Qrafter vs Forgn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Forgn
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Research your idea. Keep the evidence. Decide what to test next. Forgn brings your ideas, research sources and experiments into one private workspace on your iPhone. Describe a concrete mechanism, investigate related work and build a record you can return to. The app interface is currently in English. PRIVATE RESEARCH BRIEF Create a private research PDF with your project title, working notes, selected sources and saved search history. Review every included item before choosing where to save or share. The separate public progress card still excludes private notes. RESEARCH WITH CONTEXT • Run an explicit literature search across Crossref and arXiv. Read the original source and distinguish publication records from preprints. • Keep up to 30 sources and 20 search records per project, including the words searched, date and availability of each service. • Continue in Google Patents, Espacenet or Lens through clearly labelled external links. Forgn does not retrieve patent results in-app. TURN READING INTO A NEXT STEP • Keep private notes about shared mechanisms, unanswered questions and your next measurable experiment. • Organize projects and a personal archive. Local tools compare mechanisms and show relationships between fields. • Export a recovery copy of your archive, projects and notebooks without a subscription. SHARE A SMALL DISCOVERY Write a public takeaway and preview a branded progress card before choosing a destination. Only the takeaway and source/search counts appear: private project titles, search terms, source lists and notes are excluded. FREE AND PRO Project research notebooks, literature searches, progress cards and recovery copies are free. The free archive holds up to 25 entries. Pro adds cross-pollination across your archive, full risk-ordered test plans, an unlimited archive and the daily contradiction. Existing notes remain readable if your subscription ends. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available; the App Store shows the current price, period and any eligible introductory offer before purchase. YOUR WORKSPACE, YOUR DEVICE No app account or developer-operated backend. Workspace data is stored locally; local analysis works offline. Online searches send your search words and IP address to the selected services, which may retain request logs under their privacy policies. Web clipping contacts the website you choose. Purchases, restoration and optional sharing require the relevant online services. Forgn is an exploratory research and planning tool. Its local model, literature search and estimates are not a comprehensive prior-art search, proof of novelty, patentability opinion or professional engineering assessment. Check original sources and validate assumptions through testing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://berkemd.github.io/wristsuite/forgn/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Forgn at none against Qrafter's shown. Forgn also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Qrafter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Forgn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Qrafter ships an update every 2 weeks, Forgn every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qrafter | Forgn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kerem Erkan | BERKE KAHRAMAN |
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
Forgn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qrafter
- Pro Pack3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pro Pack3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Pack - Lifetime$124.99
Forgn
- Forgn Inventor7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Forgn Inventor Yearly$59.991 Year









