Comparison

QR & Barcode Scan vs QR Forge

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

Head to head
About

QR & Barcode Scan

Instantly scan and generate QR codes and barcodes with advanced technology. This app automatically detects and decodes information, supports various formats, and allows you to create custom codes for sharing. It also offers features like scanning from your photo library and an organized history log.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast automatic scanning
  • Universal barcode format support
  • Custom QR code generation
  • Scan from photo library
  • Flashlight and auto-zoom
  • Comprehensive scan history
  • Action-oriented scan results
Features
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QR & Barcode Scan is the ultimate scanning tool designed for speed, accuracy, and simplicity. Whether you need to scan a product barcode in a store, read a restaurant menu, or generate your own custom codes to share with friends, this app provides everything you need in one clean, intuitive interface. Built with advanced scanning technology, the app instantly recognizes and decodes information the moment your camera points at it. There is no need to press any buttons, take photos, or adjust the zoom manually—the app does all the work for you. Lightning-Fast Scanning: Automatically detects and scans codes in milliseconds with high precision. Universal Compatibility: Supports all standard 1D and 2D barcode formats including QR, Data Matrix, Aztec, UPC, EAN, Code 39, and many more. Create and Share: Easily generate your own custom QR codes for URLs, Wi-Fi networks, contacts, plain text, emails, SMS, and locations. Scan from Gallery: Quickly decode QR codes or barcodes directly from images saved in your iPhone or iPad photo library. Flashlight & Auto-Zoom: Use the built-in flashlight support for scanning in dark environments and let the app automatically zoom to read codes from a distance. Comprehensive History: Automatically save all your scanned and created codes in an organized, easy-to-access history log so you never lose important information. Action-Oriented Results: Take immediate action after scanning. Instantly open web links, connect to Wi-Fi networks without typing passwords, add contacts to your phonebook, or search for product prices online. Privacy Focused: Requires only camera permissions for scanning. Your personal data and privacy are always protected. Transform your device into a powerful, pocket-sized scanner. Download QR & Barcode Scan today and simplify the way you interact with the digital and physical world around you! Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle. Renewal charges occur within 24 hours before the period expires. Manage your subscription or disable auto-renewal through your Apple ID Account Settings. Please note that any remaining free trial days will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription, where applicable. https://majinapps.com/privacy https://majinapps.com/tos

About

QR Forge

Features
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QR Forge makes QR codes — and then proves they work. Every other generator draws your code and hands it over. QR Forge reads its own work back first. After the artwork is rendered — rounded modules, a gradient, your logo through the middle — the app samples that finished drawing the way a camera does and runs it through a complete Reed-Solomon decode. If your content doesn't come back exactly as you typed it, you are told before you export anything. You get numbers, not a badge: • Whether the code decoded back to your exact content • How much of the error-correction budget your styling spent • How it holds up across five off-centre reads, the way a phone sees a code photographed at an angle • Mark strength, contrast ratio, quiet zone and logo coverage • The smallest size you can safely print it FOURTEEN KINDS OF CODE Link, Text, Wi-Fi, Contact card, Email, Message, Phone, Location, Calendar event, WhatsApp, Social profile, App listing, Crypto payment, and Raw for typing a payload byte for byte. Wi-Fi passwords and contact names containing punctuation are escaped correctly — a detail that quietly breaks codes in a lot of tools, because the code still scans, it just carries the wrong data. DESIGN THAT STILL SCANS Six module shapes, five corner frames, five corner centres, linear and radial gradients, adjustable module spacing and quiet zone, and a centre logo with a padding ring. Ten presets, every one of them covered by the project's test suite. Tap "fit the largest logo that still scans" and the app searches for the biggest logo your specific code can carry, checking each size against the decoder — not against a generic rule of thumb. EXPORT PROPERLY PNG at up to 4096 pixels, plus SVG and vector PDF that stay sharp at any print size. Every format included. A SCANNER THAT WARNS YOU Point it at a code and see exactly where it leads before anything opens. That is the answer to a sticker pasted over a real one. NO CATCH Free, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no account and no analytics. The app makes no network requests of any kind — there is no code in it that could send your data anywhere. Your library and your logo images stay on your phone. Your codes are static, which means the content is encoded in the pattern itself. They work forever, they work offline, and nobody can switch them off, redirect them, or move them behind a paywall later. OPEN SOURCE The encoder, the scan checker and the test suite behind all of this are public at github.com/keyfive5/QR-Code-Generator QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated.

Screenshots

QR & Barcode Scan4 screens
QR Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Forge at none against QR & Barcode Scan's 2. QR Forge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QR & Barcode Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. QR Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QR & Barcode Scan versus QR Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR & Barcode ScanQR Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMajin FXMuhammad Hasan Zafar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

QR & Barcode Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Month pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
None

QR Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR & Barcode Scan free?
QR & Barcode Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Forge free?
QR Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR & Barcode Scan or QR Forge have ads?
QR & Barcode Scan shows ads; QR Forge does not.

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