Quick Barcode vs Barcode generator and scanner
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.
Barcode generator and scanner
Create, scan, and share various types of barcodes and QR codes. Customize their appearance with colors, transparency, and even add logos or images to QR codes. Supports multiple languages and includes text-to-speech functionality.
- Generate various barcode types
- Scan barcodes and QR codes
- Share generated codes
- Customize barcode colors
- Artistic QR code customization
- Text-to-speech functionality
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Powerful barcode and QR code generator and scanner. Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. Generate, scan, and share many types of barcodes and QR codes. Please note: not all barcode formats are supported on every device. Scan barcodes and QR codes directly from images stored on your device. Create artistic QR codes with extensive customization options: Gradients, custom shapes, custom colors, logo/foreground images, background images. Create smart QR codes for: geolocation, contacts, URLs, and more. Simply choose a type, enter your details, and generate your QR code instantly. QR code text compression is supported. When enabled in the settings, the content is compressed using GZip to reduce size. To read compressed QR codes, a compatible scanner is required, such as the scanner included in this app. Text-to-speech is supported. Available languages depend on your device. Privacy: works offline, no data is being sent to me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barcode generator and scanner at 5.0 against Quick Barcode's 2.0. Barcode generator and scanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Quick Barcode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Quick Barcode sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Barcode generator and scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barcode generator and scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Quick Barcode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barcode generator and scanner's.
Quick Barcode ships an update every 2 weeks, Barcode generator and scanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Barcode | Barcode generator and scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Totzek | Geert Geerits |
Customer experience
Quick Barcode
Barcode generator and scanner
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
Barcode generator and scanner
No in-app purchases
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