QBarcode vs Wrist Codes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QBarcode
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QBarcode keeps your everyday barcodes and QR codes organized in one place. With an easy-to-use Liquid Glass interface, you can conveniently carry codes from your cards and paper coupons on your device. 【Key Features】 ・Support for Multiple Code Formats Scan, create, and display QR codes, JAN codes, CODE128, and NW-7 (Codabar). ・Quick Access with Widgets Quickly display your codes or start scanning from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, or Control Center. ・Custom Keyboard Insert saved code values into text fields in other apps. You can also copy barcode and QR code images, including QR codes with transparent backgrounds. Note: Copying images requires “Allow Full Access” to be enabled for the keyboard. Inserting code values does not require Full Access. ・Favorites and Customization Add frequently used codes to your favorites. Customize colors and icons to keep your codes organized and easy to find. Terms of Use (EULA): https://kagebunshin.app/qbarcode/terms
Wrist Codes
Easily store and access your loyalty cards, membership passes, and QR codes on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Quickly scan or manually enter codes, then display them directly from your watch face, widgets, or the app for seamless scanning.
- Store barcodes on iPhone
- Scan or manually enter codes
- Sync to Apple Watch
- Display on watch face complications
- Full-screen barcode view
- Customize watch complications
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Wrist Codes keeps your everyday barcodes close at hand on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Add loyalty cards, membership cards, passes, QR codes, and other scan codes, then open them quickly from the app, an iPhone widget, an Apple Watch widget, or a watch face complication. Features: • Store frequently used barcodes on your iPhone • Scan a barcode with the camera or enter it manually • Sync saved barcodes to Apple Watch • Display barcodes directly on Apple Watch through widgets, complications, or the app • Display barcodes on your iPhone through widgets or the app • Customize the small complication's letters and color • Style the large complication: white card or straight on the watch face, with or without the name and number, in white or your watch face's tint • View barcodes full screen for easier scanning Wrist Codes is designed for the codes you need often, without digging through apps or your wallet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wrist Codes at none against QBarcode's 2. Wrist Codes also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. QBarcode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Wrist Codes asks for nothing beyond the download.
QBarcode ships an update every 2 months, Wrist Codes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QBarcode | Wrist Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taisuke Inoue | Vitalii Petrychuk |
In-app purchases
QBarcode
- Premium Monthly$0.291 Month
- Premium Annual$1.991 Year
Wrist Codes
No in-app purchases









