QR Code Scanner Tool vs Block&Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Code Scanner Tool
Quickly scan QR codes to access websites, download games, make calls, or send emails. This tool can even read blurry codes and saves all your scanning history for easy access.
- Scan QR codes
- Scan 2D codes
- Scan barcodes
- Read blurry codes
- Save scan history
- Access websites
- Initiate phone calls
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Scan QR codes and everyday barcodes quickly, with a clear preview before anything opens. QR Scanner Tool recognizes websites, email addresses, phone numbers, messages, locations, Wi-Fi networks, contacts, calendar events, and plain text. Scan live with the camera or choose an image from Photos. Enhanced on-device processing can recover many small, low-contrast, or slightly blurred codes. Highlights: - Private on-device scanning and history - Safety warnings for suspicious or unencrypted web addresses - Search, favorite, delete, and export scan history - Create and share QR codes for text, websites, and Wi-Fi - Native iPhone and iPad layouts - Dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and haptic feedback - No sign-in required Your first 10 successful scans are ad-free. You can continue for free with ads, or make a one-time in-app purchase to remove all ads. No subscription.
Block&Read
This app replaces distracting apps with reading material to help you achieve your daily page goals. It offers a built-in e-reader and blocks selected applications until you meet your reading targets, promoting focus and time management.
- Block distracting apps
- Read to meet page goals
- Built-in e-reader
- Public domain classics library
- Import your own EPUBs
- Reading insights
- Strict mode for focus
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Trade the scroll for a chapter. Block&Read locks the apps that eat your evenings and opens a book in their place. Reach your page count, and the lock lifts. A real e-reader and a real app blocker, in one app. No willpower required, just a page or two. HOW IT WORKS • Set your blocklist: social, video, news, whatever burns your day • Reach for one of them and a book opens instead • Read to your daily goal, and the lock lifts • Keep the streak alive and win your time back FREE • Block one app, forever free • Bring one of your own books • A shelf of public-domain classics in English and Spanish • Streaks, stats and daily reminders • Strict mode, no easy way out PREMIUM • Block unlimited apps • Import your own EPUBs and search 75,000+ classics • Blocking schedules and extra reader themes • Reading insights, see how you read • Private iCloud backup of your library • Monthly or yearly, or pay once with Lifetime Privacy is total. There is no account to create, nothing is measured, and nothing is sent anywhere. Your library and your reading stay on your device, or in your own private iCloud. Earn the scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dezeo.lat/blockandread/privacypolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Block&Read at 100% against QR Code Scanner Tool's 8%. Block&Read also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). QR Code Scanner Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Block&Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. QR Code Scanner Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block&Read holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of QR Code Scanner Tool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Block&Read's.
QR Code Scanner Tool ships an update every 15 months, Block&Read every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Code Scanner Tool | Block&Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IGEARS TECHNOLOGY LTD | Nicolas Gula |
Customer experience
QR Code Scanner Tool
Block&Read
In-app purchases
QR Code Scanner Tool
No in-app purchases
Block&Read
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
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