Comparison

QR Code Reader vs Recovery Birthdays

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

Head to head
About

QR Code Reader

This app transforms your device into a powerful QR code and barcode scanner with advanced security features. It offers lightning-fast detection, quishing protection, NFC tag support, and one-tap actions for seamless connectivity and data saving. You can also create and customize QR codes for personal or business use.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast QR and barcode scanning
  • Quishing protection for safe URL scanning
  • NFC tag reading
  • One-tap actions for WiFi, contacts, and more
  • Customizable QR code generation
  • Unlimited scan history and favorites
Features
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QR Code Reader for iPhone is a fast and handy QR code scanner and reader app. Scan any QR code or barcode in seconds, create your own QR and barcodes, customize them to match your style, and print them whenever you need. Whether you're scanning a restaurant menu, checking a product price, connecting to Wi-Fi, or sharing your business information, QR Code Reader: Quick & Safe gives you everything in one fast, easy-to-use app, built for quick, reliable scanning and powerful code creation. FAST QR CODE READER & BARCODE SCANNER Turn your iPhone into a powerful QR code reader and barcode scanner with QR code reader: Quick scan technology. Instantly scan codes using your camera or import an image from your photo library. The scanner recognizes 13 popular QR and barcode formats: - QR - Aztec - Code 128 - Code 39 - Code 39 Mod 43 - Code 93 - Data Matrix - EAN-13 - EAN-8 - Interleaved 2 of 5 - ITF-14 - PDF417 - UPC-E Need to identify a product? Use the built-in product price scanner to quickly look up product information after scanning supported barcodes. CREATE QR CODES & BARCODES Need more than a scanner? Create professional QR codes and barcodes in just a few taps. Generate QR codes for: - Websites - Wi-Fi networks - Contacts - Phone numbers - Email - SMS - Text - Locations - Calendar events - And more Whether you need a QR code generator or barcode generator, everything is included in one app. CUSTOMIZE YOUR QR CODES Make every QR code uniquely yours. Choose from different: - Colors - Shapes - Eye styles - Branded logos Perfect for businesses, restaurants, events, classrooms, creators, and personal use. PRINT & SHARE ANYWHERE Print QR codes directly from your iPhone or share them digitally. Create QR codes for menus, product labels, business cards, packaging, flyers, posters, and more. LINK SAFETY CHECKS Before you open a scanned link, the app runs a basic safety check, flagging warning signs like non-secure connections, disguised domains, and unusually long URLs. NFC SCANNER Read compatible NFC tags with your iPhone and instantly view the stored information. Switch between QR scanning and NFC scanning whenever you need. ICLOUD HISTORY SYNC Your scan history and generated QR codes stay organized and synchronized across your Apple devices with iCloud, making it easy to find previous scans whenever you need them. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Fast QR code reader and barcode scanner - QR code generator and barcode generator - Product price lookup - QR code customization with logos, colors, shapes, and eye styles - Print QR codes directly - Basic link safety checks before opening scanned URLs - NFC tag reader - iCloud history sync - Clean, simple interface - Supports 13 QR and barcode formats Whether you're scanning every day or creating branded QR codes for your business, QR Code Reader: Quick & Safe combines fast, dependable scanning with powerful generation and customization tools in one convenient app. Choose the plan that fits your needs: Enjoy full access with a Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly Pro plan, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscription Information: Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You'll be notified of the renewal cost beforehand. Manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Terms & Privacy: Terms of Use: https://touch4feel.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://touch4feel.com/privacy-policy Download QR Code Reader: Quick & Safe today and start scanning, creating, customizing, syncing, and printing QR codes and barcodes with confidence.

About

Recovery Birthdays

This app helps users remember and celebrate important recovery milestones for friends and loved ones. It acts as a privacy-focused contact manager, syncing with your device's contacts to track sobriety, clean, or abstinence dates and sending timely reminders. Users can also send virtual chips and key-tags to show support.

