Comparison

QR Code Scanner Tool vs Store Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes
  • Scan 2D codes
  • Scan barcodes
  • Read blurry codes
  • Save scan history
  • Access websites
  • Initiate phone calls
Features
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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.

About

Store Notes

Bookmark your favorite items from various stores, including apps, music, movies, and e-books. Attach notes and ratings, and easily share your discoveries. Features a widget for quick access and iCloud synchronization.

Highlights
  • Bookmark store items
  • Attach notes and ratings
  • Share to social media
  • Widget for quick access
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Direct registration from store apps
Features
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This app, You can bookmark the store items. Apps, Musics, Movies, E-books, Audiobooks are target. A favorite item, You can attach a note and a star. Share to Twitter, Facebook, LINE, E-Mail is easy. You can register directly to the StoreNotes from "Action button" of the Store Apps. StoreNotes icon has been added to the place where Message and Mail icons are displayed when sharing. "Widget feature" App has a widget. In the widget, it is displayed from the newly registered item, and when tapped it moves to the target store page. When you open this app after copying the URL of the Apps, this app search the Apps. You can also pass multiple at a time. "Examples of how to use" - Open this app after "Copy Link" from "Action button" in the App Store . - Paste the many app URL into Notepad on Mac. iCloud synchronization ! Copy them on the iPhone side and open this app.

Screenshots

QR Code Scanner Tool4 screens
Store Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Store Notes at 83% against QR Code Scanner Tool's 8%. Store Notes also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). QR Code Scanner Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Store Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Code Scanner Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Store Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of QR Code Scanner Tool's written reviews are positive against 83% of Store Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code Scanner Tool ships an update every 15 months, Store Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
QR Code Scanner Tool versus Store Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code Scanner ToolStore Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGEARS TECHNOLOGY LTDtadashi atoji

Customer experience

QR Code Scanner Tool

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

Store Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QR Code Scanner Tool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Store Notes

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$2.99

Questions

Is QR Code Scanner Tool free?
QR Code Scanner Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Store Notes free?
Store Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QR Code Scanner Tool or Store Notes?
Store Notes is rated higher. QR Code Scanner Tool averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Store Notes averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do QR Code Scanner Tool or Store Notes have ads?
QR Code Scanner Tool shows ads; Store Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Scanner Tool or Store Notes?
QR Code Scanner Tool ships an update every 15 months, and Store Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, QR Code Scanner Tool was updated on October 6, 2026 and Store Notes on October 20, 2026.

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