Web Barcode vs QWedge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Barcode
This app functions as a fullscreen embedded browser designed to integrate with specific barcode scanners and mobile printers. It translates scan data into HTML events and offers a JavaScript API for printing, enabling custom web applications for data capture and printing.
- Fullscreen embedded browser
- Integrates with Linea Pro scanners
- Supports KOAMTAC MFI scanners
- Works with Zebra mobile printers
- Converts scans to HTML events
- JavaScript API for printing
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Web Barcode is an embedded browser that runs fullscreen without any controls. It is written to work with: -- The Linea Pro magstrip reader / barcode scanner -- KOAMTAC KDC MFI enabled barcode scanners -- Zebra mobile printers such as the QLn series It converts all swipe & scans recorded by the Linea Pro or KOAMTAC device into HTML events and provides a Javascript API for printing. For a complete api reference please visit Argosity.com For more information on the scanner hardware please visit: * http://www.ipclineapro.com/ * https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/printers/mobile.html * https://koamtac.com By itself this app is only an simple web browser. Recording the scans and swipes as well as printing requires a specially written webpage with some simple Javascript. By default the application will load a webpage from our servers, which simply demonstrates the capabilities and has instructions on how to write your own programming instructions. The default page can be changed to anything you desire in the Settings App under Web Barcode. The screen shots are only intended to demonstrate what is possible with the browser, the application(s) shown on them are not included.
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 rating: Web Barcode at 5.0 against QWedge's 2.6. QWedge's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Web Barcode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QWedge has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Web Barcode's written reviews are positive against 70% of QWedge's.
Web Barcode ships an update every 7 months, QWedge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Barcode | QWedge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Argosity | Infinite Peripherals Inc. |
Customer experience
Web Barcode
QWedge
In-app purchases
Web Barcode
No in-app purchases
QWedge
No in-app purchases
