Scandit SDK Showcase vs QWedge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scandit SDK Showcase
Evaluate smart data capture capabilities with this app, featuring high-performance barcode and secure ID scanning. Test multiple features without coding, including batch scanning and AR overlays.
- High-performance barcode reader
- Fast, accurate ID scanning
- Pre-built scanning UI
- Batch scan multiple codes
- Augmented reality overlays
- Scan multiple barcodes on one label
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Discover why 6 of the top 10 Fortune 100 companies count on Scandit for smart barcode and ID scanning. The Scandit SDK Showcase lets you evaluate multiple smart data capture capabilities in a single app, and without writing a line of code. - High performance barcode reader for 30+ common barcodes - Fast, accurate and secure ID scanning of 2500+ ID documents worldwide - Pre-built scanning user interfaces for fast integration - Batch scan multiple codes simultaneously - Augmented reality (AR) overlays - Scan multiple barcodes on a single label - Select and scan one barcode out of many Sign up for a free test license at https://www.scandit.com/trial/. Copyright Scandit AG Scandit's products are patent protected. Details at http://scandit.com/patents
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: Scandit SDK Showcase at 4.3 against QWedge's 3.0. Scandit SDK Showcase also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (240 vs 6). QWedge's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Scandit SDK Showcase holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scandit SDK Showcase has 240 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Scandit SDK Showcase's written reviews are positive against 70% of QWedge's.
Scandit SDK Showcase ships an update every 3 weeks, QWedge every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Scandit SDK Showcase | QWedge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (240 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 240 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scandit AG | Infinite Peripherals Inc. |
Customer experience
Scandit SDK Showcase
QWedge
Bugs and requests
Scandit SDK Showcase
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iOS 12.5.5 and older
- Fails to read certain barcode types (e.g. Royal Mail 4 State)
- Truncates or misreads longer barcode data
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to scan from photo library
- Provide more detailed barcode information
- Implement export/copy functionality for scanned data
- Add customization options (e.g. default scan mode)
QWedge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scandit SDK Showcase
No in-app purchases
QWedge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Scandit SDK Showcase free?
Is QWedge free?
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