shows what's overdue, what's due soon, and what's worth planning for, per vehicle and color-coded by priority. It estimates the cost too, so the next visit doesn't catch you off guard. Track what matters: - Maintenance status by category, on real mileage and time based intervals - Fuel log with automatic MPG that recalculates as you add fill-ups, partial ones included - Service history with receipts, photos, and clean PDF records - Tires by the set, with tread depth over time plus age and wear projections for each corner - Upgrades, and "gremlins" for the little things your car is doing that you want to watch - Charts for spending by category, MPG trend, and DIY vs. shop - Registration, insurance, loan, and warranty details, with documents a tap away For the whole household: Your garage lives in your own iCloud and syncs across your devices. Share it with a partner or the family, and everyone sees and updates the same vehicles. Private by design: No account to create. No server. No data harvesting. Your vehicles are yours, and they stay that way. Free and Pro: The Garage is free for one vehicle with the full maintenance and fuel log. Unlock Pro once, a single purchase and never a subscription, to add unlimited vehicles and turn on tire tracking, charts, PDF export, and household sharing. The Garage is part of CottSuite, tools for documenting the things that actually matter. A few additional apps are in development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Scanner at none against CottGarage's 1. QR Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. CottGarage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, CottGarage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Scanner | CottGarage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Kangyimei Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Scott Cotterell |
In-app purchases
QR Scanner
No in-app purchases
CottGarage
- The Garage Pro$4.99









