QR Maker & Widget vs QR Code Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Maker & Widget
Easily generate custom QR codes for various information types like text, WiFi, URLs, and contacts. Save, print, and share your creations, or add them as widgets to your home screen for quick access.
- Create QR codes for text, WiFi, URL, email, phone, contact, SMS, Twitter, WhatsApp
- Customize QR code appearance
- Save, print, and share QR codes
- Add QR code widgets to home screen
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Create QR Code for Text, WiFi, URL, Email, Phone Number, Contact, Geolocation , SMS. Twitter, WhatsApp. Customize your QR code Save, print and share your QR code Add your QR code widget on home screen
QR Code Reader
Easily scan and interpret various QR codes, including URLs, Wi-Fi, and contact information. Generate custom QR codes for social media, websites, and more. Seamlessly integrate codes into Apple Wallet and widgets, with a convenient scan history and backup feature.
- Scan all QR code types
- Generate custom QR codes
- Integrate codes into Apple Wallet
- Add codes to Widgets
- Scan from images
- Scan history and backup
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Lilucat's QR Code Reader is the essential digital tool that empowers you to scan and interpret all types of QR codes, encompassing URLs, Wi-Fi, Calendar events, VCards, Contacts, Text, Email, Geo locations, and more. Beyond just scanning, Lilucat's QR Code Reader also facilitates the generation of QR codes for a myriad of purposes, be it social media platforms (like TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, etc.), URLs, Wi-Fi networks, VCards, Contact details, and beyond. Key Features: Rapid QR code scanning. Dynamic QR code generation. Integrate codes directly into Apple Wallet. Conveniently add codes to Widgets. Scan QR codes and barcodes directly from images. Maintain a comprehensive scan history. Sync and ensure your scans are always backed up. * In order to use QR Code Reader you need to purchase the Lilucat Pro which is an annual service that costs 29.99$. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and auto-renews at the same price unless disabled in iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription can be managed in your iTunes Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Links Terms of Service: https://qrcode.lilucat.com/legal/terms Privacy: https://qrcode.lilucat.com/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: QR Maker & Widget at free with in-app purchases against QR Code Reader's subscription. QR Code Reader's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. QR Maker & Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QR Code Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for QR Maker & Widget against 4.7 for QR Code Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Code Reader has 124 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | QR Maker & Widget | QR Code Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 24.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thach Nguyen Trong | Lilucat |
Customer experience
QR Maker & Widget
QR Code Reader
In-app purchases
QR Maker & Widget
- Premium version$1.99
QR Code Reader
- QR Code Scanner3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- QR Code Reader$29.991 Year
- QR Code ReaderFree
- QR Code Scanner$59.99
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