Quick Barcode vs Scan Codes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Barcode
Instantly scan various barcode and QR code formats to reveal hidden content. Easily access websites, contacts, phone numbers, or emails directly from scans. Stay organized by revisiting past scans, viewing locations, and exporting content.
- Scan QR codes and barcodes
- Supports multiple barcode formats
- Directly open websites
- Import contacts
- Dial phone numbers
- Send emails
- View scan history
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With Quick Barcode, scanning barcodes has never been easier. Whether you're scanning products in a store or decoding QR codes for online content, Quick Barcode has you covered. The app supports a wide range of barcode formats, including UPC, Code39, EAN13, EAN8, Code93, Code128, PDF417, QR, Aztec, Interleaved2of5, ITF14, and DataMatrix. Quick Barcode instantly decrypts a barcode and provides access to its hidden content. Websites can be directly opened, contacts imported, phone numbers dialed, or emails sent. With Quick Barcode, you stay organized effortlessly. Easily revisit previously scanned barcodes, view their scan locations, and interact with or export their contents.
Scan Codes
Easily scan QR codes and barcodes to extract information. Convert scanned content into image or PDF files, and share them via email or other extensions. Save images directly to your device's gallery.
- Scan QR codes
- Scan barcodes
- Convert to image
- Convert to PDF
- Share via email
- Save to gallery
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This app helps you read content from QR code or number from Barcode and convert it to image or PDF file. You can send results to email as text, image or PDF. Image can be saved to gallery, sent as attachment or shared with extension. PDF can be shared via email or with extension.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scan Codes at 4.8 against Quick Barcode's 2.0. Scan Codes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and ratings volume (91 vs 1). Quick Barcode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Quick Barcode sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Scan Codes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scan Codes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Codes has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Quick Barcode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scan Codes's.
Quick Barcode ships an update every 2 weeks, Scan Codes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Barcode | Scan Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Totzek | Moveit D.O.O. |
Customer experience
Quick Barcode
Scan Codes
In-app purchases
Quick Barcode
- Gummy bears$0.99
- Cup of Coffee$1.99
- Piece of Cake$3.49
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- Pizza$7.99
Scan Codes
- Remove ads$1.991 Year
