Comparison

iFox Browser vs QR Code Maker

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

Head to head
About

iFox Browser

Experience a fast, customizable, and fullscreen web browser with desktop-like features. Enjoy unlimited tabs, advanced privacy options, and significant data savings through web compression.

Highlights
  • Fullscreen mode
  • Unlimited tabs
  • Desktop browser rendering
  • In-page search
  • Ultra private mode
  • Web compression
  • Image blocking
Features
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iFox Browser is a lightweight web browser for iPhone and iPad, designed for full-screen browsing, tab management, bookmarks, history, quick search, and family-friendly browsing controls. Highlights: - Fullscreen browsing Use more of the screen for web pages and hide browser controls when you need a cleaner view. - Tabs Open and switch between multiple pages quickly. - Bookmarks and history Save frequently visited pages, revisit recent browsing history, and organize pages for later use. - Search Search the web from the address bar and choose your preferred search engine. - Custom homepage Set a homepage that fits the way you browse. - Family Safety Parents can turn on Family Safety, create a parent PIN, manage allowed sites, set daily browsing limits, and review local activity reports. - Child browsing with fewer interruptions When Family Safety is enabled, third-party ads are hidden during child browsing. - Privacy options Use privacy-related settings and cleanup tools to reduce local browsing traces, including history, cookies, and cache. - In-page search Find words or phrases within the current web page. - Share by email Send the current page link by email. Free version includes basic browsing features with ads. Family Safety basics are free, including the Family Safety switch, parent PIN, basic protection, and hiding third-party ads during child browsing. Premium unlocks advanced features and removes ads. Premium options include monthly subscription, 6-month subscription, annual subscription, or lifetime access. Privacy Policy: http://mindkey.xyz/index.php/mindkey/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Official Website: http://mindkey.xyz

About

QR Code Maker

Generate and save various types of QR codes for personal or business use. Supports URLs, plain text, emails, contacts, phone numbers, and SMS messages. Create barcodes in different sizes and save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Create QR codes
  • Save QR codes
  • Share QR codes
  • URL QR codes
  • Plain-text QR codes
  • Contact QR codes
  • SMS QR codes
Features
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Downloaded over 1,000,000 times! Easily create, save and share many types of QR codes! QR Code Maker offers the generation for many different types of QR barcodes: URL, Plain-Text, Emails, Contact Information,Phone Number and SMS Message barcodes. Create a barcode for your business or for a personal use for free! QR Code Maker allows you to create barcodes in varying sizes and save them to your photo gallery!

Screenshots

iFox Browser3 screens
QR Code Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

iFox Browser and QR Code Maker both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of QR Code Maker's written reviews are positive against 20% of iFox Browser's. QR Code Maker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. iFox Browser sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. QR Code Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for iFox Browser against 3.4 for QR Code Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of iFox Browser's written reviews are positive against 57% of QR Code Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFox Browser ships an update every 6 months, QR Code Maker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iFox Browser versus QR Code Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFox BrowserQR Code Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (11 ratings)3.4 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.4% of reviews56.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer宁 王Matan Radomski productions

Customer experience

iFox Browser

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative71.7%

QR Code Maker

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral21.1%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

iFox Browser

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast loading times
  • 😄 Works well for some users
  • 👍 Tabs feature is cool
  • 💡 Can be a good alternative to Safari

Room to improve

  • 😞 Ads take up screen space
  • 👎 Does not display web pages like desktop
  • 😠 Autocorrects URLs incorrectly
  • 😩 Crashes frequently
  • 😠 Constant prompts for new tabs

QR Code Maker

From 20 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works as expected
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 No intrusive ads
  • 👍 No watermark
  • 👍 Useful for business/personal

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing issues
  • 🐛 Does not work at all
  • 🐛 Blank site/no link
  • 🐛 Not iPad friendly (portrait only)
  • 🐛 Freezes or loops

Bugs and requests

iFox Browser

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • Pages freeze up
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot watch YouTube
  • Does not display web pages like desktop
  • Cannot zoom out
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  • Asks every time to open a new tab
  • Autocorrects URL input
  • Does not offer full screen
  • Cannot view full page
  • Cannot rotate
  • Ads on top of address bar
  • Cannot find address bar
  • Erases typed URLs
  • Does not work on iPhone 5
  • Does not go sideways
  • Does not display whole web page
  • Cannot zoom in or out
  • Overlay issues
  • Rotation and pinch to zoom don't work
  • Does not have desktop rendering
  • Hard to use
  • Does not fit on screen properly
  • Doesn't use entire screen
  • Hangs
  • Doesn't show desktop sites anymore
  • Unable to handle auth pop-ups
  • Unable to find settings screen
  • Lack of zoom
  • Slow loading
  • Lack of Java
  • Constant asking of (open in ___ tab)
  • Takes away screen space for advertising

Requested features

6 requests
  • Make it full screen
  • Make icons clearer
  • Fix iPhone 5 compatibility
  • Allow zooming in and out
  • Allow landscape mode
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  • Remove ads

QR Code Maker

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Keeps taking to a blank site
  • Did not make the right bar code
  • No other info shown after entering code name
  • App Store link to developer website and app help do not work
  • Shuts down phone
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  • Crashing App, Erasing your data
  • Crashes Immediately
  • Serious Bug: cannot get QR codes off iPhone after denying photo library access
  • Won't save to my Camera roll
  • No way to delete the created codes
  • Not iPad friendly, doesn't recognize landscape mode
  • Blank screen, absolutely of no use
  • Doesn't save the created codes to the camera roll
  • Trouble sending to teachers
  • Need internet connection to generate codes
  • Works very bad on the new iPad
  • Freezes up when touching anything or waiting long
  • Cannot go back or edit/delete spelling mistakes
  • Cannot get into the screen to put in the URL
  • Found URL request instead of phone number
  • Codes generated didn't fully support the whole link
  • Cannot delete old codes
  • Doesn't print to airprinter
  • Locks up as soon as hit the "add" button

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add edit button
  • Add delete functionality for codes
  • Support for photos and videos
  • Add an edit button
  • Add an iOS 7 design
Show 5 more
  • Add an edit button as well
  • Fix sending issues
  • Add rotation ability
  • Allow deletion of created codes
  • Make iPad friendly (landscape mode)

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iFox Browser

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium 6 Months$4.996 Months
  • Premium Annual$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99
None

QR Code Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFox Browser free?
iFox Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Code Maker free?
QR Code Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFox Browser or QR Code Maker?
QR Code Maker is rated higher. iFox Browser averages 3.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while QR Code Maker averages 3.4 from 20 ratings.
Do iFox Browser or QR Code Maker have ads?
Neither iFox Browser nor QR Code Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFox Browser or QR Code Maker?
iFox Browser ships an update every 6 months, and QR Code Maker every 5 months. Most recently, iFox Browser was updated on November 13, 2026 and QR Code Maker on November 1, 2026.

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