Comparison

Air Beamer vs QR reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Air Beamer

Features
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Air Beamer turns your iPhone into a wireless presenter for any screen. No Apple TV. No AirPlay. No cables. Just open a browser on the screen you want to beam to β€” TV, laptop, tablet, projector with smart features β€” scan a QR code, and your content appears instantly. The new Air Beamer is rebuilt from the ground up. Faster, cleaner, and ready for the way you actually present. WHAT YOU CAN BEAM - Photos from your library β€” slideshow them on the big screen in two taps - PDFs β€” handouts, contracts, study guides, anything - PowerPoint files β€” open and present .pptx straight from your iPhone HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick photos or a file on your iPhone 2. Hit Beam β€” Air Beamer generates a URL and QR code 3. Anyone on the same WiFi opens that URL in a browser 4. You control what they see, page by page, from your phone WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - Teachers β€” beam lesson slides and PDF worksheets to a classroom screen, no projector dongle, no laptop - Presenters β€” walk into any meeting room with a smart TV and present from your pocket - Tutors and trainers β€” show a question on the big screen while you keep your notes private on the phone - Families β€” slideshow holiday photos on the TV without uploading anything to the cloud PRIVACY-FIRST Air Beamer beams directly over your local WiFi network. Your files never leave your devices and are never uploaded to a server. When you stop beaming, the content disappears. WORKS WITH - Any modern web browser β€” Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox - Smart TVs, laptops, tablets, projectors with web access - iPhone and iPad β€” universal app Made for the moment someone says "can you just put this on the screen?" β€” and you actually can. Download Air Beamer. Beam something. You'll get it in 10 seconds.

About

QR reader

Features
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QR reader is fast and reliable QR and barcode scanner app that can copy the read code to the clipboard as plain text so it can be pasted anywhere else or to open the code in internet browser. If the scanned QR code is a web address it will be opened in browser directly - if not or it is other barcode type it will be opened in search. QR reader features: - Copy code to clipboard - Open code in browser - supports: QR, EAN13, EAN8, UPCA, UPCE, Code39, Code128, Interleaved 2 of 5 - no ads The app is made using Scangine SDK for scanning QR and barcodes. The app is limited to 5 Copy / Paste operations per day and that limit can be removed with one time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Air Beamer4 screens
QR reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Air Beamer at none against QR reader's 1. QR reader's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Air Beamer costs $0.99 and QR reader $0.99 up front. QR reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Air Beamer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Beamer ships an update every 60 months, QR reader every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Air Beamer versus QR reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir BeamerQR reader
Price$0.99$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsEvery 38 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAPPTREME STUDIOAleksandar Mlazev

In-app purchases

None

Air Beamer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QR reader

One-time1
  • QR reader - unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Air Beamer free?
Air Beamer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR reader free?
QR reader costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Air Beamer or QR reader have ads?
Neither Air Beamer nor QR reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Beamer or QR reader?
Air Beamer ships an update every 60 months, and QR reader every 38 months. Most recently, Air Beamer was updated on November 1, 2026 and QR reader on November 3, 2026.

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