Wallax vs QR Reader*
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallax
Easily scale and resize your favorite photos to perfectly fit any device's wallpaper. Create unique designs with various backgrounds, patterns, and effects.
- Scale and resize wallpapers
- Customizable backgrounds (black, white, color, gradient, blurred)
- Minimalist wallpaper creation tools (color, gradient, pattern, bokeh, text)
- Parallax effect for iPhone & iPad
- Add reflection, tiling, frames, shapes, blur, bokeh, text, and filters
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Can't Resize & Fit your favourite photos as Wallpapers? Wallax app has 100+ options to create perfect size wallpapers. Featured in iMore.com as No 1. Choice for Best Wallpaper Apps Features ======= - Scale & Resize your wallpapers on black, white, color, gradient or blurred background. - Make minimal wallpapers by using Color, Gradient, Pattern, Bokeh and Text options. - Perfect Wallpaper Size with Parallax Effect for all iPhone & iPad Devices. - Add Following Effects + Refection - Adds reflection to make your photos to fit the correct wallpaper size. + Tile Photo - Repeats the photo to make a wallpaper. + Frames - Combine two or more photos to make a wallpaper. + Shapes - Mask your photo to predefined shapes to make wallpapers. + Blur, Bokeh, Text, Adjustment, Filters, Colorize, Pattern, Splash Effects
QR Reader*
Easily scan any QR code with your iPhone camera, supporting various types like URLs, contacts, and WiFi. Generate custom QR codes for links, contacts, or WiFi, and manage your scan history. Import codes from photos for added convenience.
- Scan any QR code type
- Generate custom QR codes
- View and manage scan history
- Copy scan results to clipboard
- Import QR codes from photos
- Clean and simple user interface
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All-in-One QR Code Scanner & Generator Turn your iPhone into a powerful tool for scanning and generating QR codes! Whether you're scanning menus, tickets, or product labels, or creating your custom QR codes for links, contacts, or WiFi. This app makes it fast, simple, and secure. Key Features: - Scan Any QR Code Lightning-fast scanning using your iPhone camera Supports all QR code types: URLs, text, emails, contacts, phone numbers & more Automatic detection and action on scanned content - History & Clipboard View and manage past scans Automatically copy results to your clipboard for quick sharing - Create Your Own QR Codes Generate custom QR codes for: • Website URLs • Contact info (vCards) • WiFi credentials • Text & more Save, share, or print your QR codes in seconds - Import from Photos Scan QR codes from saved screenshots and gallery images - Clean UI. Simple Workflow. Designed for speed and ease of use Optimized for all iPhone sizes and the latest iOS Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://qrcodereaderapp.netlify.app/privacypolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wallax at 62% against QR Reader*'s 0%. Wallax also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). QR Reader*'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On device support 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
QR Reader* is free to download; Wallax costs $0.99 up front. QR Reader* sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Wallax asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wallax holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallax has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Wallax's written reviews are positive against 0% of QR Reader*'s.
Wallax ships an update monthly, QR Reader* every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wallax | QR Reader* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BRIJIT SHEELIA | Cijay LLC |
Customer experience
Wallax
QR Reader*
Bugs and requests
Wallax
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saving images doesn't work
- Crashes on iPhone X/iOS 14
- Blurry images after editing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to move/position image within frame
- Provide more customization options
- Support for Live Photos
- Add batch processing for multiple images
QR Reader*
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wallax
No in-app purchases
QR Reader*
- Weekly Subscriptions3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Yearly Subscriptions$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$49.99
