Comparison

QR Barcode Scanner vs Pad Mobile

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

Head to head
About

QR Barcode Scanner

Effortlessly scan and generate QR codes and barcodes for various online services and personal use. Organize your codes into collections, create custom codes for Wi-Fi or VCards, and manage your scan history across devices. Includes a business scanner mode for inventory management.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Generate QR codes for URLs, Wi-Fi, VCards
  • Organize codes into collections
  • Business scanner mode for inventory
  • Unlimited scan history with iCloud sync
  • Camera and photo library scanning
Features
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Discover the world around you with Scanful, the ultimate QR code scanner and generator app. Effortlessly scan any QR code or barcode to access detailed information from popular online services like Amazon, eBay, and Google—all for free! Easily create and share QR codes for URLs, WiFi connections, events, VCards, and more. Manage complex inventory with the business scanner mode and additional features. With Scanful, you can: - Widget: Easily view your QR codes with the convenient widget feature. - Collections: Organize and manage your saved QR codes into collections. - Camera and Photo Scan: Detect and scan QR codes using your device's camera or photo library. - Visualized Code Renderer: Display and interact with your saved QR codes in a visually engaging way. - Scan, create, share, and manage your own QR codes with advanced native scanning technology for fast results. Supported formats include QR code, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC-A, UPC-E, - - Code 128, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, DataBar, and more. - Obtain specific information by adding custom websites to the barcode search, such as your preferred shopping sites. - Manage unlimited scan history, synchronized via iCloud across all your devices. - Utilize Scanful for product inventory and quality assurance in your small business. - Share content directly from apps as QR codes, such as generating a QR code from Safari to share a website URL. - Display your favorite QR codes, such as your personal WiFi hotspot or VCard. And much more! For more information, visit https://indiegoodies.com/scanful Terms of use https://indiegoodies.com/authenticator/scanful Privacy policy https://indiegoodies.com/authenticator/scanful

About

Pad Mobile

Features
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Pad is an open-source project management application built for developers and the AI agents working alongside them. It provides durable workspaces for agents to record, track, and manage tasks, ideas, plans, and project docs in structured collections, while providing a web and app based interface for users to interact with the same content. Pad Mobile for iOS enables you to manage connections to any number of Pad accounts and servers, including self-hosted Pad instances and Pad Cloud. Access your Pad workspaces on the go. • Connect to Pad Cloud or any self-hosted Pad server with a reachable address • Native sign-in; your session stays on your device • Full Pad web experience — boards, items, and dashboard • Quickly switch between workspaces, accounts, and servers • Open source: github.com/PerpetualSoftware/pad

Screenshots

QR Barcode Scanner4 screens
Pad Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pad Mobile at none against QR Barcode Scanner's 3. On price, ads, 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. QR Barcode Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pad Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
QR Barcode Scanner versus Pad Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Barcode ScannerPad Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhuong PhamSocks First Publishing

In-app purchases

3 purchases

QR Barcode Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Pad Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Barcode Scanner free?
QR Barcode Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pad Mobile free?
Pad Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR Barcode Scanner or Pad Mobile have ads?
Neither QR Barcode Scanner nor Pad Mobile shows ads.

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