Comparison

Radical QR vs Paperclip

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

Head to head
About

Radical QR

Features
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Elegant QR codes. Auto-detection. Zero tracking. No subscription. Radical QR generates every code — links, contacts, Wi-Fi, events — entirely on your device. Paste anything, the app recognizes what it is and produces the right QR. Nothing is sent to a server. Nothing is stored without your consent. Built for the people who use QR codes every day — freelancers, restaurants, associations, entrepreneurs — and who want something beautiful, fast, and respectful of their privacy. WHY RADICAL QR • Auto-detect: paste a URL, a phone number, an email, a vCard, an iCalendar event, a Wi-Fi network — the app understands and produces the right QR, with the right encoding. • Right-click on the Mac, in any app: select a link, an address or any text and choose Services › Generate QR Code. In Finder it works on contact cards (.vcf) and calendar events (.ics) too — no need to open Radical QR first. • Written the way people write: paste "Dinner Saturday 8pm", "Wi-Fi: CafeGuest / Password: …", an email signature or an address, and get a calendar event, a Wi-Fi code, a contact card or a Maps link — filled in, in a small form you can adjust. • Settings you can see: every option draws its own result. Pick the corner you want, the eye you want, the size you want — there is nothing to read and nothing to guess. • Duplicate a code: point the camera at an existing QR, or pick a photo of one, and make it yours. Nothing is recorded, nothing is sent. • Clean export: PNG, JPEG, WebP for free; PDF and SVG vector in Pro, up to 4096 px. • Drag & drop: drop a text file, a vCard, or an .ics directly into the app. • 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese. FREE Everything essential: auto-detection, duplicating an existing code, module and eye shapes, 6 preset colors and 3 preset gradients, PNG / JPEG / WebP export up to 512 px, system sharing. PRO (one-time purchase, lifetime) • Vector PDF and SVG export for print and large-scale use • Custom logo embedding with automatic quiet zone • Export size up to 4096 px • History with iCloud sync across your devices • Full color picker and custom gradients (linear, radial, angular, diamond) • Dot and leaf eye shapes • Up to four of your own styles, saved and brought back in one tap One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. OUR PRIVACY COMMITMENT • No analytics, no tracking • No logs, no telemetry • Your content never leaves your device • The camera reads a code live — no photo is taken, nothing is written • Pro history lives in your private iCloud container — never on our servers • We don't need to see what you encode — and we never will. Made by Radical Solution. Questions, feedback: contact@radicalsolution.com

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Paperclip

Features
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Somebody sent you a winmail.dat, an Outlook .msg or a whole .pst archive, and your iPhone shrugged. Paperclip opens it: the message with its formatting, every attachment inside, and the meeting invite hiding in there too. Reading is free, and so are printing, previewing or sharing an attachment and adding an invite to Calendar. You don't need Outlook or an account, and nothing is uploaded. ON IPHONE AND IPAD Open a file from Files, or send it to Paperclip from another app's share sheet. Open nested messages in place, preview or share each attachment, add invites to Calendar and print any message. PST ARCHIVES, WITHOUT THE IMPORT Open a .pst right on your iPhone or iPad. Browse the folders and search the whole archive, large files and old ANSI PSTs included. PAPERCLIP PRO Share a message as a PDF or .eml file. On the Mac, Pro also exports, batch-converts up to 500 files at a time and saves every attachment in one go. The Shortcuts actions that convert messages and extract attachments come with Pro too. Pro is a one-time in-app purchase with no subscription. One purchase covers your iPhone, iPad and Mac, and works with Family Sharing. WHEN A FILE IS DAMAGED Paperclip shows everything it could read and tells you what opened, what didn't and what it recovered. YOUR FILES STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Paperclip parses them on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. No account, no upload, no analytics. Remote images and tracking pixels stay blocked unless you allow them for one message. If a file won't open, write to support@offmetalabs.com.

Screenshots

Radical QR4 screens
Paperclip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Paperclip at every 3 days against Radical QR's fortnightly. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radical QR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paperclip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radical QR ships an update fortnightly, Paperclip every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Radical QR versus Paperclip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadical QRPaperclip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperRadicalSolutionMichael Ivan Borysenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Radical QR

One-time1
  • Radical QR Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Paperclip

One-time1
  • Paperclip Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Radical QR free?
Radical QR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paperclip free?
Paperclip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Radical QR or Paperclip have ads?
Neither Radical QR nor Paperclip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radical QR or Paperclip?
Radical QR ships an update fortnightly, and Paperclip every 3 days. Most recently, Radical QR was updated on November 7, 2026 and Paperclip on November 6, 2026.

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