QR Code Reader & Code Scanner vs Simple QR/Barcode Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Code Reader & Code Scanner
Easily scan QR codes and product barcodes to find the best prices and reviews. This app also allows you to generate custom QR codes for various information types and save your scan history.
- Scan QR codes
- Scan product barcodes
- QR code generator
- Save scan history
- Share scanned codes
- Create QR codes for URLs, text, and more
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The easiest, best and only choice if you want a QR Code and Barcode Reader. Now get the best prices and reviews when you scan a product barcode. QR Code Reader and Scanner includes the following: Barcode scanner Fast Scanner Code Reader UPC Scanner QR Scanner QR Reader Code Scan Our QR code reader is best QR code scanning app and now includes a barcode scanner too! Complete Scanner Features: - Scan a QR code - Scan a product barcode - Save your scans in History - Search your saved scans - Share codes via SMS, Email, Twitter, and Facebook - Save codes to Photos - Print a QR code - Display a QR code and a UPC barcode on screen - Mobile Reader - QR code Generator The ShopSavvy QR code reader is consistent rated the best iPhone app to scan QR Codes. With ShopSavvy you get a fast scanner and a scanner. No gimmicks or games! Also includes a complete QR Code Generator Create your own QR codes for: URLs, Phone Numbers, Text Notes, Locations, Email Addresses, Contacts, SMS Messages, Calendar Events, and Wireless Networks. http://shopsavvy.com
Simple QR/Barcode Reader
This app quickly and accurately scans QR codes and barcodes using your smartphone's camera. It offers simple operation, saves scan history, and provides relevant actions based on scanned content. Advertisements can be removed with a purchase.
- Fast and accurate scanning
- Scan from photos
- Simple one-tap operation
- Scan history and favorites
- Automatic action based on content
- Hide advertisements with purchase
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Simple and efficient QR/Barcode Reader Simple and efficient QR/Barcode Reader is a simple yet efficient QR code scanner with minimum amount of functions! The barcode reading applications we offer from mediaseek.inc have achieved more than 20 million smart phone users around the world and has been in the high rank in the Free and Popular convenient applications. ◆◆Characteristics of the Simple and efficient QR/Barcode Reader◆◆ 【1】Fast! Accurate! Precision Reading! Our app can read any kind of QR code you want to scan wherever you are. If you have problems scanning a designed QR code with other apps, we recommend our app! If you have a barcode image on your smartphone photo album, you can bring it up and import it without using the camera. 【2】Simple and easy to handle! Tap once to start up the app and it automatically starts scanning the code you apply to the reader. ◆◆Here’s some descriptions of our app◆◆ □Scan Simply hold the QR code or barcode over to the reader and it will read them straight away. Control focus by tapping the screen. □History Our app automatically saves QR codes and barcodes you scan in the History. If you want to store the relevant information of a code without deleting, simply add to your Favorite lists. This way, the information will stay in your app. □After scanning We provide all relevant information associated with the code you scan. For example, ・URL information…open up web browser ・Text…Open up search ・e-mail address…open up mailer ・barcode…open up a shopping website search. □Setting ・Vibration: You can choose from setting whether to have a vibration sounds after scanning a code or not. □Hiding Advertisement If you want to hide advertisements, it is possible to hide them with some charge. ◆◆Word description◆◆ ・What is QR code? It is 2D barcode that hold much longer data than normal barcode like UPC code. If your cellphone can read QR code, you may not need to type long web site address or people’s information. Most cellphones with camera in Japan have QR code readers in it. ・What is barcode? In Japan, it is known as Japanese Article Number and in Europe it is the EAN code (European Article Number). Also in America and Canada, it is known as UPC (Universal Product Code). It is used for POS system, for recording number of items or shipping control items in the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: QR Code Reader & Code Scanner at every 3 weeks against Simple QR/Barcode Reader's every 7 months. QR Code Reader & Code Scanner also leads on ratings volume (46K vs 256). Simple QR/Barcode Reader's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 53%). 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 Code Reader & Code Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Simple QR/Barcode Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for QR Code Reader & Code Scanner against 4.4 for Simple QR/Barcode Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Code Reader & Code Scanner has 46K ratings behind it against 256, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of QR Code Reader & Code Scanner's written reviews are positive against 75% of Simple QR/Barcode Reader's.
QR Code Reader & Code Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple QR/Barcode Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Code Reader & Code Scanner | Simple QR/Barcode Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (46K ratings) | 4.4 (256 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46K — better | 256 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShopSavvy, Inc. | MEDIASEEK Inc. |
Customer experience
QR Code Reader & Code Scanner
Simple QR/Barcode Reader
Bugs and requests
QR Code Reader & Code Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to open scanned links
- Inability to delete or remove the app from browser
- Scanning issues with certain QR codes
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to remove ads
- Improved scanning accuracy and reliability
- Search functionality for scanned items
- History or log of previous scans
Simple QR/Barcode Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QR Code Reader & Code Scanner
- QR Code Reader Pro$1.997 Days
- QR Code Reader Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- QR Code Reader Pro$3.991 Month
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- QR Code Reader Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- QR Code Reader Pro$34.991 Year
- QR Code Reader Pro$49.991 Year
Simple QR/Barcode Reader
- Hide the ad$0.99
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