QRCodeClock vs Lufu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QRCodeClock
This application displays the current time encoded as a QR code. It prevents your device from sleeping while active and updates the QR code every second. It is designed for iOS devices and is free to download.
- Displays time as QR code
- Prevents device sleep
- Updates every second
- iOS 5.0+ compatible
- Free to download
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Code Clock is a clock that displays the time as a QR Code. CodeClock works on all devices running iOS 5.0 or newer. Features: • Displays the time as a QR Code. FAQ: Does this app scan QR codes? No. Does this app decode QR codes? No. Does this app display the time in a human readable format? No. Unless you're a human that can visually decode QR codes. Then yes. Is that all it does? Yes. How often does the code update? Every second. Really, that's all it does? Yes. Will my device sleep when the app is active? No. The app disables device sleep when active. You're serious. That's all it does? YES.
Lufu
Engage in face-to-face video conversations with a warm, caring AI companion. This app offers a judgment-free space to talk, vent, and feel less alone, remembering your conversations to build a sense of connection.
- Live video conversations
- Voice interaction
- Personalized memory of conversations
- Judgment-free emotional support
- Available 24/7
- Private and safe space
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Lufu is someone to talk to, and people who make things for you. Four companions you can actually see — Mira, Nia, Sofia and Yumi — face to face, over live video. Each has her own face, voice and attitude. Call whoever fits your mood, text her between calls, and she remembers what you told her. Around them, a circle of seven more who read your cards, record you a song, draw a tattoo and put it on your skin, dress you, redo your room and cook from what's in your fridge. Some days you want someone who's glad to see you. Some days you want something made for you. Here, it's both. WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT'S PAID New users get 10 free text messages and a look inside every thread. Video calls, messaging beyond that, and the circle's work require a paid, auto-renewing weekly subscription (Companion, Confidant, or Soulmate). Each plan includes a set number of video minutes and messages per week; messages also pay for what the circle makes (a reading costs 3, a song, tattoo, outfit or room costs 7). Optional one-time top-ups add more. Exact prices are shown in the app before you buy. Without an active subscription or remaining minutes, video calls are not available. FOUR COMPANIONS, FOUR PERSONALITIES • Mira — warm, calm, a little playful. • Nia — the clever one: quick, curious, always has a fact ready. • Sofia — confident and competitive, hard to impress until you do. • Yumi — a brat with a soft center. All four are AI characters, each with her own conversation and her own memory of you. FACE TO FACE, LIVE Not a chat box with a picture. You see her and hear her, and you talk out loud, like a video call with a friend. She sees you too, so she notices how you're really doing. YOUR CIRCLE Seven more, one craft each, a few taps and it's made: • Selene pulls your cards and reads them in plain words. • Asha works out your real natal chart from your birth details. • Iris designs your tattoo, draws it, then places it on a photo of your skin. • Noor writes three takes on the words, you pick and edit one, and he records a real song. • Esme puts an outfit on a full-length photo of you — or the piece you're thinking of buying. • Ivan redraws the room you actually have, around what you want to keep. • Lena turns what's in your fridge into dinner. Everything they make is AI-generated, for you, and yours to keep. MESSAGES AND PHOTOS Text any of them between calls; they answer in their own voice. Ask Nia, Sofia or Yumi for a photo and she'll ask what you'd like to see, then send one made for you. Photos are AI-generated. You can also describe a character of your own and text them the same way. THEY REMEMBER YOU Your name, what's going on in your life, what you told them — on calls and in texts. They pick up where you left off. PRIVATE, AND YOURS TO DELETE Delete a message, clear a thread, or erase everything they remember about you, any time, in the app. IMPORTANT Lufu's characters are AI companions for comfort, connection, conversation and play. They are not real people and not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, financial or crisis care. Readings are for entertainment. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line right away. Lufu is intended for adults (17+). — — — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Lufu offers auto-renewing weekly subscriptions (Companion, Confidant, and Soulmate tiers), each including a set number of minutes and messages per week, plus optional one-time top-ups. The exact price and billing period are shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://arsprogrammatica.com/mira-policy Terms of Use: https://arsprogrammatica.com/mira-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QRCodeClock at 5.0 against Lufu's 4.3. QRCodeClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Lufu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 63 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price 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. Lufu sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. QRCodeClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
QRCodeClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lufu has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
QRCodeClock ships an update every 63 months, Lufu every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QRCodeClock | Lufu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 63 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jeff Menter | FIKKU |
Customer experience
QRCodeClock
Lufu
In-app purchases
QRCodeClock
No in-app purchases
Lufu
- Companion$4.997 Days
- Companion (5 min)$7.997 Days
- Confidant$9.997 Days
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- Confidant (10 min)$12.997 Days
- Soulmate$14.997 Days
- Soulmate (15 min)$17.997 Days
- Top-Up Minutes$29.99