Highlights
  • Recovery milestone reminders
  • Privacy-first contact management
  • Virtual chip and key-tag sending
  • Syncs with iPhone Contacts
  • Customizable widgets
  • QR code scanner and sharing
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Recovery Birthdays: Never forget a recovery milestone again. For someone in recovery, a Sobriety Date, Clean Date, or Abstinence Date can be just as important—if not more—than a belly-button birthday.  Recovery Birthdays helps you honor and celebrate those dates in the lives of your friends and loved ones. This app is a privacy-first contacts manager designed specifically for the recovery community.  It syncs easily with your iPhone Contacts, allows you to manage recovery dates, and sends reminders the day before and on each anniversary. Privacy First: Your data is yours.  Recovery Birthdays: Does not collect any user data. Does not send information to third-party servers. Does not store any 3rd party contact details beyond: Contact name Recovery anniversary date A single image for the contact We do not store or share phone numbers, email addresses, addresses, notes, or any personal contact information.  Everything is kept local to your device or iCloud Features * Notifications for recovery anniversaries (on the day and the day before). * Send a virtual chip or key-tag from within the app—choose from sobriety coins and clean-time tags spanning 24 hours to 60 years. * Add a recovery date to existing contacts or create new ones easily. * Auto-sync with Contacts for entries labeled 'Sobriety Date', 'Clean Date', or 'Abstinence Date'. * My Contact Card tab to view your clean time and share your details via text, QR code, or other sharing options. * Built-in QR code scanner to quickly add contacts by scanning their code. * iPhone widgets, including: Clean Time widget, Sobriety Chip widget, QR Code widget for easy sharing. * Widget Colour editor In recovery, we repair the connections we once neglected. Remembering someone’s recovery anniversary is a powerful way to show love, respect, and support. Bring a cake. Write a card. Send a message. Make a call. Let them know they matter. As it’s often said: "Only through giving do we truly receive." Included Chips & Key-Tags AA Chips (24 hours to 60 years): Silver – 24 Hours Red – 30 Days / 1 Month Yellow – 60 Days / 2 Months Green – 90 Days / 3 Months Orange – 4 Months Red – 5 Months Blue – 6 Months Purple – 7 Months Orange – 8 Months Pink – 9 Months Green – 10 Months Red – 11 Months Gold – 1–60 Years NA Key-Tags: White – Just for Today Pink – Welcome Back Orange – 30 Days Green – 60 Days Red – 90 Days Blue – 6 Months Yellow – 9 Months Glow-in-the-Dark White – 1 Year Grey – 18 Months Black & Gold – Multiple Years We’d Love to Hear From You If you have ideas, feature requests, or feedback, please reach out to recoverybirthdays@gmail.com or through the app’s support page. Recovery Birthdays Celebrate. Remember. Support. Never forget their important day again.

Screenshots

QR Code Reader4 screens
Recovery Birthdays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recovery Birthdays at 5.0 against QR Code Reader's 4.5. Recovery Birthdays also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). QR Code Reader's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. QR Code Reader sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Recovery Birthdays asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recovery Birthdays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QR Code Reader has 85 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of QR Code Reader's written reviews are positive against 50% of Recovery Birthdays's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code Reader ships an update every 8 days, Recovery Birthdays fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QR Code Reader versus Recovery Birthdays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code ReaderRecovery Birthdays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (85 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings85 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouch 4 FeelKurt Lane

Customer experience

QR Code Reader

All ratings85 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative35.4%

Recovery Birthdays

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

QR Code Reader

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly QR Code Reader Pro$0.997 Days
  • Monthly QR Code Reader Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly QR Code Reader Pro3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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  • Yearly QR Code Reader Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime QR Code Reader Pro$14.99
None

Recovery Birthdays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Code Reader free?
QR Code Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recovery Birthdays free?
Recovery Birthdays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QR Code Reader or Recovery Birthdays?
Recovery Birthdays is rated higher. QR Code Reader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Recovery Birthdays averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do QR Code Reader or Recovery Birthdays have ads?
QR Code Reader shows ads; Recovery Birthdays does not.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Reader or Recovery Birthdays?
QR Code Reader ships an update every 8 days, and Recovery Birthdays fortnightly. Most recently, QR Code Reader was updated on September 21, 2026 and Recovery Birthdays on June 10, 2026.

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