QR Scan vs cryptoscreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Scan
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Use the QR Code Reader to get results in seconds. It’s incredibly easy to use—automatically recognizing, scanning, and decoding both QR codes and barcodes. QR codes are everywhere, making a QR scanner an essential tool for your device. With simple functionality, just point your camera at a QR code to decode all common types effortlessly. Features: - Easily scan and create QR and barcodes. - Scan QR and barcodes directly from the gallery. - Save and search scan history with ease. - Scan promo and coupon codes using the QR reader. - Generate QR codes for website URLs, text, and more. How to Use 1.Align the camera with the QR code or barcode. 2.Automatic recognition, scanning, and decoding. 3.Get results instantly. easy to use—try it now!
cryptoscreen
This app creates secure, self-destructing notes that are encrypted locally before being shared. Both a link and a PIN are required to access the message, which is then deleted after a single successful read. It offers enhanced privacy features like screenshot detection.
- Local encryption before upload
- Link and PIN required for access
- One-time read deletion
- Screenshot detection
- Message destruction after failed PIN attempts
- Link expiration
- Encrypted image attachments (Pro)
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cryptoscreen is a private note app for messages that should not last. Write a note, choose a six-digit PIN, and cryptoscreen encrypts the message on your iPhone before it leaves the device. Share the generated link and send the PIN separately. The recipient can read it once in the iOS app, with an App Clip, or in a web browser when you allow web reading. No app download is needed for browser reading. CHOOSE HOW YOUR MESSAGE CAN BE READ Allow app and web reading for easier sharing, or choose app-only reading. Both the link and the PIN are required. Web-enabled messages are decrypted in the recipient's browser and become unavailable for another read after they are opened. ONE-TIME MESSAGES - Encrypt notes locally before upload. - Open normal messages once, then make them unavailable to other readers. - Destroy a message after the third wrong PIN attempt. - Let unopened links expire after the retention window. - Check availability in Sent Messages, including messages opened on the web. GUARDED READING ON iOS The iOS app and App Clip use a guarded reader to reduce casual screen exposure. The reader clears when iOS reports a screenshot. Screenshot protection is best-effort: iOS reports normal screenshots after capture. Browsers cannot provide the app's screenshot detection or capture protection, and no app can protect against external cameras or compromised devices. TEXT IS FREE. IMAGE SENDING IS PRO. Send text-only messages and read received text and images for free. Pro lets senders attach encrypted images. Restore purchases and manage your subscription from Settings. cryptoscreen does not require accounts, profiles, or contact lists. Messages are encrypted before upload; the service stores encrypted content and the metadata needed for expiry, PIN attempts, and message availability. Optional interaction-status sharing is off by default. Support: https://cryptoscreen.app/support Privacy Policy: https://cryptoscreen.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: cryptoscreen at none against QR Scan's shown. cryptoscreen also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). QR Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QR Scan ships an update every 9 months, cryptoscreen fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Scan | cryptoscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Pepper Family L L C | Domenico Marco Di Donna |
In-app purchases
QR Scan
No in-app purchases
cryptoscreen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do QR Scan or cryptoscreen have ads?
Which is updated more often, QR Scan or cryptoscreen?
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