Comparison

QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker vs GloWalk

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

Head to head
About

QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker

Easily scan and generate QR codes and barcodes for various purposes. Features include batch scanning for inventory, creating codes for links, text, social media, and events, with all records saved for quick access.

Highlights
  • Millisecond-level QR and barcode recognition
  • Batch continuous scanning for inventory
  • Generate QR codes for URLs, text, social, and events
  • Supports barcode generation
  • Automatic saving of scan and generation history
  • Select photos from album for recognition
Features
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All-in-One Scan & Generator – Scanning, Creating, Batch Processing, All in One  Main Features  Scan & Recognize Scan QR codes and barcodes with millisecond-level recognition Support selecting photos from album to recognize QR codes or barcodes Automatically identify common code types such as QR Code, Code 128, EAN-13, UPC, etc.  Batch Continuous Scan Scan multiple codes continuously without repeated operations Suitable for warehouse inventory, product entry, library management, etc. Batch results can be exported with one tap  QR Code & Barcode Generator URL: Generate link QR code Text: Convert plain text to QR code Social: Social information such as WhatsApp Phone: Quickly save a dialable number Email: Preset recipient, subject, and body Event: Generate calendar event QR code Also supports barcode generation  History Records Automatically save all scan and generation records View, search, and reuse at any time Support deletion and cleanup  Use Cases Warehouse & Retail: Batch scan product barcodes for rapid inventory Personal Daily: Scan Wi-Fi codes, link codes Workplace Collaboration: Generate QR codes for meeting events, emails, business cards Social Sharing: Generate personal social QR codes  Subscription Info 3-day free trial, automatically renews after the trial ends Weekly: $3.99,Monthly:$7.99, Yearly: $29.99 Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase If you do not cancel your subscription before the trial period ends, it will automatically renew To cancel your subscription, please turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends  Privacy Policy: https://share.note.youdao.com/s/HmSz3cxx Terms of Use: https://share.note.youdao.com/s/LBmJ25tz

About

GloWalk

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GloWalk is a smart flashlight designed for night walking. It adjusts brightness in real time based on ambient light, phone orientation, dark adaptation, moon phase and weather, so every step gets just the right light. Your walk is recorded as a golden trail, and a shareable night path poster is generated when you arrive. Core features: - Five-factor adaptive brightness: ambient light, phone orientation, dark adaptation, moon phase and weather are calculated in real time for the best brightness. Each factor can be toggled independently; when the rear camera closed-loop control is active, factor cards are for reference only and do not overstate contributions. - Drag to dim: drag the central glow across ten brightness levels and release to stay at the chosen level; drag to the bottom bar to turn the flashlight off completely, and tap the glow to restore auto dimming. - Pause means pause: long-press the glow for 0.6 seconds to pause, tap to continue; effective duration excludes all pauses and background intervals, and paused time counts no steps or distance. Continuing starts a new segment, so the trail and poster never connect a straight line across a stop. Locking the screen only suspends the session, and returning keeps the same walk. - Night walk memories: the memorial line after a walk is determined by real features—rainy night, resuming after pause, light changes, route turns, long distance, bright moon phase and quiet walking—seven themes, three stable lines each, covering all 11 languages. - Night marks: a memorial book, not a leaderboard. 21 memorial lines are grouped by theme; unearned entries show only "Not yet encountered", with no thresholds revealed and no step farming encouraged. Progress is summed from memorial lines saved in walk records, and deleting a record removes its contribution. - Walk path recording: GPS walking paths are shown as golden Bézier curves, with footprint markers at start and end and occasional nocturnal animal silhouette easter eggs. - Night path poster: a poster is generated automatically after a walk, including the path trail, that night's moon phase photo and a poetic quote, ready to share or save. - Apple Health sync: with your permission, completed walks are written to the Health app as full workout records (steps, distance, effective duration) using a stable sync identifier, so retries do not create duplicate workouts; write-only, never read, routes are never written to Health, and health data never leaves the device. - Dark interface: every pixel is designed for night, in amber gold, with no white flashes; secondary information fades after 12 seconds of inactivity and returns on touch. - Eleven languages: Simplified and Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Russian, switchable at runtime; each language uses a matching open-source handwriting font (LXGW WenKai, Klee One, and LXGW WenKai Korean, all SIL OFL licensed). - Cooler: the rear camera starts and stops on demand, and the flashlight steps down smoothly when hot to reduce heat. - Honest battery display: the HUD shows only the real battery percentage, not an unsupported "remaining lighting time". - Privacy first: walk data stays only on your device, with no account, no analytics and no tracking; only location is sent to Apple WeatherKit and Open-Meteo to get current weather. GloWalk reads the night and walks with you safely through every dark path.

Screenshots

QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker4 screens
GloWalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GloWalk at none against QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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 Code Reader & Barcode Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. GloWalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker ships an update every 10 days, GloWalk weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker versus GloWalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code Reader & Barcode MakerGloWalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer奇科 李兴宇 王

In-app purchases

3 purchases

QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker

Subscriptions3
  • Vip for a week3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Vip January3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Vip for one year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

GloWalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker free?
QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GloWalk free?
GloWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker or GloWalk have ads?
Neither QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker nor GloWalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker or GloWalk?
QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker ships an update every 10 days, and GloWalk weekly. Most recently, QR Code Reader & Barcode Maker was updated on September 19, 2026 and GloWalk on September 30, 2026.

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