Barcode Scanners vs QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barcode Scanners
This app offers robust barcode scanning capabilities, supporting over 30 different types including QR, UPC, and Data Matrix. It provides powerful parsing for industry-standard formats like driver's licenses and GS1 codes, simplifying data extraction.
- Scan over 30 barcode types
- QR code scanning
- UPC scanning
- Data Matrix scanning
- GS1 code parsing
- Driver's license data parsing
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Barcode scanning made simple! Use this powerful app to easily scan over 30 different types of barcodes, including QR, UPC, GS1, Data Matrix, PDF417, DotCode, and many others. The Cognex Barcode Scanners application reads all major barcode symbologies, including Aztec Code, Codabar, Code 11, Code 25 (Interleaved, Industrial, COOP, Matrix and ITF-14), Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Data Matrix, DotCode, EAN, ISBN, GS1 DataBar, MaxiCode, MSI Plessey, PDF417, Micro PDF417, Postal Codes, QR Code (Micro and Standard), TELEPEN and UPC barcode types, as well as GS1 sub-types like GS1 QR Code, GS1 Data Matrix and GS1-128. The app also provides powerful parsers to examine industry standard formatted barcodes more easily such as AAMVA (US and Canadian Driver’s Licenses), GS1, IUID, Structured Carrier Messages (MaxiCode), and more! To learn more about Cognex's high-speed barcode scanning and computer vision solutions, visit https://www.cognex.com.
QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner
Easily scan QR codes and various barcode types, save your scan history, and generate your own QR codes from text. Access recent scans quickly through widgets.
- Scan QR codes and barcodes
- Save scan history (up to 100 entries)
- Generate QR codes from text
- Today extension for quick access
- HomeScreen widget support
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Simple QR Code Reader for iPhone is very useful QR Code & Barcode Reader. ■FEATURES ・Support Barcode This application can also read a EAN Code as well as QR Code. ・Save Scan history This application can save 100 scanning histories. ・Generate QR Code This application can create QR Code from text that you entered. ■Today extension & HomeScreen Widget You can immediately access to scanning histories from widget.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Barcode Scanners at none against QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner's shown. Barcode Scanners also leads on ratings volume (811 vs 18) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Barcode Scanners against 4.6 for QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barcode Scanners has 811 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Barcode Scanners's written reviews are positive against 77% of QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner's.
Barcode Scanners ships an update every 5 months, QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barcode Scanners | QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (811 ratings) — better | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better | 77.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cognex Corporation | BUILD LLC |
Customer experience
Barcode Scanners
QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner
Bugs and requests
Barcode Scanners
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing after iOS 12.3.1 update
- Unable to scan certain barcode types (e.g. GS1 DataMatrix)
- Frozen camera view after initial scan
Requested features
4 requests- Option to disable tips/tooltips on startup
- Batch export/logging of scan history
- Ability to display non-readable characters
- Deeper Shortcuts integration
QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barcode Scanners
No in-app purchases
QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Barcode Scanners free?
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Do Barcode Scanners or QR & Barcode Reader・Scanner have ads?
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