CheetahScan vs QWedge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CheetahScan
This utility app enables efficient event ticket scanning using a device camera or specialized scanner. It verifies electronic QR codes purchased online, automatically tracking ticket redemption at entry points. Compatible with iPhone and iPod devices.
- Scan event tickets via QR code
- Verify ticket validity
- Track ticket redemption
- Use device camera or Linea-Pro scanner
- Works with Digital Cheetah Solution
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CheetahScan works with your Digital Cheetah Solution and the device camera or Linea-Pro iPhone/iPod scanner to provide event ticket scanning. Attendees purchase their tickets online which emails them an electronic QR code. This QR code is then scanned via CheetahScan at the door to ensure the ticket is valid and to automatically track redemption. CheetahScan works with the LineaPro scanners or the camera on your iPhone/iPod.
QWedge
This utility app acts as a keyboard extension, enabling iOS applications to receive barcode data from compatible scanners. It seamlessly populates scanned information into active text fields, and can even send data to remote computers via RDP software.
- Barcode scanning integration
- Populates active text fields
- Supports Infinite Peripherals scanners
- Remote computer data transfer via RDP
- iOS keyboard extension
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QWedge is a keyboard extension from Infinite Peripherals that allows any iOS application to receive barcodes from Infinite Peripherals' scanners (including the Linea and Infinea product lines). Scanned barcodes will populate into the active text field. With the combination of RDP software, scanned barcodes can be also be populated into the active text field of the remote computer. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QWedge at 70% against CheetahScan's 0%. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CheetahScan ships an update every 11 months, QWedge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CheetahScan | QWedge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Cheetah Solutions, Inc. | Infinite Peripherals Inc. |
Customer experience
CheetahScan
QWedge
In-app purchases
CheetahScan
No in-app purchases
QWedge
No in-app purchases
