Comparison

Qrafter vs Paper Copy

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

Head to head
About

Qrafter

This app is a powerful tool for scanning and generating QR codes and barcodes. It offers extensive customization options for code design, including logos and colors. Advanced features like encryption, URL safety checks, and inventory scanning make it a versatile solution for personal and professional use.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Create custom QR codes with logos
  • Encrypt QR codes with password protection
  • URL safety check
  • Inventory scanner mode
  • Organize scan history with folders
Features
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The most powerful QR Code Scanner and Generator since 2011. Qrafter has everything you need to scan, create, and design QR Codes and barcodes. Trusted by millions of users, Qrafter's extensive feature set has been refined over the years. Key Features • Full English Support: Qrafter is fully localized in English for an intuitive and comfortable user experience. • Versatile Scanning: Swiftly and accurately scan QR Codes, Micro QR Codes, Data Matrix, Aztec Codes, PDF417, and a variety of barcodes. Scan codes from your Photos app, or scan multiple codes in the same session. • Custom QR Code Design: Design unique, eye-catching QR Codes with custom colors, logos, backgrounds, and styles for your brand, business, or personal use. • Comprehensive Code Generation: Create QR Codes, barcodes, and other formats for your business, personal use, or marketing campaigns. • Unique Features: QR Code compression and QR Code encryption with password protection set Qrafter apart from the rest. • History: Easily access and manage previously scanned or generated codes with the most customizable history feature. Organize codes into folders, synchronize across devices with iCloud, or store selected information locally on your device. History can also be secured with biometric authentication like Face ID. • Advanced Parsing: Qrafter smartly parses URLs, contact information, events, location data, email and SMS sending options, Wi-Fi connection details, and more, presenting the results in a user-friendly and meaningful manner. • URL Safety Check: Reveals the destination URL for short links, helping you detect potentially malicious content. • Passkey QR Code Support: Log in faster and more safely to websites that support passkeys, using QR Codes. • Auto Wi-Fi Connection: Scan a QR Code containing Wi-Fi network credentials and connect to the network automatically without manual entry. • Inventory Scanner Mode: Transform Qrafter into a customized inventory app. With each scan, Qrafter calls a custom API endpoint in the background. You can fully customize the API endpoint URL. • Optimized for iPhone Duo and iPad: Experience a fully custom user interface for iPhone Duo and iPad, perfect for educational institutions and professional use. On iPhone Duo and iPad, Qrafter's user interface is designed to make the best use of the larger screen, with full multitasking support. • Apple Watch Companion: Your history is on your wrist. Show a saved ticket, loyalty card or Wi-Fi code from the watch, page through the other formats of a code, and open it full screen. • VoiceOver Customizations: Qrafter is fully accessible and committed to providing a seamless experience for all users. With its VoiceOver customizations, visually impaired users can easily navigate, scan, and generate codes. Supported Code Types • 2D Codes: QR Code, Micro QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec Code, PDF417 • Barcodes: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Expanded, GS1 DataBar Limited • Postal Barcodes: RM4SCC, IMb, Japan Post, KIX End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Paper Copy

Transform your phone into a powerful document scanner. Quickly capture, enhance, and edit documents with smart cropping and OCR text extraction. Share your scanned files as PDFs or images, all while keeping your data private and offline.

Highlights
  • Blazing-fast mobile scanner
  • High-quality scans with smart cropping
  • Image to text conversion (OCR)
  • Add signatures to documents
  • Share documents as PDF or image
  • Fully offline functionality
Features
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Looking for a quick doc scanner that scans and crops documents? Want this doc scanner to be blazing fast and to extract text from images/pdfs? Welcome to Page Scan, your document scanner & editor solution. Easy to use and frequently updated, this professional mobile Document and QR Code scanner also comes with powerful tools to edit, change, and share the documents from your iPhone. In short, it’s a document scanning & editing powerhouse.
►ENHANCE YOUR OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY WITH: ◉ Blazing-fast Mobile Scanner Turn your iPhone camera into a portable scanner with Page Scan. Adjust the angles before you make the scan and have perfectly scanned documents and images that don’t need further editing. 
 ◉ Always Highest Quality Scans Smart cropping and auto enhancing make your documents crystal clear looking like the originals. The app can detect and correct the angle of the documents fast saving you precious time. ◉ Recrop All of the original photos of the scans are saved, and you can change the angles or the border of the document anytime you want (Page Scan subscription only). This puts you in great editing control to make any page look more professional and readable without you having to rescan the page or pages again. ◉ Image to Text OCR (optical character recognition) feature converts texts from a single page for further editing or sharing. (Page Scan subscription only). Meaning our app can take parts or the whole text from the image for you to copy, edit, or use for different purposes. ◉ Add Signature After you scan a certain document with your iPhone you can easily add your signature to it. The best thing is that you can copy your signature, or you can sign the docs on your iPhone with your finger. ◉ Share Documents All images you will scan can be converted into pdf and ready to share/print. In a few simple taps, you can easily share documents as images or send them to your printer for printing. ◉ Fully Offline Design Unlike most doc scanners out there, Page Scan is available offline. Meaning, your documents are not uploaded to any cloud. Everything stays in your device for maximum privacy and availability. This is especially handy in situations when you don’t have internet access, and you need to read or share the documents via Bluetooth. 
►► Before your next document scanning & ocr nightmare, try Page Scan now for FREE! Keep in mind that the app is extremely more powerful and feature-rich with our affordable subscription packages. Check the features and subscriptions below. Subscription Service: 1. Create and copy OCR results 2. Recrop documents from the original 3. Create unlimited documents 4. Edit QR scan results 5. Create QR codes from text 6. Change QR text and recreate after scanning Payment models for Page Scan subscription • Page Scan Weekly Subscription: $3.49 per week, • Page Scan Yearly Subscription: $29.99 per year Terms of Use: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/scan-fox-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/scan-fox-privacy-policy/
 • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.

Screenshots

Qrafter4 screens
Paper Copy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Qrafter at 4.6 against Paper Copy's 3.9. Qrafter also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 12). Paper Copy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Qrafter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Paper Copy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Qrafter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qrafter has 4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qrafter ships an update every 2 weeks, Paper Copy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Qrafter versus Paper Copy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQrafterPaper Copy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4K ratings) — better3.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanKaan Yildiz

Customer experience

Qrafter

All ratings4,004 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews992 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative18.0%

Paper Copy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Qrafter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 9.3.1 after October 2019 update
  • Issues with scanning QR codes from photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for more barcode types
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Ability to embed photos in QR codes
  • Improved UI for QR code creation

Paper Copy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Qrafter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Pack3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Pack3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Pack - Lifetime$124.99
3 purchases

Paper Copy

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Page Scanner Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$21.991 Year

Questions

Is Qrafter free?
Qrafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Copy free?
Paper Copy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Qrafter or Paper Copy?
Qrafter is rated higher. Qrafter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Paper Copy averages 3.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Qrafter or Paper Copy have ads?
Qrafter shows ads; Paper Copy does not.
Which is updated more often, Qrafter or Paper Copy?
Qrafter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Paper Copy monthly. Most recently, Qrafter was updated on November 1, 2026 and Paper Copy on October 24, 2026.

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