Comparison

QR Scanner vs RelayPony

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

Head to head
About

QR Scanner

Features
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Welcome to QR Scanner, your all-in-one solution for scanning, generating, and managing QR codes with ease and style. Our app serves as the perfect companion for both personal and professional use, providing a seamless experience that maximizes convenience and functionality. Key Features: - Instant QR Code Scanning: Access your phone's camera directly from the homepage to scan QR codes effortlessly. Whether it's a website link, contact information, or text, instantly fetch the data with a single click. - Local Storage for Scanned Data:Store all your scanned data securely on your device. Easily access your QR code history and open links directly in your mobile browser for a streamlined browsing experience. - Text and Information Storage: Extract text or other information from QR codes and keep it saved locally for future reference. - Customizable Gradient QR Code Generator: Unleash your creativity by generating beautiful gradient QR codes. Input text, URLs, or business card information and watch as the app creates unique and visually appealing QR codes that you can save locally. - User-Friendly Interface: Designed with simplicity in mind, QR Scanner offers an intuitive user interface, ensuring a hassle-free experience for users of all ages.

About

RelayPony

Features
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Send files from one device to another, privately. RelayPony is an encrypted file transfer app for photos, videos, documents, folders, text and links. Pair two devices once, then send between them over Wi-Fi or over the internet. No account, no sign-up, no cloud copy of your files. HOW IT WORKS Pair two devices by scanning a QR code or typing a short word code. From then on, pick what to send and tap the device. Nearby devices connect directly over your Wi-Fi network. Devices on different networks connect over the internet, directly when they can, or through a relay that only ever sees encrypted data. WHY RELAYPONY • End-to-end encrypted with the age encryption standard. Only the paired device can open what you send. • No account, no sign-up, no cloud storage. The relay passes encrypted data along and keeps nothing. • Only paired devices can send to you. Anyone else is turned away and listed, so you can pair with them if you want to. • No size limit set by the app. Send one photo or a whole video library. • Folders, text and links. Folders arrive as a zip you can extract to Files, and links arrive ready to open. • Share from any app. RelayPony is in the share sheet, so photos, documents and links go straight to the device you choose. • Run your own relay server if you prefer. It is open source too. • No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases, no analytics. • Open source, so anyone can check exactly what the app does. WORKS ACROSS PLATFORMS RelayPony 4 pairs and sends between iPhone, iPad and RelayPony 4 on other platforms, with the same QR and word codes. PRIVATE FILE SHARING, NOT FILE HOSTING Nothing is uploaded to a server you have to trust. A nearby transfer never leaves your network. An internet transfer is encrypted on your device before it goes anywhere, and the relay cannot read it. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE RelayPony is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese. PERMISSIONS, PLAINLY The camera is used only to scan a pairing QR code, on your device. Local network access is used only to find and connect to the device you are sending to. Your files leave your device only as the encrypted transfer you choose to send. relaypony.app

Screenshots

QR Scanner4 screens
RelayPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

QR Scanner and RelayPony are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
QR Scanner versus RelayPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR ScannerRelayPony
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国立 胔Kevin Stewart

In-app purchases

None

QR Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

RelayPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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