QR Code Reader and Creator vs PGPKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Code Reader and Creator
Effortlessly scan and generate QR codes for various purposes, from sharing contact details and website links to accessing online resources instantly. This tool simplifies the creation and reading of QR codes for personal and professional use.
- Scan QR codes instantly
- Generate QR codes for text, URLs, contacts, phone, email
- Export multiple QR codes as a single PDF
- Add contacts directly from QR codes
- Navigate to URLs from QR codes
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QR Code Reader and Creator is a powerful and user-friendly tool designed to effortlessly scan and generate QR codes. Whether you're creating a QR code for your contact details or replacing plain text on your website to help prevent spam and unsolicited messages, this tool makes the process simple and efficient. Personally, I use this app to: * Create a QR code for my contact details and print it on my business card * Generate QR codes for my website URL * Compile product links into QR codes for one-step sharing * Instantly scan QR codes from magazines or screens to access online resources * Add new contacts by scanning someone’s QR code directly into my phone The app offers a wide range of features, including: Generating multiple QR codes and exporting them as a single PDF for printing Creating QR codes for text, URLs, contacts, phone, email. One-tap instant scanning Directly adding phone contacts or navigating to a URL in one step
PGPKit
Securely send and receive encrypted messages with anyone using standard PGP implementations. This app handles the complexities of encryption, ensuring your communications are private and verifiable, all processed directly on your device without servers or accounts.
- Send and receive encrypted messages
- Verify message authenticity
- Repair damaged encrypted messages
- Secure key backups
- Face ID for key access
- Offline operation
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PGPKit is PGP for people who want it to work. Send an encrypted message to anyone who uses GnuPG, Thunderbird, Proton Mail or OpenKeychain. Read what they send back. Check that a message really came from who it says. Every operation happens on your iPhone — there is no account, no server, and no analytics. INTEROP YOU CAN COUNT ON PGPKit is tested against four independent OpenPGP implementations — GnuPG, Sequoia, RNP (the engine inside Thunderbird) and GopenPGP (the engine inside Proton). Keys it creates are standard OpenPGP v4, readable everywhere. PASTE ANYTHING Copy an encrypted message from any mail app and tap Paste. PGPKit repairs the damage mail apps do — stray quote marks, broken line endings, extra spaces — and works out whether it is a message, a signature or a key. ERRORS THAT MAKE SENSE Instead of "decryption failed", PGPKit tells you what happened and what to do: the message was encrypted to a different key, the passphrase is wrong, the file was damaged in transit. YOUR KEYS NEVER GET LOST Creating a key walks you straight into a backup, protected by a passphrase you choose, and verified by opening it again before you save it. The backup is a standard OpenPGP file that GnuPG can open too. FACE ID INSTEAD OF TYPING Choose to remember a key's unlock and Face ID opens it in an instant. The unlocked key is held by iOS behind Face ID, never synced, never backed up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Keys stay in this phone's Keychain, excluded from iCloud and backups • No account, no analytics, no ads, no crash reporting • No version line or device details in anything you send; the one-line “Made with PGPKit” note switches off in Privacy & Data • Works in airplane mode PGPKIT PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION More than one identity, large file encryption, standalone signatures, printed paper backups, key lookup by email and a packet inspector. Decrypting, verifying, backups and restoring are always free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Code Reader and Creator at none against PGPKit's 1. QR Code Reader and Creator also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). PGPKit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price 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. PGPKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Code Reader and Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR Code Reader and Creator ships an update monthly, PGPKit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Code Reader and Creator | PGPKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alteru Inc. | Can You Grab It LLC |
Customer experience
QR Code Reader and Creator
PGPKit
In-app purchases
QR Code Reader and Creator
No in-app purchases
PGPKit
- PGPKit Pro$9.99





