Wedge vs Echo AR Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wedge
This app offers a comprehensive suite of daily utility tools and customizable widgets. Access features like a currency converter, fuel tracker, heart rate monitor, and system information all in one place. It also includes extensions for quick access on your device's home screen.
- Customizable widgets
- Currency converter
- Fuel manager
- Heart rate monitor
- System information
- Event countdowns
- Today extensions
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The goal of Wedge - The Customizable Widget System, is to be a 1-stop app for all of your daily utility needs. Included Wedges ◆ About Wedge - App version and app, wedge rating. ◆ Account Wedge - Apps by WrightsCS account manager. ◆ Battery Wedge - Live battery information with animated elements. ◆ Calendar Wedge - Monthly calendar wedge. ◆ Clock Wedge - Live analog or digital clock. ◆ Compass Wedge - The compass that does not always point North. ◆ Console Wedge - Wedge Console viewer. ◆ Contacts Wedge - Easily connect with your contacts. ◆ Currency Wedge - Real-time World currency converter. ◆ Fuel Wedge - Fuel Manager and Tracking. ◆ Heartrate Wedge - Heartrate graph that shows BPM throughout the day. ◆ Kitchen Timer Wedge - Elegant Kitchen timer with Cooking and Cooling times. ◆ Music Wedge - Control your music. ◆ Notes Wedge - Standard Note manager. ◆ Notify Wedge - Official Wedge Notification Manager. ◆ Pedometer Wedge - Track your daily steps. ◆ Petrol Wedge — Gas station locator. ◆ Polls Wedge - Questionaire to help improve Wedge and other products by WrightsCS. ◆ Quotes Wedge - Random quotes from Quotes on Design. ◆ Selfie Wedge - Love taking "selfies" then this wedge is for you. ◆ Speedometer Wedge - Elegant Speedometer with mileage tracking. ◆ Stopwatch Wedge - Standard Stopwatch timer with Lap counter. ◆ System Wedge - Premium system information about your device. ◆ Themer Wedge - Official Wedge Theme Manager. ◆ Timer Wedge - Includes a stopwatch with laps, count up timer and count down timer. ◆ Tip Calculator Wedge - Tip Calculator with preset and custom tipping amounts. ◆ T-Minus Wedge - Event countdown manager. ◆ Today In History Wedge - Chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. ◆ Traffic Wedge — Latest Traffic information in your area. ◆ VIN Wedge - Vehicle Manager with VIN Scanner. ◆ Walkthrough Wedge - Official Wedge tour guide for Wedge v2.0. ◆ Weather Wedge - Local weather forecast. Today Extensions ◆ Compass Extension - View your heading LIVE on your Today screen. ◆ Pedometer Extension - Track you steps and distance from your Today screen. ◆ Speedometer Extension - Elegant Speedometer with mileage tracking on your Today screen. ◆ T-Minus Extension - Countdown to special events on your Today screen. Have an idea or suggestion for a new Wedge? Contact me at aaron@wrightscsapps.com HEALTHKIT: Pedometer Wedge uses HealthKit to display your steps and distance data. This can be turned off or on in the Health app under Sources -> Wedge. Pedometer Wedge does not save, store or track your Steps or Distance information. Pedometer only queries the existing health data from the HealthKit API.
Echo AR Scanner
Experience printed materials and objects in augmented reality. Scan QR codes or point your device at enhanced items to access critical client information. New experiences are added weekly, so enable notifications.
- Augmented reality experiences
- QR code scanning
- Object recognition AR
- Access client information
- Regular content updates
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Echo clients can now experience printed materials, direct mail pieces, tradeshow displays and other items using Augmented Reality features. By scanning a QR code found in these items, or by pointing the device camera to an Echo AR enhanced object using this app, the user will be able to experience critical information about some of our clients. We will add more experiences every week so be sure to turn on push notifications!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo AR Scanner at none against Wedge's 10. Echo AR Scanner also leads on ads (none vs shown). Wedge's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Wedge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Echo AR Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Echo AR Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively.
Wedge ships an update every 3 months, Echo AR Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wedge | Echo AR Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wrights Creative Services, L.L.C. | ECHO Interaction Group Inc. |
Customer experience
Wedge
Echo AR Scanner
In-app purchases
Wedge
- Music WedgeFree
- Selfie WedgeFree
- Compass WedgeFree
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- Theme Pack$0.99
- Wedge Pack$0.99
- Accents Theme$0.99
- Dropbox Wedge$0.99
- System Wedge$0.99
- Developer Wedge$0.99
- Pedometer Wedge$0.99
Echo AR Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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