Comparison

Fancy QR vs DeckForge

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

Head to head
About

Fancy QR

Design unique and branded QR codes with customizable colors, shapes, and logos. Generate artistic QR codes using AI or create standard types like URLs, WiFi, and contact cards. Includes a built-in scanner and analytics for business use.

Highlights
  • Customizable dot shapes and eye patterns
  • Gradient colors and logo integration
  • AI-generated artistic QR codes
  • Support for all QR code types
  • Dynamic QR codes with updateable content
  • Scan analytics and high-resolution export
  • Built-in QR code scanner
Features
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Make QR codes that look like your brand designed them — in seconds. Fancy QR turns plain black-and-white codes into branded, scannable art. Pick your colors, shapes, and gradients, drop in your logo, or let AI generate a unique artistic QR from a text prompt. Every code stays fully scannable. Built for creators, freelancers, and small businesses who care how their brand looks. DESIGN YOUR WAY • 8 dot shapes — circle, star, diamond, and more • 8 eye patterns — leaf, teardrop, shield, fireball • Multi-stop gradients with up to 5 color stops • Independent eye and pupil shapes • Photo fills for background or pixels • Glow, drop shadow, grain, and vignette effects • Frames with a custom call-to-action • Ready-made templates so you can start fast AI ART QR CODES Type a style prompt — "Japanese garden in watercolor" — and get a QR that doubles as art. Always scannable. EVERY QR TYPE URL, text, WiFi, contact card (vCard), email, SMS, and phone. One tap to create, one tap to share. BUILT FOR BUSINESS • Brand presets — save colors, logo, and style • Digital business cards • Batch generation from CSV • Dynamic QR codes you can update after printing • Scan analytics so you know what works • High-resolution export up to 4096px SCAN & READ Built-in scanner reads any QR or barcode instantly. Full history in one place. PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. No account required. Download Fancy QR and make every code worth a second look. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://BigBalli.com/privacy

About

DeckForge

Features
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Card Game Prototyping & Playtesting Tool DeckForge is the fastest way to design, build, and playtest custom card games on your phone. Stop printing paper prototypes — create your entire tabletop deck digitally and start shuffling in minutes. Whether you're a board game designer iterating on a new card game or a group of friends playtesting a homebrew, DeckForge gives you everything you need to go from idea to play session without cutting a single card. **BUILD YOUR DECK** Create cards individually or generate entire decks at once with the bulk card wizard. Set names, colors, tags, types (cards, tokens, tiles), quantities, and custom characteristics. Duplicate decks to branch your design without losing previous versions. Import and export decks as JSON to share with collaborators. **DESIGN CUSTOM CARD LAYOUTS** Use the drag-and-drop card designer to build visual templates for your cards. Place text, icons, and images anywhere on the canvas. Bind fields to card data so every card renders with its own stats. Design a custom card back for your deck. Apply templates to individual cards or entire sets in one tap. **PLAY LIKE IT'S ON THE TABLE** Shuffle, draw, discard, and flip cards with smooth animations and haptic feedback that feels like a real tabletop experience. Tap any card to inspect it, move it between piles, or trigger game actions. Pinch to zoom on card details. Create custom piles — draw decks, hands, discard piles, fields — to match any game's layout. **THREE REALISTIC SHUFFLE ALGORITHMS** Choose how your deck shuffles: Fisher-Yates for perfect randomization, Overhand for a casual table shuffle feel, or Riffle for authentic card-game shuffling. Configure pass and cut counts for the simulation style you want. **LOCAL MULTIPLAYER — 2 TO 6 PLAYERS** Pass the device and play with friends. DeckForge supports 2–6 players with custom names, color-coded turns, a privacy screen between handoffs, and an optional turn timer. A full action log tracks every draw, discard, and move so no one loses track of the game. **ADD GAME LOGIC WITHOUT CODE** Attach scripts to any card using a visual builder — no programming required. Set triggers (on draw, on play, on discard, on tap, on flip), add conditions, and define actions like drawing extra cards, moving cards between piles, shuffling, flipping, adjusting counters, or displaying messages. Your game rules run automatically during play. **TRACK YOUR STATS** The statistics dashboard shows draw probabilities for every card, tag, and color in your deck. After playtesting, review balance scores, most-drawn cards, total playtime, and auto-generated insights to refine your game design. **SESSION TEMPLATES** Save starting layouts so you can replay the same setup instantly. Define which piles exist, how many cards each starts with, face-up or face-down orientation, and which piles are player-specific. Start a four-player game with a single tap. **EXPORT FOR PRINT** When your game is ready, export a print-ready PDF with crop marks, bleed, and CMYK color support. Home print and print-shop presets are built in. Printer Friendly option black/white grayscale.

Screenshots

Fancy QR2 screens
DeckForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DeckForge at 15.5 against Fancy QR's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fancy QR sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DeckForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fancy QR ships an update fortnightly, DeckForge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fancy QR versus DeckForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFancy QRDeckForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB43 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperBigBalli Consulting llcSamuel Harmon

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Fancy QR

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Business Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Business Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • AI 5 Credits$0.99
  • AI 25 Credits$3.99
  • AI 100 Credits$12.99
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  • Lifetime$79.99
1 purchases

DeckForge

One-time1
  • DeckForge Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Fancy QR free?
Fancy QR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeckForge free?
DeckForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fancy QR or DeckForge have ads?
Neither Fancy QR nor DeckForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fancy QR or DeckForge?
Fancy QR ships an update fortnightly, and DeckForge every 10 days. Most recently, Fancy QR was updated on October 5, 2026 and DeckForge on October 8, 2026.

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