Comparison

Wasp Scan vs Scanflow

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

Head to head
About

Wasp Scan

Easily create and share custom QR codes for various types of information, including contacts, URLs, and text. Quickly upload important data to your smartphone by scanning a single image. The app also supports scanning 1D barcodes and maintains a history of all your scans.

Highlights
  • Create custom QR codes for free
  • Share contacts, URLs, text, and more
  • Scan 1D barcodes
  • Save and share scanned information
  • Built-in scan history archive
  • Automatically call, email, or browse scanned data
Features
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WASP Scan allows you to create custom QR codes for FREE. Easily share any of the following across all devices: Contacts Clipboard URLs E-mail addresses Phone numbers Text Business cards Calendar events Your smartphone is only as smart as you make it. Sure, it can hold pertinent information like contacts, calendar events, and your favorite web portals – but in the past you were forced to input all this information manually. With WASP Scan, all your most important – and not-so-important – information can be quickly and securely uploaded into your smartphone simply by scanning a single image. Whether it be text, URLs, or business cards, WASP Scan reads and generates QR Codes for FREE! Encoded QR codes can be shared publicly or with other personal devices; ensuring you have access to the information and contacts you need no matter where you are. Features Include: - Ability to scan 1D barcodes - EAN-13 EAN-8, Code128 Code39, UPC-A UPC-E - Generate FREE QR codes containing pertinent information including contacts, website URLs, phone numbers, and text, and share them across any network or device - Ability to scan, save, and share text, URLs, contact information, e-mail addresses, calendar events, and more - Built-in archive of your entire scan history - Automatically call, e-mail, or browse any scanned information

About

Scanflow

Features
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Scanflow Smartphone Scanner to scan Text / QR/Barcode from mobile app edge detection and decode. No required Internet. Scanflow-Powered mobile apps significantly outperform other scanning software solutions on any device under any condition with any type of Barcodes. Since it’s developed using advanced technology ML and Computer vision the performance will be faster and reliable. Barcode scanning technology makes it possible to scan barcodes from any angle. Working range will be recognized a barcode from anywhere on the screen no matter where it’s placed. It can be close or far away from the camera. * We have integratedMachine learning (ML) model & Computer Vision to detect QR/Barcode in effective way. * Ability to scan Barcode / QRCode (Any Code) in the same camera view and support to scan for specific to by enabling simple flag. * Low light environment images will be identified done using Computer Vision. So scanner can be identified image codes from very low light environments. * Shall be able to scan very small size Barcode / QRcode with applied algorithm which will be perform better than a very familiar commercial code scanners available in the market. * Customized Super Resolution applied in core algorithm and added Image enhancement process which will automatically improves your low-quality images using an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) method based on deep neural networks. * Computer Vision Pre-Processing applied for decoding the Barcode/QRCode images to get more accurate results with better performance. * We shall be able to detect the barcode from a long distance up to the mark of 6-7 feet distance normal to get accurate results. Ability to scan normal sized EAN & UPC code at 8 feet distance. * Have a demo version ready to download and see about how the app works for both Bar / QR codes. * You have a UI window to see the scanned details onboard along with code type. * Shall have an option on landing page to choose the type of scanning to make detection and decode codes as we want if any specific. * Available Flashlight feature support to give more accurate support during very low light to improve the detection and decode rating. * Inbuilt Auto Exposure feature support applied with algorithms which will do auto adjustment based on your environment lightings. * Camera Exposure can be controlled by option swapping screen left to right over the screen. * Provisioning all controls in this framework to handle camera screen along with successful decode beep Everything can be enabled/disabled and modified. * Provision to make Single or Continuous Scan. * Scans 1D, 2D Barcodes and the support formats given below. * The app demonstrates Tire Serial Number capture.

Screenshots

Wasp Scan4 screens
Scanflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scanflow at every 2 months against Wasp Scan's every 43 months. Wasp Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wasp Scan ships an update every 43 months, Scanflow every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wasp Scan versus Scanflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWasp ScanScanflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWASP Mobile LLCScanflow private limited

In-app purchases

None

Wasp Scan

No in-app purchases

None

Scanflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wasp Scan free?
Wasp Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanflow free?
Scanflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wasp Scan or Scanflow have ads?
Neither Wasp Scan nor Scanflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wasp Scan or Scanflow?
Wasp Scan ships an update every 43 months, and Scanflow every 2 months. Most recently, Wasp Scan was updated on October 2, 2026 and Scanflow on September 28, 2026.

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