Comparison

Recollector App vs QRBarcode

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

Head to head
About

Recollector App

Manage and view your collections on your mobile device. This companion app syncs with desktop versions, allowing you to carry your cataloged items with you. Enjoy image viewing, searching, and sorting capabilities.

Highlights
  • Collection viewing on mobile
  • Syncs with PC/Mac versions
  • Image viewing
  • Hyperlink support
  • Rich text display
  • Searching and sorting
Features
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The Recollector App is a collection viewer for collectors. It is a companion app to the PC and Mac versions of Recollector. Collections which have been cataloged using the PC or Mac version can be exported and downloaded to the Recollector App, so that your collections can be carried with you on your iPhone or iPod touch. The Recollector App preserves all the display features of the PC and Mac versions of Recollector, including image viewing, hyperlinks, and rich text display. It also supports searching, sorting and subsetting.

About

QRBarcode

Features
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The fastest QRCode Scanner. QR Code Reader & Barcode Scanner: Read QRCode, Scan Barcode. QRCode Generator including text, URL, ISBN, etc. More than 30 types supported: QR Code, Barcode, Datamatrix, Linear, PDF417, Aztec, Code128, Code39, EAN-8, EAN-13, ISBN 13, Google Auth, etc. With powerful features : - Scan history - Search in history - Share an item - Delete an item in the history

Screenshots

Recollector App2 screens
QRBarcode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Recollector App at none against QRBarcode's shown. Recollector App also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Recollector App ships an update every 5 weeks, QRBarcode every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recollector App versus QRBarcode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecollector AppQRBarcode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMapRecord PublicationsAlparslan Topbas

In-app purchases

None

Recollector App

No in-app purchases

None

QRBarcode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recollector App free?
Recollector App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QRBarcode free?
QRBarcode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recollector App or QRBarcode have ads?
QRBarcode shows ads; Recollector App does not.
Which is updated more often, Recollector App or QRBarcode?
Recollector App ships an update every 5 weeks, and QRBarcode every 16 months. Most recently, Recollector App was updated on November 1, 2026 and QRBarcode on October 29, 2026.

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