Pure QR Code vs Polaris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure QR Code
Generate QR codes with a focus on privacy and simplicity. This app offers ad-free and tracking-free code creation, allowing you to test, save, and share codes locally on your device. It's ideal for sharing various types of links securely.
- Ad-free and tracking-free
- Generate QR codes instantly
- Test codes before sharing
- Save and share codes locally
- No accounts required
- Supports various link types
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Create QR codes you can trust. No ads. No tracking. Most QR apps include ads or secret tracking. Pure QR Code keeps things clean and straightforward. Create a QR code in seconds: • Paste a link • Generate instantly • Test before sharing • Save or share locally No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. Before sharing, you can test your QR code inside the app to confirm it opens the correct link. This helps catch mistakes early and gives you confidence before sending it to others. You can also save QR codes with a name and optional note, so you can find and reuse them later. Saved codes are stored locally on your iPhone. Pure QR Code is useful for sharing links like menus, events, weddings, parties, portfolios, forms, social pages, or business information. There are no hidden redirects or link changes. What you create is exactly what gets tested, saved, and shared. You stay in control. Simple tools tend to stay useful longer. That’s the idea behind Pure QR Code.
Polaris
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Polaris turns the night sky as it actually looks from where you are into a living Home Screen widget — a quiet planetarium clock. ■ A real sky It plots ~9,000 stars from the Yale Bright Star Catalog, computed from your chosen city's latitude, longitude and sidereal time, so what's rising and where is faithful to the real sky right now. Star brightness and color (blue-white to orange) are true to life. No location permission needed — just pick a city. ■ Clock & calendar Layer an analog clock (10 frames × 5 hands × date fonts) or a digital clock (8 typefaces) over the stars. A monthly calendar and a corner date/weekday are available too. ■ More of the sky • Shooting stars streak by now and then • Star names label the bright ones — Sirius, Vega, and more • Constellation lines connect figures like Orion and the Big Dipper ■ Widgets Small, medium, large and extra-large are all supported. Each size saves its own design, so you can compose your Home Screen exactly how you like. There's also a clock-free "sky only" widget. ■ Details • Pure black background — quiet and striking on OLED • Switch between English and Japanese inside the app • 39 cities worldwide, plus automatic detection A bedside clock. The centerpiece of your Home Screen. The night sky, always in your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Polaris at Free against Pure QR Code's $0.99. Polaris also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Pure QR Code's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On ads, 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
Polaris is free to download; Pure QR Code costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pure QR Code ships an update every 8 days, Polaris every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure QR Code | Polaris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SentraSense, LLC | Ryohei Horiuchi |
In-app purchases
Pure QR Code
No in-app purchases
Polaris
No in-app purchases








