Comparison

QR Code Reader vs CoverTrace

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

CoverTrace

Securely share only necessary parts of your identification documents. Automatically detect and cover sensitive fields like ID numbers and addresses with labeled boxes, blur, or pixelation. Exports are re-rendered to ensure covered data is permanently removed, with optional watermarking and password protection.

Highlights
  • Auto-detect sensitive fields
  • Cover fields with boxes, blur, or pixelate
  • Secure re-rendering of exports
  • Remove photo metadata
  • Recipient templates
  • On-device processing
  • Encrypted vault
Features
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Asked for a photo of your ID? Cover what they don't need on your iPhone, then send a copy made for one recipient. A host wants your passport. A landlord wants your license. You'd rather say no, but you need the booking or the apartment. CoverTrace is the middle path. COVER WHAT THEY DON'T NEED - Detection suggests what to cover: ID numbers, SSN, address, birth date, portrait, the passport code, and the barcode on the back of a license, which repeats front-side details like your name and address. It can miss text under glare, so check the preview. - Tap a suggestion or cover them all, on one page or every page. Names and signatures aren't detected, so draw those boxes yourself. - Use a solid cover for text and numbers. Blur and pixelate only soften what's underneath. - Paper too: scan a pay stub, statement, lease, or bill, or import a PDF (the first 20 pages), and cover account and card numbers. - New to it? Try it first on a fictional sample license. A FLAT COPY FOR ONE RECIPIENT - Every covered copy is re-rendered as a new, flattened image or PDF. Under a solid cover, the original pixels aren't in the file, so there's nothing to peel back. Photo metadata such as location doesn't carry over. - Before you send, CoverTrace lists what it can still read on the finished copy, to help you spot a box that slipped or a page you forgot. It can miss things. - A visible watermark says what the copy is for. - Document copies carry an invisible trace mark unless you turn it off (some templates start with it off). If one turns up where it shouldn't, your log can show which copy it was (decoding is part of Pro). A match indicates which copy, not how it got there. - Going by email? Export a password-protected PDF with Pro and send the password another way. - A private log on your iPhone records who received each document copy, and when. TEMPLATES FOR COMMON REQUESTS Templates suggest what to cover and what to keep visible for rentals, tenant screening, host and hotel check-ins, utilities, car rentals, marketplace deals, proof of income or address, and more. Most add a dated watermark. Some recipients need the complete document, like an employer completing Form I-9 or a payment platform, crypto exchange, or developer program verifying you through its own upload. Those templates cover nothing, and platform ones add no watermark; use the platform's own flow. What's accepted is always up to the recipient. CLEAN SCREENSHOTS, FREE AND UNLIMITED Share a screenshot into CoverTrace to cover card and account numbers, emails, phone numbers, and addresses, then export a clean copy. PROCESSED ON YOUR IPHONE - CoverTrace never uploads your documents, photos, scans, or share log. A copy leaves your phone only when you send it. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no servers of our own. - Apple processes payments. RevenueCat, our billing service, receives the purchase receipt and a random app ID. At launch, the app sends it that ID, a device ID, and basic app details to check whether Pro is active. - Pro's encrypted vault opens with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. If Pro ends, you can still view, export, and delete what's in it. FIND FORGOTTEN ID PHOTOS The free photo scan checks photos stored on this iPhone for pictures of IDs and payment cards. It runs on your device, won't find every one, and skips iCloud-only photos. FREE AND PRO Free: covering, templates, importing photos and PDFs, unlimited screenshot cleaning, the photo scan, the share log, and your first single-page document export. Pro adds unlimited document exports, multi-page and password-protected PDFs, the vault with expiry reminders, and trace-mark decoding. Pay once with Lifetime (no subscription), or choose Annual, which renews until you cancel. Eligible new subscribers may get a free trial of Annual where offered. Send only what they need. Privacy policy: https://covertrace.app/privacy Terms of use: https://covertrace.app/terms

Screenshots

QR Code Reader4 screens
CoverTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CoverTrace at 100% against QR Code Reader's 54%. CoverTrace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). QR Code Reader's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and CoverTrace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CoverTrace 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 84 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of QR Code Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of CoverTrace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code Reader ships an update every 9 days, CoverTrace weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QR Code Reader versus CoverTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code ReaderCoverTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (84 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouch 4 FeelTRD Ventures LLC

Customer experience

QR Code Reader

All ratings84 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative35.4%

CoverTrace

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
3 purchases

CoverTrace

Subscriptions2
  • CoverTrace Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CoverTrace Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • CoverTrace Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is QR Code Reader free?
QR Code Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoverTrace free?
CoverTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QR Code Reader or CoverTrace?
CoverTrace is rated higher. QR Code Reader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while CoverTrace averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do QR Code Reader or CoverTrace have ads?
QR Code Reader shows ads; CoverTrace does not.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Reader or CoverTrace?
QR Code Reader ships an update every 9 days, and CoverTrace weekly. Most recently, QR Code Reader was updated on September 26, 2026 and CoverTrace on September 23, 2026.

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