QR Scanner vs Xgest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Scanner
This app allows you to quickly scan QR codes and barcodes from your camera or photos. It also lets you generate various types of QR codes, including links, contact information, and WiFi credentials, with a focus on privacy and security.
- Ultra-fast QR code and barcode scanning
- Scan QR codes from photos
- Scan history management
- Link preview for security
- QR code generator for URLs, text, contacts, WiFi
- Generate social media profile QR codes
- Local data processing for privacy
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Tired of switching between multiple apps just to handle QR codes and barcodes? QR Scanner – Reader is the all-in-one solution your iOS device truly needs. Core Features: Ultra-Fast & Accurate Scanning Instantly recognizes all standard QR code and barcode formats. Scan History Automatically saves your scan records for easy viewing and management anytime. Scan from Photos Import images directly from your photo library to detect QR codes—no need to open the camera. Security First Built-in link preview keeps you safe by showing where a link leads before you open it. Powerful QR Code Generator (Create Any Code) Create professional-grade QR codes for various needs and save them effortlessly to your album. Utility Codes URL / Text Generate QR codes for website links or plain text. Contact / Phone Number Create digital business cards or quick-dial QR codes for instant connection. WiFi Connection Generate WiFi QR codes—no more sharing passwords manually. Scan to connect! Email / SMS Preset recipients and message content with a single scan. Location Generate QR codes based on your current location or any selected place. Social Media Codes Social Profile Cards Quickly create QR codes that link to your X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, and more—perfect for promotion and engagement. Why Choose Us? QR Scanner – Reader delivers fast, stable, and comprehensive QR services. All your core data and scan results are processed locally on your device, ensuring maximum privacy protection. For details, please refer to the following links: Privacy Policy: https://qrscanner.cn/qrscanner-privacy.html Terms of Use:https://qrscanner.cn/qrscanner-terms.html
Xgest
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A light comes on in your dashboard. An amber horseshoe with an exclamation mark in it. You have no idea what it means — and no idea what it's called, which means you can't look it up. Your manual knows. It's 532 pages, it's in the glovebox, and it calls that thing a TPMS indicator, a phrase you have never heard in your life. Xgest closes that gap. Ask "what's the orange horseshoe light?" and it works out you mean TPMS, finds the page, and tells you what your manual says. Then it shows you the page. Every answer points to the page in your own manual it came from — Xgest never guesses. ASK IN YOUR OWN WORDS You don't need to know the right term. That's the whole problem — the manual speaks manual, and you don't. Searching a Honda HR-V manual for "orange horseshoe light" matches zero of its 532 pages. Xgest translates first. NO WORDS AT ALL? PHOTOGRAPH IT A symbol on a dial. An unlabelled button. A light you've never seen. Point the camera at it instead of trying to describe it. EVERY ANSWER CITES A PAGE Tap the citation and the real page opens. Not a summary of the page — the page. So you never have to take our word for it. THE ONE IN THE DRAWER Some manuals were never a PDF and never will be. The card that came with the dishwasher. The booklet for the mower. The folded insert in the box. Photograph the pages and Xgest reads them, on your phone. Older scanned PDFs — pictures of pages with no text behind them — work the same way. ONE THING, SEVERAL MANUALS The owner's manual and the nav supplement. The use-and-care guide and the installation sheet. Keep them together under the thing they belong to. ASK YOUR WHOLE SHELF (Plus) Don't know which manual has the answer — or which appliance is even beeping? Ask once. Xgest searches every manual you own and tells you which one each part of the answer came from. Unlimited manuals and shelf-wide ask come with Xgest Plus, a one-time purchase. New in 2.2: Xgest now surfaces one cited fact about something you own — every day. Tap any manual, or browse your whole shelf, when you’ve got a minute to kill. YOUR MANUALS STAY YOURS Xgest reads and indexes your manuals on your phone. They are never uploaded. When you ask a question, what leaves is your question and a few paragraphs from the handful of pages your phone picked — never the manual. Pages you photograph never leave at all. No accounts. No sign-up. No ads. Nothing tracking you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Xgest at none against QR Scanner's shown. QR Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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 Scanner ships an update every 6 days, Xgest every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Scanner | Xgest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 欣 翁 | Don Bonaddio |
In-app purchases
QR Scanner
No in-app purchases
Xgest
No in-app purchases









