Comparison

IRIScan to Word vs QR reader

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

Head to head
About

IRIScan to Word

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a powerful scanner. Convert paper documents into editable Word files with OCR technology. Seamlessly import and export documents to cloud storage or share via email.

Highlights
  • Scan paper documents with native camera
  • Convert to editable Word files (.docx)
  • OCR technology for text recognition
  • Import from camera, library, cloud storage
  • Automatic image enhancement
  • Handle multipage documents
  • Export to Dropbox, Box, Google Drive
Features
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IRIScan to Word turns your iPhone & iPad into a scanner! Scan paper documents using the native camera of your iDevice and convert them into fully editable Word files (.docx) compatible with any word processor (MS Word, Apple Pages, etc.). IRIScan to Word also connects with I.R.I.S.’ Wi-Fi mobile scanners to process documents from your iDevice ** BENEFITS ** - Never miss any information: scan documents on the go, wherever and whenever you are! - Scan any type of documents: paper documents, magazine articles, pictures, sticky notes, business cards, invoices, contracts, etc. You name it! - Never retype text again: your documents will be converted into editable Word files you can easily edit in any compatible word processor (MS Word, Apple Pages, Mail, etc.) without altering the original layout. - Archive your files in Dropbox, Box or Google Drive to access them from another device or computer. - Share your output files by email or open them with any third-party application. ** FEATURES ** - Scan paper documents, books, magazines,… Using the native camera of your iPhone or iPad. - Convert your documents to editable Word files (OCR technology included). - Import documents from your camera, photo library, IRIScan Wi-Fi scanners, Dropbox, Box or Google Drive. - Automatic image enhancement. - Handle multipage documents by adding pages to an existing document or saving a page as a new document. - Export your files into Dropbox, Box or Google Drive. - Compatible with IRIScan Wi-Fi mobile scanners. - Text recognition in 130+ languages. - Share your output files by email or open them with any third-party application. - Compatible with compatible with any word processor (MS Word, Apple Pages, Mail, etc.). ** VIDEO DEMONSTRATION ** Go to www.irislink.com/ios ** IN APP PURCHASES ** - Convert documents into searchable PDF files (.PDF) ** SUPPORTED DEVICES ** - Universal application (iPhone, iPad) - iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C/S - iPod touch 5th Generation - iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini ** SUPPORTED OCR LANGUAGES ** Afaan Oromo, Afrikaans, Albanian, Asturian, Aymara, Azeri (Latin), Balinese, Basque, Bemba, Bikol, Bislama, Bosnian (Cyrillic), Bosnian (Latin), Brazilian, Breton, Bulgarian, Bulgarian-English, Byelorussian, Byelorussian-English, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK), English (USA), Esperanto, Estonian, Faroese, Farsi, Fijian, Finnish, French, Frisian, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, German, German (Switzerland), Greek, Greek-English, Greenlandic, Haitian Creole, Hani, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hungarian, Icelandic, Ido, Ilocano, Indonesian, Interlingua, Irish (Gaelic), Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kapampangan, Kazakh, Kicongo, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luba, Luxemburg, Macedonian, Macedonian-English, Madurese, Malagasy, Malay, Manx (Gaelic), Maori, Mayan, Mexican, Minangkabau, Moldovan, Mongolian (Cyrillic), Nahuatl, Norwegian, Numeric, Nyanja, Nynorsk, Occitan, Papiamento, Pidgin English (Nigeria), Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Rhaeto-Roman, Romanian, Run di, Russian, Russian-English, Samoan, Sardinian, Scottish (Gaelic), Serbian, Serbian (Latin), Serbian-English, Shona, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Sotho, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tatar (Latin), Tetum, Tok Pisin, Tonga, Tswana, Turkish, Turkmen (Latin), Ukrainian, Ukrainian-English, Uzbek, Waray, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Zapotec, Zulu. ** SUPPORTED I.R.I.S.’ DEVICES ** - IRIScan Anywhere Wifi (www.irislink.com/iriscananywhere) - IRIScan Pro Wifi (www.irislink.com/iriscanprowifi) ** ABOUT US ** - Website: www.irislink.com/ios - Facebook: www.facebook.com/irisocr - Google+: www.google.com/irislinkocr - Support: www.irislink.com/support

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

IRIScan to Word4 screens
QR reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IRIScan to Word at every 5 months against QR reader's every 38 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

IRIScan to Word costs $0.99 and QR reader $0.99 up front. IRIScan to Word sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and QR reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IRIScan to Word ships an update every 5 months, QR reader every 38 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IRIScan to Word versus QR reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIRIScan to WordQR reader
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI.R.I.S. s.a.Aleksandar Mlazev

In-app purchases

6 purchases

IRIScan to Word

One-time6
  • Latin alphabet and Greek languages$0.99
  • Cyrillic alphabets languages$0.99
  • Asian languages$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Hebrew Language$0.99
  • PDF Format$0.99
  • Export PDF Image files$0.99
1 purchases

QR reader

One-time1
  • QR reader - unlock$1.99

Questions

Is IRIScan to Word free?
IRIScan to Word costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is QR reader free?
QR reader costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do IRIScan to Word or QR reader have ads?
Neither IRIScan to Word nor QR reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IRIScan to Word or QR reader?
IRIScan to Word ships an update every 5 months, and QR reader every 38 months. Most recently, IRIScan to Word was updated on October 29, 2026 and QR reader on October 29, 2026.

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