Comparison

Icon Launcher vs Scanful

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

Head to head

Icon Launcher

Easily change desktop icons

Simple scanner, pro details

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

Icon Launcher

Features

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With our app, you can easily create shortcuts on your phone's home screen to quickly launch your most used apps. Support for custom icons simplifies your operations and enhances your phone usage efficiency. Download now and experience more convenient phone operations.

About

Scanful

Features

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Scanful is a clean, simple QR & barcode scanner for people who hate forced redirects and tracking. • Instant decode: QR, EAN-13, Code 128, PDF417, Code 39/93, UPC-E, Data Matrix • No forced redirects — you choose whether to open links • Local history with search, filters, and grouping • Pro details: error correction level, barcode type, check digit • 100% on-device. No account, no tracking, no ads.

Screenshots

Icon Launcher4 screens

Scanful3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scanful at none against Icon Launcher's shown. Icon Launcher's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icon Launcher ships an update every 2 weeks, Scanful every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Icon Launcher versus Scanful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Icon Launcher	Scanful
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.2 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	40 MB	2 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	杭州律途科技有限公司	Fazheng Li

In-app purchases

None

Icon Launcher

No in-app purchases

None

Scanful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Icon Launcher free?

Icon Launcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Scanful free?

Scanful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Icon Launcher or Scanful have ads?

Icon Launcher shows ads; Scanful does not.

Which is updated more often, Icon Launcher or Scanful?

Icon Launcher ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scanful every 2 months. Most recently, Icon Launcher was updated on October 27, 2026 and Scanful on October 28, 2026.