Comparison

Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro vs LinkLab

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

Head to head
About

Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro

Features
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Scan QR codes and barcodes in a second โ€” and create your own for anything. QR Scanner reads QR codes and product barcodes so you can look up what you need fast, and lets you generate your own code for social profiles, Wi-Fi or contacts โ€” styled the way you want. KEY FEATURES โ€“ Scan QR codes and barcodes Point your camera at a product barcode or any QR code โ€” recognised instantly. โ€“ Look up products by barcode Scan a barcode and quickly find information about the product. โ€“ Scan from your photos Got a code in a screenshot? Open it from your library instead of pointing at a screen. โ€“ Create codes for social profiles Generate a QR for your profile on messengers and social apps so it's easy to share. โ€“ And for everything else Wi-Fi, phone number, email, SMS, location, links or plain text. โ€“ Make it look like yours Change colours and styles so your code matches your brand, your event or your page. โ€“ Everything saved in history Scanned and created codes stay in one place โ€” find them later or share them again. HOW TO USE 1. Point your camera at a code, or pick an image from your library 2. Or tap Create and choose the type of code you need 3. Fill in the details, customise the style, and share PRIVACY Camera access is used only to read codes. Your history stays on your device. *Some creation options require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://abracadabrainnov.com/qr/tt.html#user-terms Privacy Policy: https://abracadabrainnov.com/qr/pp.html#privacy-notice

About

LinkLab

Features
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Links end up everywhere. A page you meant to read, sitting in a browser tab. A booking confirmation buried in an email. A recipe someone sent you in a group chat. A form your bank told you to fill in later. They are scattered across a dozen apps, and by the time you want one back, you can't remember which app it was in. LinkLab is one place for all of them. Share a link into LinkLab from whatever app you're in, give it a name you'll actually recognise, and it's there when you need it โ€” on your device, offline, in a list you can search. SAVE A LINK FROM ANY APP, IN TWO TAPS Hit Share in Safari, Mail, Messages, or anywhere else a link turns up, pick LinkLab, and the save sheet opens right there. Add a label, drop it in a category, done โ€” no app switching, no copying and pasting a URL into a note you'll lose. FIND IT AGAIN IN SECONDS Everything you save lands in one list, newest first, searchable by name or by URL. Group links into categories you name yourself โ€” Recipes, Work, To Read, Bills, whatever fits โ€” and filter the list down to one of them with a tap. Save the same link twice and LinkLab updates the entry you already have instead of piling up duplicates. A QR CODE FOR ANY LINK Generate a QR code for any saved link with one tap. Share it, or save it to Photos. It's the quickest way to get a link onto someone else's phone โ€” the check-in page, the shared album, the menu โ€” without spelling out a URL or making them type anything. OPEN ANYTHING, NOT JUST WEB PAGES Tap a saved link and LinkLab hands it to whatever app on your device can open it โ€” a web page to your browser, an address to Maps, an email to Mail. It handles custom app links too, the myapp:// kind that Safari won't touch, which makes it a genuinely useful scratchpad if you build or test apps for a living. If nothing on the device can open a link, LinkLab says so plainly instead of doing nothing. RUNS ENTIRELY ON YOUR DEVICE LinkLab has no network code at all. No server, no account, no sign-up, no analytics, no third-party SDK โ€” nothing your links could be sent to, because there is nowhere to send them. QR codes are generated on your device. Photos access is add-only and requested only at the moment you choose to save an image. For anyone whose links are scattered across too many apps, and for the developers and testers who have been using it as a deep link scratchpad since day one.

Screenshots

Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro4 screens
LinkLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkLab at none against Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro's 1. LinkLab also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. LinkLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro ships an update every 3 days, LinkLab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro versus LinkLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart QR & Barcode Reader ProLinkLab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLLC Abra Cadabra InnovationsMUDDASSIR IQBAL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
None

LinkLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro free?
Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinkLab free?
LinkLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro or LinkLab have ads?
Neither Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro nor LinkLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro or LinkLab?
Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro ships an update every 3 days, and LinkLab every 2 days. Most recently, Smart QR & Barcode Reader Pro was updated on October 3, 2026 and LinkLab on September 30, 2026.

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