TinyQR vs Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom QR code creation
- Logo and color customization
- Template library
- QR code scanning
- Wi-Fi network joining
- Contact saving
- Code history
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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/
Scan
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | TinyQR | Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tu Tran | Sudong Lu |
In-app purchases
TinyQR
- TinyQR Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- TinyQR Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- TinyQR Premium (Yearly)$34.991 Year
- TinyQR Premium Lifetime$79.99
Scan
- Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$29.991 Year









