Comparison

ScanSimple vs QR Code Generator

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

Head to head
About

ScanSimple

Features
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No accounts. No subscriptions you forget about. No 40 buttons you don't need. Point your phone at a letter, a receipt, or a form. ScanSimple turns it into a clean PDF you can email to anyone. That's the whole app. MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE APPS - One big Scan button. That's the home screen. - Large text and large buttons throughout - Every button says what it does, in words - Works completely offline YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Nothing is uploaded. There is no cloud, no account, no sign-in. Your files appear in the Files app on your iPhone, so they are yours to move or back up however you like. WHAT IT DOES - Scans one page or fifty, and finds the edges for you - Makes searchable PDFs, so you can find text inside a scan later - Find any word in any scan, even words inside the picture — free, always - Add pages from your photo library or from another PDF - Email, message, print, or save to Files - Rename anything, delete anything, no questions about why FAIR AND CLEAR Scan as much as you like for free, forever. Sharing your first 3 documents is free too. After that, ScanSimple Forever is a single payment. Not a subscription. Not weekly, not monthly, not ever again. Paying also unlocks folders, so you can keep bills, letters and receipts apart. Folders you have already made stay yours even if you never pay again. There is a yearly option if you would rather pay less up front, but the one-time unlock is the point. There is no free trial that quietly turns into a charge. You see the price, you decide. No watermarks. Not ever. Questions? support@gainifyapps.com — a real person answers. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gainifyapps.com/legal/privacy/

About

QR Code Generator

Features
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Make a QR code in seconds, on the phone already in your hand. Type what you want to share and the code appears as you type. Save it to Photos, or send it straight to whoever needs it. No account. No upload. No history kept. Every code is built on your iPhone, which means the codes you make are yours and nothing about them leaves the device. FREE — everything you need to make and use a code • Seven kinds of code: link, plain text, Wi-Fi network, contact, email, SMS and phone number • Live preview that redraws as you type • A scannability check on every code, so you know it works before you save it • Save to Photos or share anywhere iOS shares • Built-in scanner for QR, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417 and 1D barcodes, with torch and tap to focus • Scan from a photo you already have • Preview all 72 looks on your own code before you decide PREMIUM — subscription required • Apply any of 6 module shapes and 12 colours to your code • Add your own logo, checked so the code still scans • Export at 2048 px or 4096 px for print MAKE THE CODE YOU ACTUALLY NEED Wi-Fi for a guest, a menu on a table, a contact card on a flyer, a link on a poster. Pick the kind, type the details, and the code is ready. Nothing to configure and nothing to sign up for. IT SCANS, TOO Point the camera at any code and Mosaiq reads it — QR, Aztec, Data Matrix, PDF417 and the common 1D barcodes. Tap to focus, turn on the torch in the dark, or open a photo from your library. What it finds can go straight into a new code of your own. CHECKED BEFORE YOU SAVE A QR code that looks good and does not scan is worse than a plain one. Mosaiq checks every code, including the ones you have styled and added a logo to, and tells you when a design has gone too far. MADE ON YOUR IPHONE Most QR apps send your text to a server, and some of them keep the code alive only as long as you keep paying. Mosaiq generates everything on device. There is no account, no upload and no stored history — your codes keep working whether or not we do. NO ADS There are none, in the free tier or the paid one. Free users can create, save, share and scan without limit, in the default look. A subscription unlocks the other 71 styles, custom logos and print-size export. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSp8i3DnbP7mQykZSTrPweDAS6LQ7sHokNFa9lZwmsiVQp82ZTczbmAFL43YysbMOz09U9-jyaEoPYp/pub

Screenshots

ScanSimple4 screens
QR Code Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanSimple and QR Code Generator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanSimple sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and QR Code Generator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScanSimple versus QR Code Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanSimpleQR Code Generator
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBjorn DunkelYauheni Chyruk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScanSimple

Subscriptions1
  • ScanSimple Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScanSimple Forever Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

QR Code Generator

Subscriptions3
  • Mosaiq Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Mosaiq Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Mosaiq Pro Yearly Trial3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ScanSimple free?
ScanSimple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Code Generator free?
QR Code Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanSimple or QR Code Generator have ads?
Neither ScanSimple nor QR Code Generator shows ads.

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