Comparison

QR machine vs Bantam Tools Hatch

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

Head to head
About

QR machine

Transform ordinary QR codes into visually appealing branding elements. Customize codes with images, adjust their appearance, and export them in high-quality formats for marketing and business use.

Highlights
  • Add custom images to QR codes
  • Adjust size, contrast, and brightness
  • Export as SVG
  • Export as high-res raster
  • Ideal for business cards and marketing
Features
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Elevate Your Codes, Amplify Your Brand! Transform ordinary QR codes into eye-catching branding tools with QRMachine. Choose images, tweak size and visuals, then export as SVG or high-res raster. Perfect for business cards, marketing, and beyond – stand out with every scan! Key Features: - Select or capture images - Adjust size, contrast, brightness - Export as SVG or high-res raster - Versatile Applications: Ideal for business cards, promotions, and product packaging – make QR codes an extension of your brand identity.

About

Bantam Tools Hatch

Transform photos into SVG line art for drawing machines. Explore four unique drawing modes and three color modes to create physical artwork from digital images. Export clean SVG files compatible with various pen plotters.

Highlights
  • Photo to SVG conversion
  • Four drawing modes (Crosshatch, Squiggle, Pixel, Stipple)
  • Three color modes
  • Intuitive visual workflow
  • Export clean SVG artwork
  • Compatible with Bantam Tools drawing machine and other pen plotters
Features
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Bantam Tools Hatch™ is a photo-to-drawing tool that transforms everyday photos into beautiful SVG line art, ready to draw with real pens on real paper using your Bantam Tools drawing machine or another .SVG compatible pen plotter. Choose from four distinct drawing modes and three color modes to control how your image is translated into lines, marks, and color. Crosshatch Build tone and depth with layered intersecting lines, turning photos into richly shaded pen drawings. Squiggle Use flowing, wavy lines to create playful drawings with a distinctly algorithmic feel. Pixel Turn photos into bold pixel-art compositions, translating tonal detail into structured, dithered patterns. Stipple Build images from clusters of short dots and marks, creating texture, shading, and detail through density. Hatch is designed for an intuitive, visual workflow. Adjust your image, explore different drawing styles and color modes, and export clean SVG artwork ready for your Bantam Tools drawing machine or another compatible pen plotter. From photographs and portraits to experimental generative compositions, Hatch makes it easy to move from pixels on a screen to physical drawings on paper.

Screenshots

QR machine4 screens
Bantam Tools Hatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bantam Tools Hatch at Free against QR machine's $9.99. QR machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Bantam Tools Hatch is free to download; QR machine costs $9.99 up front. Bantam Tools Hatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QR machine against 5.0 for Bantam Tools Hatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
QR machine versus Bantam Tools Hatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR machineBantam Tools Hatch
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnton ShauchenkaBantamTools

Customer experience

QR machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bantam Tools Hatch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

QR machine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bantam Tools Hatch

One-time1
  • Hatch Pro$9.99

Questions

Is QR machine free?
QR machine costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bantam Tools Hatch free?
Bantam Tools Hatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QR machine or Bantam Tools Hatch?
QR machine and Bantam Tools Hatch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do QR machine or Bantam Tools Hatch have ads?
Neither QR machine nor Bantam Tools Hatch shows ads.

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