Comparison

TinyQR vs Scan

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

Head to head
About

TinyQR

Design custom QR codes with logos, colors, and templates for various purposes like Wi-Fi, social media, or contact info. Scan codes from your camera or photos, with options to join networks or save contacts.

Highlights
  • Custom QR code creation
  • Logo and color customization
  • Template library
  • QR code scanning
  • Wi-Fi network joining
  • Contact saving
  • Code history
Features
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TinyQR is the QR code generator and scanner for codes you are proud to print. Create a custom QR for a Wi-Fi network, Instagram, WhatsApp, a business card, a menu, or any link. Pick a designer template, drop in your logo, match your colors, add a caption, and export. Scan QR codes and barcodes with the camera or from a photo. If it is a Wi-Fi code, tap to join the network. CREATE • Hundreds of ready looks (the live catalog shows 200+ and grows with packs) • Your logo or a brand icon in the center • Colors, gradients, photo backgrounds • Dot and eye styles, frames • Captions above or below the code • Types: URL, Wi-Fi, contact (vCard), email, phone, SMS, calendar, PayPal... • Social: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Spotify, Telegram, and more SCAN • QR codes and product barcodes • Camera or photo library • Tap to join Wi-Fi, save a contact, copy a password, open a link • History you can search and filter KEEP • Pin favorites to Home • Save a look as your own template • Everything stays on this device — no account required to create or scan FREE AND PRO Create, scan, and export on the free tier (ads, size-capped export, a subset of templates). TinyQR Pro unlocks the full template library, your logo and premium styles, HD export with no watermark, and an ad-free studio. Codes you create are static. Once printed, they keep working. TinyQR does not expire your codes or host them on a redirect. Privacy: https://tinyqr.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scan

Features
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Paper Scan turns your iPhone into a portable document scanner. Scan receipts, contracts, notes, and whiteboards with auto edge detection — perfectly cropped, perspective-corrected, and ready in one tap. PDF Creation — combine multiple pages into a single PDF, choose page size, and protect with a password. Security & Privacy — Face ID keeps your documents private. Works fully offline; nothing leaves your device until you sync or share. Document Organization — tag, search, and sort your library. Group scans into folders; find anything in seconds. Export & Share — send via Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or save encrypted PDFs. Import existing photos or PDFs to merge into one document. OCR — extract text from any scan with original layout preserved. Copy, quote, or share without retyping. Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud Drive or Google Drive. Pro adds unlimited cloud sync and an ad-free experience. Privacy policy: https://paperscan.cloud/legal/privacy/ Terms of service:https://paperscan.cloud/legal/terms/

Screenshots

TinyQR4 screens
Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scan at none against TinyQR's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. TinyQR sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TinyQR versus Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyQRScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTu TranSudong Lu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TinyQR

Subscriptions3
  • TinyQR Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • TinyQR Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • TinyQR Premium (Yearly)$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • TinyQR Premium Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Scan

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$29.991 Year

Questions

Is TinyQR free?
TinyQR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan free?
Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TinyQR or Scan have ads?
TinyQR shows ads; Scan does not.

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