Quick Scan vs QR Barcode Text Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Scan
Easily scan and generate QR codes for various data types like text, URLs, and contacts. Save scanned content and generated codes, with all history automatically logged for later use or deletion.
- Scan QR codes
- Generate QR codes
- Save scanned content
- Auto-save history
- Erase history data
- Generate for text, URL, contacts
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Quick Scan application is easy to scan and generate QR (Quick response) codes. Scan, save and use any information by QR Code. Features: *The scanned content of the code could be copied and used later. *The scanned results are auto saved in the history along with the date. *Any data in the history could be erased later. *Provisions to generate QR code for plain text, url, number and contacts saved in your iPhone. *Generated QR codes could be saved in the photo.
QR Barcode Text Scanner
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QR Barcode Text Scanner is a clean and easy to use OCR/QR Code scanner. It helps you to manage all your scan results easily. The Text recognition feature is only available for iOS 13 and above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Quick Scan at 11.0 against QR Barcode Text Scanner's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Scan ships an update every 3 months, QR Barcode Text Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Scan | QR Barcode Text Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 农 葛 | Qian Kun zhu |
In-app purchases
Quick Scan
No in-app purchases
QR Barcode Text Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Quick Scan free?
Is QR Barcode Text Scanner free?
Do Quick Scan or QR Barcode Text Scanner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Quick Scan or QR Barcode Text Scanner?
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