QWedge vs Blip
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!
Blip
This utility app integrates a barcode and QR scanner directly into your keyboard. Scan codes and automatically insert the data into text fields across various browsers and custom URL schemes, or manually insert the last scan.
- Custom iOS keyboard with scan button
- Barcode and QR code scanning
- Automatic data insertion for browsers
- Local scan history
- Privacy-first design
- Configurable keyboard layouts
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Blip adds a barcode and QR scanner directly to your iPhone and iPad keyboard workflow. Tap Scan from the Blip keyboard and scan a barcode or QR code. Blip opens your selected browser target and can insert the scan automatically, or you can tap Insert Last Scan. Safari requires returning to your original tab manually. Features: - Custom iOS keyboard with a clean Scan button. - Barcode and QR scanning powered by the device camera. - Automatic return targets for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, and custom URL schemes; manual Safari fallback. - Optional automatic insertion or an explicit Insert Last Scan tap. - English and German keyboard layouts. - Flexible keyboard configuration: letters, numbers and symbols, big-number pad, or scan-only. - Configurable scan suffix: none, tab, enter, or space. - Optional flashlight, zoom, centered scan area, and scan sound. - Local scan history with retention controls. - Company profiles for sharing consistent settings across a team. - Privacy-first design: local history, no analytics SDK, no ads, no cloud sync, and no tracking. Blip is built for teams that need fast code entry in browser-based tools, inventory systems, forms, and internal workflows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blip at 5.0 against QWedge's 3.0. Blip also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). QWedge's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Blip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QWedge has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of QWedge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blip's.
QWedge ships an update every 6 months, Blip weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QWedge | Blip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Infinite Peripherals Inc. | Antonio Beslic |
Customer experience
QWedge
Blip
In-app purchases
QWedge
No in-app purchases
Blip
No in-app purchases








