Comparison

iPin vs URLtoQR extension

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

Head to head
About

iPin

This app transforms your iPhone into a professional laser presenter. It works with a small, attachable laser device, allowing for wireless control of presentations and mouse cursors via simple gestures. The device stays plugged into your iPhone's headphone jack and draws power from it, eliminating the need for batteries.

Highlights
  • Laser pointer functionality
  • Wireless presentation control (PowerPoint/Keynote)
  • Gesture control for page flipping and laser activation
  • Mouse cursor control
  • 90-degree turn for ON/OFF switching
  • Draws power from iPhone, no batteries needed
Features
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***NOTICE*** iPin app is working with the "iPin laser". To buy the laser, please check out our website at www.ipinlaser.com 2012 by Conary Enterprise Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Product Name: iPin — Mobile-powered laser presenter for iPhone Product Descriptions The ultimate presenter beyond your imagination. iPin is the last brick of perfecting your iPhone to be a professional laser presenter. It is delicately engineered to be small. So small that it could even hide inside your iPhone without being noticed. It stays with your iPhone and ready for work, always. No more worry of lost and changing batteries. Features It’s small. Incredibly small. Your iPhone is smart enough to cover everything a professional presenter could do, almost; except one little stuff: a laser beam. So, what you really need, is just a laser beam, but nothing else. iPin is made so small that it could even completely sit inside the 3.5mm headphone minijack. Just plugin, your iPhone is immediately equipped with a high brightness 635nm laser beam like its own. Can’t be simpler than that. Stay plugged in. Answer the coming calls without pulling out your iPin. No panic. Simply turn 90o to OFF position and talk as usual. The iPin tip is completely redesigned to define ON and OFF position by just 90o turn. Your iPhone will deliver voice to the speaker while iPin is switched to OFF. No miss call. The iPin App reminds you, too. Seamless discussion and presentation. Start your meeting with a focus point. The key of an efficient meeting is focus on the discussion. As a presentation speaker, your iPin and the app help you easily control your PowerPoint or Keynote materials through WiFi or Bluetooth*, by simple gestures. Even you are just an attendee of the meeting, the handy iPin laser make your discussion more focused and efficient, too. WiFi/Bluetooth* connection Simply connect your iPhone to the PC or Mac that runs your presentation materials by WiFi or Bluetooth*. Done! With iPin, now you take full control on your presentation. (*Bluetooth connection is only recommended in particular cases.) Gesture Control Audience is where you should put your eyes on. Forget about buttons on the presenter. iPin app reads your intuitive thumb gestures to flip the pages and shoot the laser beam. Countdown alarm reminds you the time left. All the functions work under lowest backlight setting once the presentation starts. It helps your presentation to be elegantly perfect. One more thing! Just one quick move to control the mouse curser while you are in speech. It’s cool! Come discover it. Changing battery no more. A dim laser light point not only makes the audience confused, but also annoys you while you’re talking. What a disaster is that you find your presenter in low battery while 1st page of your speech. iPin gives you battery headache free, as long as your iPhone is charged. The power consumption of iPin is as low as playing songs*. (Laser pointer function only. Not including WiFi connection to PC or Mac) Where is iPin needed? Business meetings, conferences, classrooms, and wherever a sharing takes place. With iPin, communications become much easier. Not only the speaker gets help by iPin’s full function app, but also the meeting attendees can response to the presentation contents more accurately. iPin, a little key of mutual understanding. For more info, visit www.ipinlaser.com

About

URLtoQR extension

Easily create QR codes for the websites you're currently browsing. This tool offers a straightforward way to share links via QR codes without any intrusive tracking.

Highlights
  • Generate QR codes for current websites
  • Safari extension integration
  • No tracking or analytics
  • Direct in-app support
Features
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Turn any webpage into a QR code in one tap. URLtoQR is a lightweight Safari extension that instantly generates a QR code for the website you're currently viewing. Perfect for sharing a link with someone next to you, opening a page on another device, or sending an article to your phone without typing a thing. HOW IT WORKS Tap the URLtoQR icon in Safari's toolbar, and a QR code for the current page appears instantly. Long press or right-click the code to save it to your photos, share it, or copy it to the clipboard. FEATURES • One-tap QR generation for the active tab • Works on every website • Save, share, or copy the QR code in seconds • Clean, minimal popup — no clutter • Runs entirely on-device PRIVACY URLtoQR contains zero tracking, zero analytics, and zero data collection. Your browsing stays on your device, where it belongs. QR codes are generated locally — nothing is ever sent to a server. SUPPORT If you run into any issue or have a feature request, please get in touch using the in-app contact options. We read every message.

Screenshots

iPin4 screens
URLtoQR extension2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: URLtoQR extension at 100% against iPin's 21%. URLtoQR extension also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and device support (5 vs 2). iPin's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

URLtoQR extension holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of iPin's written reviews are positive against 100% of URLtoQR extension's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPin ships an update every 5 weeks, URLtoQR extension every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iPin versus URLtoQR extension: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPinURLtoQR extension
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidAlexandre Reol

Customer experience

iPin

All ratings14 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

URLtoQR extension

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iPin

No in-app purchases

None

URLtoQR extension

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPin free?
iPin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is URLtoQR extension free?
URLtoQR extension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPin or URLtoQR extension?
URLtoQR extension is rated higher. iPin averages 1.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while URLtoQR extension averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do iPin or URLtoQR extension have ads?
Neither iPin nor URLtoQR extension shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPin or URLtoQR extension?
iPin ships an update every 5 weeks, and URLtoQR extension every 5 months. Most recently, iPin was updated on October 13, 2026 and URLtoQR extension on September 23, 2026.

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