Comparison

Text Emoticons Keyboard vs QR Barcode Text Scanner

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

Head to head

Text Emoticons Keyboard

$1.99

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

QR Barcode Text Scanner

QR,Barcode,Text Scan manage

Free

🔧 Utilities

No ratingsView app →

About

Text Emoticons Keyboard

Access a wide variety of text-based emoticons directly from your keyboard. This compact app requires no internet connection and offers over 30 popular emoticons, including the classic shrug.

Highlights

Keyboard integration
30+ text emoticons
Copy emoticons
Offline functionality
Compact size

Features

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Skip the massive hassle it is trying to find all those great text based emojis, and have them all in one easily accessable place, a keyboard! Including everyone's favorite: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and over 30 more. Either use the keyboard as intended, or copy the emojis from the app The app is minuscule in size, requires no internet connection, and simply works. What more can you ask for? Think we missed an emoticon? Let us know at support@rybel-llc.com Enjoying the app? Let us know! Have feedback? Let us know! Shout out to Icons8 for some artwork!

About

QR Barcode Text Scanner

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QR Barcode Text Scanner is a clean and easy to use OCR/QR Code scanner. It helps you to manage all your scan results easily. The Text recognition feature is only available for iOS 13 and above.

Screenshots

Text Emoticons Keyboard3 screens

QR Barcode Text Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QR Barcode Text Scanner at Free against Text Emoticons Keyboard's $1.99. Text Emoticons Keyboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On 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

QR Barcode Text Scanner is free to download; Text Emoticons Keyboard costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Emoticons Keyboard ships an update monthly, QR Barcode Text Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Text Emoticons Keyboard versus QR Barcode Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Text Emoticons Keyboard	QR Barcode Text Scanner
Price	$1.99	Free — better
Rating	5.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 6 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Paid	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	23 MB	7 MB
Age rating	9+	17+
Developer	Rybel LLC	Qian Kun zhu

In-app purchases

None

Text Emoticons Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

QR Barcode Text Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Emoticons Keyboard free?

Text Emoticons Keyboard costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is QR Barcode Text Scanner free?

QR Barcode Text Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Text Emoticons Keyboard or QR Barcode Text Scanner have ads?

QR Barcode Text Scanner shows ads; Text Emoticons Keyboard does not.

Which is updated more often, Text Emoticons Keyboard or QR Barcode Text Scanner?

Text Emoticons Keyboard ships an update monthly, and QR Barcode Text Scanner every 6 months. Most recently, Text Emoticons Keyboard was updated on October 10, 2026 and QR Barcode Text Scanner on October 16, 2026.