QR Reader & Code Generator vs Glance QR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Reader & Code Generator
This utility app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes from your camera or photos. It intelligently interprets scanned data, offers link safety checks, and allows you to create custom QR codes for various purposes. All without ads or data collection.
- Scan QR codes and barcodes
- Smart interpretation of scanned data
- In-app link safety checks
- Create custom QR codes
- Unlimited scan history
- Ad-free and private
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QR Reader & Generator is a fast, private, and completely free QR and barcode app. No ads, no data collected, no account. SCAN ANYTHING Scan QR codes and barcodes with your camera or straight from a photo. Pinch to zoom, tap to focus, batch scan, and use the flashlight in the dark. SMART RESULTS The app understands what you scanned: join Wi-Fi, save contacts, add calendar events, open locations in Maps, and look up products. Copy any field with one tap. LINK SAFETY CHECK Every link is checked on your device before it opens. Shortened links, lookalike domains, and other phishing tricks are flagged. Nothing is ever sent to a server. CREATE YOUR OWN QR CODES Make codes for links, Wi-Fi, contacts, email, SMS, phone, location, and calendar events. Pick colors and styles, preview live, and export as PNG or vector SVG. YOUR HISTORY Unlimited history with search, filters, favorites, notes, and CSV/JSON export. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE Clean design with large, easy-to-read text and buttons. VoiceOver support. Private by design — no ads, no tracking, no data collected.
Glance QR
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Free for everyone. Glance QR does three things: it reads codes, keeps them, and makes them. No account, no ads, no network. SCAN • Point the camera and it reads automatically — there is no shutter button • QR codes plus product barcodes: EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ITF-14, Interleaved 2 of 5, Data Matrix, PDF417, Aztec, Micro QR and Micro PDF417 • Torch toggle for a dark shelf • Already have the picture? Read a code straight out of your photo library — a screenshot, a saved poster, a code someone sent you WHAT IT UNDERSTANDS Links, Wi-Fi networks, contact codes (vCard and MECARD), phone numbers, SMS, email, calendar events, locations and plain text. Each one offers the action that actually fits: open the link, copy the Wi-Fi password, place the call, open the map. HISTORY Every scan is kept. Search it, star what matters, swipe to delete, or clear the lot in one tap. CREATE Make a QR code for text, a link, a Wi-Fi network, a phone number, an SMS or an email. Choose the error-correction level, then save it to your photos or share it straight from the app. PRIVACY The app makes no network requests. No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no sign-up. Codes are decoded on your iPhone and the history never leaves it — delete the app and it goes with it. Everything works in airplane mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: QR Reader & Code Generator at 3 against Glance QR's 1. QR Reader & Code Generator also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | QR Reader & Code Generator | Glance QR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | lapnito.cz s.r.o. | ESTARTECH PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
QR Reader & Code Generator
No in-app purchases
Glance QR
No in-app purchases
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