Comparison

QR & Barcode Scanner Reader vs Starssenger

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

Head to head
About

QR & Barcode Scanner Reader

Quickly scan and decode various QR codes and barcodes, including contact details, website URLs, and location information. Perform actions directly within the app, such as adding contacts or opening web links. Save your scan history and favorite codes for future reference.

Highlights
  • Fastest QR and Data Matrix scanning
  • Auto-decode all QR code types
  • Scan from photos
  • Perform actions without quitting
  • Unlimited scan history
  • Save favorite codes
Features
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Scan any QR code or barcode in an instant, then create your own. Point the camera and QR Scanner recognises the code immediately: links, Wi-Fi networks, contact cards, calendar events, phone numbers, emails, locations, plain text and every common barcode symbology. Whatever it finds, the right action is one tap away. CREATE YOUR OWN CODES Build QR codes for a link, a Wi-Fi network, a contact card, an email, a message or any text. Choose your colours, pick the error-correction level, and save the result straight to Photos. EVERYTHING YOU SCAN, KEPT Every scan and every code you create lands in a searchable history. Star the ones that matter, add a note to remember what they were, and find them again in seconds. SCANNING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Codes are decoded entirely on your iPhone. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, and your scan history is never sold or shared. SUPPORTED CODES QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec, PDF417, EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, ITF-14, Interleaved 2 of 5. FEATURES - Real-time scanning with torch and camera flip - Scan a code from any photo in your library - Open links, call numbers, send messages and emails without leaving the app - Add a scanned contact to Contacts, a scanned event to Calendar - Join a Wi-Fi network straight from a scanned code - Searchable history with favourites and notes - Light, dark and system themes QR Scanner is supported by ads. If you would rather not see them, a single one-time purchase removes every ad forever, on all your devices. It is not a subscription: nothing renews, and there is nothing to cancel.

About

Starssenger

Features
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Spacenger es una aplicación para comunicar a sus usurios de forma segura mediante videollamada, Chats, audios, imágenes y documentos. Toda la comunicación está completamente blindada mediante un protocolo basado en inteligencia artificial que emula un fenómeno cuántico llamado entrelazamiento, el cual permite compartir, en perfecto sincronismo entre dos o más celulares, un ilimitado número de claves de longitud arbitraria en secuencia aleatoria, incluso con ruido e intermitencias del canal, y con bajo costo computacional, es decir sin latencia.

Screenshots

QR & Barcode Scanner Reader4 screens
Starssenger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Starssenger at none against QR & Barcode Scanner Reader's shown. Starssenger also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR & Barcode Scanner Reader ships an update every 2 months, Starssenger every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
QR & Barcode Scanner Reader versus Starssenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR & Barcode Scanner ReaderStarssenger
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperImmaginet SrlMario Di luca

In-app purchases

None

QR & Barcode Scanner Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Starssenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QR & Barcode Scanner Reader free?
QR & Barcode Scanner Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starssenger free?
Starssenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QR & Barcode Scanner Reader or Starssenger have ads?
QR & Barcode Scanner Reader shows ads; Starssenger does not.
Which is updated more often, QR & Barcode Scanner Reader or Starssenger?
QR & Barcode Scanner Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Starssenger every 6 days. Most recently, QR & Barcode Scanner Reader was updated on October 3, 2026 and Starssenger on October 15, 2026.

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