QR vs OCR Copy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR
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QR-Code Master is a powerful scanner and generator for QR codes, barcodes, and 2D codes. SCAN ANY CODE Point your camera at any QR code, barcode, or 2D code and get instant results. Supports QR Code, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF-417, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, Code 128, Code 39, and Codabar. Pinch to zoom for small or distant codes. DEEP ANALYSIS See the full technical details of every code you scan: QR version, error correction level, mask pattern, encoding segments, and more. View color-coded visualizations that highlight finder patterns, alignment patterns, and timing patterns. GENERATE CODES Create QR codes, Aztec codes, Data Matrix, PDF-417, and all supported 1D barcode formats. Live preview updates as you type. Fine-tune QR parameters including error correction level, version, mask pattern, and encoding mode. BATCH SCANNING Switch to batch mode to scan multiple codes in rapid succession. All scanned items are saved together for easy review. SCANNER FILTERS Only scan the code types you need. Enable the scanner filter and select which formats to accept. HISTORY Every scan is saved with full details. Review, search, and re-open any previously scanned code. SHARE & SAVE Copy content to clipboard, share via any app, open URLs directly, or save generated codes as images.
OCR Copy
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Point at a document and let the camera capture it automatically. Keep scanning page after page; combined results are copied as soon as they are read. Save a searchable PDF to Files and choose where it goes. Join line breaks from books and printouts so text copies as flowing sentences. Lines that may be misread can be softly highlighted—tap one to fix it. Scans go into history before reading even starts, so nothing is lost if it stops. Combine pages into one document or keep each page separate. Open separate results to copy each page. With Pro, select up to 100 photos at once. AI Suggestions explains when there are no lines to correct, Apple Intelligence is off or preparing, or the language is unsupported. The feature stays hidden on unsupported devices. Correct perspective and tilt, or adjust the corners yourself. Create the PDF from your current reading result, with your approved text corrections included. PDFs cannot be exported again from History. On the wide display of iPhone Duo and wider iPads, you can review the document and recognized text side by side. On supported iPhone models, on-device AI suggests text corrections. Compare them with the original: only suggestions you review and apply are used. Changes to numbers or amounts need individual review. AI requires a supported OS, device and language, with Apple Intelligence ready to use. Copy text, edit individual lines, keep text in History and copy it again later. Read text from the share menu or Shortcuts, and export detected tables to CSV on iOS 26 or later. Images and text are processed on your device. No account, ads or tracking. Free and OCR Copy Pro: - Free: read text 5 times a day. One photo with text, one page captured with the document camera, one copy from Scan Live, or one shared image counts as one read. Pages beyond your remaining reads for the day are not read. Copying, keeping text in history and CSV export never count, and the count starts over at midnight - If you used OCR Copy before version 1.5, reading stays unlimited - OCR Copy Pro removes the daily limit in the app, the share sheet and Shortcuts. Yearly (with a 1-week free trial) or monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Please use other people’s books and writing only as copyright law allows where you live. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zec-inc.jp/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR at none against OCR Copy's 2. OCR Copy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. OCR Copy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. QR asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR ships an update every 3 months, OCR Copy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR | OCR Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karpelès Lab Inc. | ZEC Inc. |
In-app purchases
QR
No in-app purchases
OCR Copy
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year








