QR Code Scanner vs So Annoying! Smart Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Code Scanner
Easily scan QR codes, barcodes, documents, and business cards. Generate custom QR codes for various information and keep a history of all your scans. Unlock advanced features with a Pro subscription.
- Instant QR and barcode scanning
- Custom QR code generation
- Business card scanning to contacts
- Document scanning and PDF export
- Batch scanning for multiple codes
- Scan history organization
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QR Code Scanner-Barcode Scan is a fast, reliable QR scanner and barcode reader designed to make scanning, creating, and organizing codes simple. Scan QR codes, barcodes, documents, business cards, text, and more with your iPhone in seconds. INSTANT QR & BARCODE READER Point your iPhone camera at a QR code or barcode and scan instantly. Quickly open links, read product information, access text, and retrieve code details without unnecessary steps. Whether you need a QR code reader for everyday use or a barcode scanner for products, everything is right at your fingertips. CREATE CUSTOM QR CODES Use the built-in QR generator and QR code maker to create codes for URLs, Wi-Fi networks, contacts, text, and other information. Create and share QR codes whenever you need them, with additional customization options available with Pro. BUSINESS CARD SCANNER Turn physical business cards into useful digital contacts. Scan a business card and extract important information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and company details, making it easier to save and organize contacts. DOCUMENT SCANNER Capture documents directly from your iPhone and create clean digital copies. Scan multiple pages, organize your documents, and export them as shareable PDFs with Pro. BATCH SCANNING Need to scan multiple codes? Keep the camera active and scan one code after another without repeatedly opening the scanner. Batch scanning makes processing multiple QR codes and barcodes faster and more convenient. SCAN HISTORY Your previous scans are organized in one place, making it easy to find codes and information again. Keep your scan history available whenever you need to revisit a QR code, barcode, document, or text result. GO PRO Unlock the complete scanning experience with: • PDF export • Multi-page document scanning • Business card scanning and contact extraction • Custom QR code colors • Continuous batch scanning • Ad-free scanning Choose Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime access and unlock the features you need. QR Code Scanner-Barcode Scan is built for anyone who wants a simple QR scanner, barcode reader, document scanner, and QR generator in one clean app. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime through your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://redizeuz.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://redizeuz.com/privacy
So Annoying! Smart Blocker
This app enhances your browsing experience by removing intrusive ads, cookie banners, pop-ups, and other annoyances from Safari on your Apple devices. It offers customizable blocking options and learns from your interactions to improve its effectiveness.
- Blocks ads, cookie banners, and popups
- Removes newsletter prompts and chat bubbles
- Handles floating videos and notification requests
- Learns from user interactions to improve blocking
- Saves cookie consent choices
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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So Annoying! gets ads, cookie banners and popups out of your way in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac. With IN APPS, it also removes ads inside your other apps and games on iPhone and iPad. It also removes newsletter popups, prompts to open an app, chat bubbles, floating videos, website notification requests and AI answers in search results. You choose which categories to keep. Safari's blocking lists do most of the work as a page loads. The extension handles things that need another approach, such as a popup that appears while you're reading. On supported cookie banners, it can save a consent choice or use the site's own controls, then remember the answer for another visit. If you close something the app missed, Learning can tell how you closed it and save a rule to try next time. Learning is on by default and also sends limited reports to help improve the rules for everyone. You can turn it off in settings. New rules arrive separately from app updates. IN APPS runs on your iPhone or iPad and stops ads before they reach your other apps and games. Setup takes a few steps in Settings, and the app shows each one with a short film. If an ad still gets through, you can report it in a tap, and your report helps fix it for everyone. The app walks you through enabling its five Safari extensions and allowing website access. No account is needed. You get an unlimited first week without signing up for a subscription. After that, the free plan includes five dynamic fixes a day per device. Static blocking, cookie consent handling and learned rules keep working without using that allowance. The In Safari plan removes the daily limit and works across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. The In Safari + IN APPS plan adds blocking inside your other apps. I built So Annoying! because I was tired of closing things before I could read a page. I develop it on my own, and you can reach me at support@soannoying.app if you need help. Each plan is a monthly or yearly subscription, or one lifetime purchase. The yearly In Safari + IN APPS plan starts with a one week free trial. If you already own In Safari for life, you can add IN APPS for life with one more purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Family Sharing is included on every plan. Privacy: https://soannoying.app/privacy Terms: https://soannoying.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QR Code Scanner at 5.0 against So Annoying! Smart Blocker's 4.3. QR Code Scanner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). So Annoying! Smart Blocker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. QR Code Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and So Annoying! Smart Blocker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
QR Code Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of QR Code Scanner's written reviews are positive against 67% of So Annoying! Smart Blocker's.
QR Code Scanner ships an update weekly, So Annoying! Smart Blocker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Code Scanner | So Annoying! Smart Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ebenezer Oteng | MIKAIL YENIGUN |
Customer experience
QR Code Scanner
So Annoying! Smart Blocker
In-app purchases
QR Code Scanner
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Lifetime$14.99
So Annoying! Smart Blocker
- Unlimited, monthly$2.991 Month
- Safari + apps, monthly$4.991 Month
- Unlimited, yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- Safari + apps, yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlimited, forever$20.99
- In apps, forever$29.99
- Unlimited, forever$29.99
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- Safari + apps, forever$59.99
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