Comparison

QR File vs TabLinker

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

Head to head
About

QR File

Features
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This QR code can be called up with any smartphone without having to download the app. The QR code can be shared accordingly. The app is particularly suitable for: - Seminars: Here the seminar documents can be downloaded during the seminar without having to laboriously send the documents to the participants - Restaurants can spread their menu inexpensively. - Teachers can conveniently distribute assignments to students during class. - Business cards can be passed on via QR code The QR code can be inserted anywhere.

About

TabLinker

Organize your web research and browsing sessions with this tab manager. Save, restore, and manage links with a simple folder structure, tags, and notes. Export your organized content in various formats, synced across your devices.

Highlights
  • Save and restore browser sessions
  • Organize links with folders, tags, and notes
  • Search by title, URL, tags, and notes
  • Import from bookmark files and URL lists
  • Export in multiple formats (JSON, HTML, Markdown, etc.)
  • Syncs privately with iCloud
  • Recover deleted items
Features
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TabLinker is a tab manager and link organizer for iPhone and iPad. Save links and whole Safari sessions in seconds, keep them in clean folders, and find them again on any of your devices. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Save every open Safari tab at once with the TabLinker Safari extension, without leaving Safari • Reopen a saved folder's tabs right from the extension • Save a link from the share sheet in any app, with the real page title, even for YouTube • Paste a list of URLs, or import bookmark files (JSON and HTML) • Shortcuts and Siri actions to save links and create folders STAY ORGANIZED • Flat folders with icons and colors, plus tags and notes • Pin favorite tabs and folders for quick access • Search titles, URLs, tags and notes • Select many links at once to move, delete or refresh their titles • Links you've opened are marked automatically • Smart duplicate handling • Recently Deleted keeps items for 30 days EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no account • On Mac, TabLinker also imports tabs from 13 browsers, restores whole windows, and can back up your open windows automatically EXPORT IN YOUR FORMAT JSON, HTML, Markdown, Plain Text, RTF, CSV, bullet lists and your own templates. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no ads, no tracking. Your links sync through your own iCloud. TABLINKER PRO • One-time unlock • Unlimited saved tabs and links • No subscription • Works across all your Apple devices LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://www.tablinker.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

QR File2 screens
TabLinker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR File at none against TabLinker's 1. TabLinker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TabLinker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR File asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR File ships an update every 8 months, TabLinker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
QR File versus TabLinker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR FileTabLinker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOliver KuckHuy Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

QR File

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TabLinker

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$17.99

Questions

Is QR File free?
QR File is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabLinker free?
TabLinker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QR File or TabLinker have ads?
QR File shows ads; TabLinker does not.
Which is updated more often, QR File or TabLinker?
QR File ships an update every 8 months, and TabLinker fortnightly. Most recently, QR File was updated on October 4, 2026 and TabLinker on October 28, 2026.

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