Comparison

Scanflow vs SafaShield

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

Head to head
About

Scanflow

Features
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Scanflow Smartphone Scanner to scan Text / QR/Barcode from mobile app edge detection and decode. No required Internet. Scanflow-Powered mobile apps significantly outperform other scanning software solutions on any device under any condition with any type of Barcodes. Since it’s developed using advanced technology ML and Computer vision the performance will be faster and reliable. Barcode scanning technology makes it possible to scan barcodes from any angle. Working range will be recognized a barcode from anywhere on the screen no matter where it’s placed. It can be close or far away from the camera. * We have integratedMachine learning (ML) model & Computer Vision to detect QR/Barcode in effective way. * Ability to scan Barcode / QRCode (Any Code) in the same camera view and support to scan for specific to by enabling simple flag. * Low light environment images will be identified done using Computer Vision. So scanner can be identified image codes from very low light environments. * Shall be able to scan very small size Barcode / QRcode with applied algorithm which will be perform better than a very familiar commercial code scanners available in the market. * Customized Super Resolution applied in core algorithm and added Image enhancement process which will automatically improves your low-quality images using an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) method based on deep neural networks. * Computer Vision Pre-Processing applied for decoding the Barcode/QRCode images to get more accurate results with better performance. * We shall be able to detect the barcode from a long distance up to the mark of 6-7 feet distance normal to get accurate results. Ability to scan normal sized EAN & UPC code at 8 feet distance. * Have a demo version ready to download and see about how the app works for both Bar / QR codes. * You have a UI window to see the scanned details onboard along with code type. * Shall have an option on landing page to choose the type of scanning to make detection and decode codes as we want if any specific. * Available Flashlight feature support to give more accurate support during very low light to improve the detection and decode rating. * Inbuilt Auto Exposure feature support applied with algorithms which will do auto adjustment based on your environment lightings. * Camera Exposure can be controlled by option swapping screen left to right over the screen. * Provisioning all controls in this framework to handle camera screen along with successful decode beep Everything can be enabled/disabled and modified. * Provision to make Single or Continuous Scan. * Scans 1D, 2D Barcodes and the support formats given below. * The app demonstrates Tire Serial Number capture.

About

SafaShield

Enhance your Safari browsing experience by blocking malicious domains, ads, and trackers. This utility offers customizable rules to protect your privacy and reduce online threats.

Highlights
  • Block malicious domains
  • Block ads and web trackers
  • Block abused TLDs
  • Whitelist custom domains
  • Allow ads on trusted sites
  • Block custom TLDs
Features
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SafaShield is a Safari content blocker app developed by NoVirusThanks Company Srl that was created to improve Safari web browsing security by blocking potentially suspicious and malicious domains. We provide built-in options to block most abused TLDs (such as domains that end in .top or .xyz), dynamic DNS domains, free hosting domains, internationalized domains, unsecure connections, and more. We added also options to protect the user's privacy by blocking ads and web trackers. Other useful features you can find aboard are the possibility to whitelist a domain so it will never be blocked, allow ads on websites you trust and that you visit frequently to support their work, block custom domain names and also custom domain TLDs (such as .it or .info). The main focus of this app is to reduce the attack surface by improving the Safari web browsing security with smart content blocking rules.

Screenshots

Scanflow4 screens
SafaShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SafaShield at every 3 weeks against Scanflow's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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

Scanflow ships an update every 2 months, SafaShield every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Scanflow versus SafaShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanflowSafaShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScanflow private limitedNOVIRUSTHANKS COMPANY SRL

In-app purchases

None

Scanflow

No in-app purchases

None

SafaShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanflow free?
Scanflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafaShield free?
SafaShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scanflow or SafaShield have ads?
Neither Scanflow nor SafaShield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanflow or SafaShield?
Scanflow ships an update every 2 months, and SafaShield every 3 weeks. Most recently, Scanflow was updated on September 9, 2026 and SafaShield on August 24, 2026.

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