Comparison

QR vs Linkeeper

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

Head to head
About

QR

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QR-log Bridge transfers files between screens and Apple devices through animated QR streams. It is designed for situations where no shared network, cloud service, cable, AirDrop, or removable storage is available. Receive a QR stream live with the camera or reconstruct a transfer from a recorded video. Choose a file or photo on your iPhone or iPad and present it as a fullscreen QR stream for another compatible receiver. ## Receive Files - Scan animated 1x1 and 2x2 QR streams. - Reconstruct missing data using recovery information embedded in compatible streams. - Decode recorded QR streams from Photos, Files, or locally captured videos. - Automatically record and process compatible high-speed streams. - Use longer automatic recording windows for compatible V9 streams, up to two minutes. - Verify completed payloads and restore their original filenames. - Monitor transfer progress and live capture quality. ## Send Files - Choose one local file or photo. - Generate V6 or high-throughput V9 streams directly on the device. - Adjust V9 recovery overhead from 10% to 50%. - Select stream timing from 20 to 60 FPS or use the 50 ms, 30 FPS, and 60 FPS presets. - Present the generated stream in fullscreen without creating an intermediate upload or cloud copy. ## Local By Design Encoding, camera analysis, reconstruction, and integrity verification run locally. No account or external server is required. Received files and captured videos remain in the app's local storage until you share or delete them. QR-log Bridge is intended for technical file transfer. Successful performance depends on the display, camera, lighting, distance, selected stream speed, and payload size.

About

Linkeeper

Features
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Linkeeper keeps the links you save — articles, videos, recipes, posts — in one tidy library where you can find them again. SAVE FROM ANY APP • Tap Share in Safari, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads or any other app and pick Linkeeper — or paste a link inside the app. • The title, preview image and creator are filled in for you, and each link is tagged by platform and hashtag automatically. READ LATER, YOUR WAY • A Read Later list for everything you haven't opened yet, with a daily reminder you can move or turn off. • Reader view with light, sepia and dark themes, adjustable text size and a serif font. • Listen: have an article read aloud. • Highlight passages, add a note to each, and find them all in one Highlights list. • Rediscover today: one link you saved and never read comes back each day. ORGANIZE • Collections, tags, favorites and archive — swipe to sort. • Search titles, notes, tags and the text of saved articles. • A Home Screen widget. BRING YOUR SAVES WITH YOU • Import from TikTok (liked videos), Instagram (saved posts and collections), a Pocket export and browser bookmark files. Files are read on your device, not uploaded. Preview first, duplicates are skipped, folders become tags — and you can undo. • Back up and restore your library as a JSON file. PRIVATE WHEN YOU NEED IT • A hidden vault for private links, locked with a passcode and Face ID. • Your library is stored on your device and works offline. An account is optional — it is only needed to sync between devices. LINKEEPER UNLIMITED Saving links is always unlimited, with tags, search, the reader and Rediscover included. Linkeeper Unlimited is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: unlimited imports, collections and hidden-vault links, plus sync across your devices. When you reach a free limit you can also choose to watch a short ad to unlock a little more. There are no other ads, and Unlimited has none.

Screenshots

QR2 screens
Linkeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR at none against Linkeeper's 1. QR also leads on ads (none vs shown). Linkeeper's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Linkeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR ships an update fortnightly, Linkeeper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
QR versus Linkeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQRLinkeeper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoland EmrichDao Van Thuong

In-app purchases

None

QR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkeeper

One-time1
  • Linkeeper Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is QR free?
QR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkeeper free?
Linkeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QR or Linkeeper have ads?
Linkeeper shows ads; QR does not.
Which is updated more often, QR or Linkeeper?
QR ships an update fortnightly, and Linkeeper every 5 days. Most recently, QR was updated on October 28, 2026 and Linkeeper on November 2, 2026.

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