QWedge vs Barcode Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QWedge
This utility app acts as a keyboard extension, enabling iOS applications to receive barcode data from compatible scanners. It seamlessly populates scanned information into active text fields, and can even send data to remote computers via RDP software.
- Barcode scanning integration
- Populates active text fields
- Supports Infinite Peripherals scanners
- Remote computer data transfer via RDP
- iOS keyboard extension
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QWedge is a keyboard extension from Infinite Peripherals that allows any iOS application to receive barcodes from Infinite Peripherals' scanners (including the Linea and Infinea product lines). Scanned barcodes will populate into the active text field. With the combination of RDP software, scanned barcodes can be also be populated into the active text field of the remote computer. Enjoy!
Barcode Notes
Scan and manage barcodes and QR codes with your mobile device. Supports various code types, allows content copying, and export to files. Real-time transmission to computers is also possible.
- Barcode and QR code scanning
- Content management
- Support for multiple barcode types
- Code content copy
- Export to file
- Real-time computer transmission
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Easy to use, without advertising Use mobile phone for barcode and Qr code scanning, content management Support multiple types of barcode and Qr code Supports code content copy and export to file The code content can be transmitted to the computer in real time by the Emulstick Bluetooth Dongle
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QWedge at 70% against Barcode Notes's 0%. QWedge also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Barcode Notes's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barcode Notes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QWedge has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of QWedge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Barcode Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
QWedge ships an update every 6 months, Barcode Notes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QWedge | Barcode Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinite Peripherals | Shanghai Xuanhua Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
QWedge
Barcode Notes
In-app purchases
QWedge
No in-app purchases
Barcode Notes
No in-app purchases
