Webcam Widgets vs OpenQR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Webcam Widgets
Display live images from the web directly on your Home Screen. Track weather, charts, or any live image feed with customizable widgets. Share images easily with friends.
- Customizable Home Screen widgets
- Live image updates from web URLs
- Track weather, charts, and webcams
- Share images from widgets
- Supports JPEG, JPG, and PNG URLs
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ImageTracker lets you add image widgets to your Home Screen with live images from the web which update with realtime information. You can use it to track a weather cameras, various charts and figures, or anything live image you can think of! ImageTracker is the spiritual successor of SlothCam, the original webcam app for Dashboard, MacOS, and iOS, and it offers similar features to SlothCam, but in a modern Home Screen Widget format. With this app you can create widgets using any live image from the web (jpeg, jpg, png URLs). Whether it’s a satellite image of the Earth, a real-time weather forecast, space weather charts showing aurora data, or a live webcam feed, this app allows you to create dynamic widgets with live content from the web. To install a Home Screen Widget, tap and hold on your Home Screen until the icons jiggle and press + to add a widget. Once you add the widget, you can tap it while in Home Screen edit mode and add a custom URL to the widget. Features: •Customizable Widgets: Place any image URL into a Home Screen widget on your iPhone or iPad or Mac. •Live Updates: Widgets refresh periodically to display the latest data, ensuring your information is always current. •Versatile Use Cases: Ideal for displaying weather maps, NASA satellite images, live webcams, space weather charts, aurora borealis data, and more. Any image published to the web can be used! •Easily share images from widgets with friends. ImageTracker is free to use. Purchasing the app removes the in-app ad banner and the nag message that appears on the widget, and allows you to customize widgets with title text for each webcam image. Privacy Policy: https://catspaw-systems.com/PrivacyPolicies/ImageTrackerPrivacy.html
OpenQR
This utility app allows users to scan QR codes and barcodes with their device's camera. It offers various actions for decoded content, such as copying, opening links, or searching, with a focus on privacy and a clean user interface.
- Automatic QR code and barcode detection
- Multiple action options for scanned content
- Supports numerous barcode formats
- Privacy-focused, no accounts or tracking
- Offline detection capabilities
- Open-source code available
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OpenQR is a fast, open-source QR code scanner and barcode reader for iPad and iPhone, built for clear decoded results, deliberate actions, and private everyday scanning. Point the camera at a supported code. OpenQR detects it automatically and displays the decoded content inside the app. Look is the default action, so content is not copied, opened, searched for, or shared automatically. Review the result first, then choose what happens next. Actions for Every Scan Choose Copy, Link, Look, Search, or Share before or after scanning. - Copy: Save decoded content to the device's clipboard. - Link: Open supported links directly, with a web search fallback when needed. - Look: Review scrollable and selectable decoded content without triggering an external action. - Search: Search decoded content in the default browser. - Share: Send decoded content through the system share sheet. Barcode Format Support OpenQR supports Aztec, Codabar, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Data Matrix, EAN-13, EAN-8, ITF-14, PDF417, QR, UPC-A, and UPC-E formats. Built for Everyday Codes Use OpenQR with standard QR codes and barcodes on business cards, labels, menus, packages, posters, presentations, products, signs, tickets, transit stops, and websites. Why OpenQR? - Automatic Detection: Scan supported codes as soon as they enter the camera view. - Built-In Sample: Preview the decoded-result workflow before scanning another code. - Camera Controls: Control flash when available and switch between front and rear cameras. - Full-Screen Interface: Keep the camera and essential glass controls at the center of the experience. - Offline Detection: Detect QR codes and barcodes on the device without an internet connection. Online links and web searches may require internet access. - Open Source: Contribute to, inspect, or learn from the publicly available source code. - Privacy-Focused: Use OpenQR without accounts, advertising, analytics, subscriptions, or tracking. - Session History: Revisit recent scan results during the current app session. History clears when the app is relaunched. OpenQR is designed for people who want a clean, focused, and private QR reader and barcode scanner without clutter or unnecessary setup. Open the app, point the camera, review the result, and choose what happens next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenQR at none against Webcam Widgets's 2. OpenQR also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Webcam Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Webcam Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. OpenQR asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Webcam Widgets against 5.0 for OpenQR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Webcam Widgets has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Webcam Widgets | OpenQR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catspaw Systems LLC | Murat Sancak |
In-app purchases
Webcam Widgets
- ImageTracker Pro$6.99
- Image History$14.99
OpenQR
No in-app purchases









