Comparison

Scan vs Scan Codes

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

Head to head
About

Scan

This app quickly scans QR codes and barcodes, opening links and ensuring their safety. It offers advanced barcode scanning, history saving, and product lookups with a flashlight for low-light conditions.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Open QR code links
  • Check link safety
  • Flashlight support for low light
  • Advanced barcode formats
  • Save scan history
  • View EAN country codes
Features
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Feature: - Scan QR codes and barcodes - Open QR code links - Ensure that QR code links are safe - Flashlight supported for scanning QR and Barcodes at low-light environments. - Change Icons Pro features include: - Scan barcodes - EAN 13, EAN 8, Aztec, Code 39, Code 93,Code 93i, DataMatrix, I2of5, ITF14, PDF417, UPCE and more. - Save scans to iCloud history - View GSI Country codes of EAN 13 codes - Open product links on Amazon SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS We offer 1 lifetime purchase or 1 auto-renewing yearly subscription option: - Subscription is $2.49 USD Yearly - Lifetime is $4.99 USD - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to access full feature of the app for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "1 week", "1 month" & "1 Year" unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free-trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription

About

Scan Codes

Easily scan QR codes and barcodes to extract information. Convert scanned content into image or PDF files, and share them via email or other extensions. Save images directly to your device's gallery.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes
  • Scan barcodes
  • Convert to image
  • Convert to PDF
  • Share via email
  • Save to gallery
Features
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This app helps you read content from QR code or number from Barcode and convert it to image or PDF file. You can send results to email as text, image or PDF. Image can be saved to gallery, sent as attachment or shared with extension. PDF can be shared via email or with extension.

Screenshots

Scan4 screens
Scan Codes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scan at weekly against Scan Codes's monthly. Scan Codes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (91 vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per year and Scan Codes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Scan against 4.8 for Scan Codes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 91 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan ships an update weekly, Scan Codes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scan versus Scan Codes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanScan Codes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)4.8 (91 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2491 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSufiyan YasaMoveit D.O.O.

Customer experience

Scan

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scan Codes

All ratings85 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scan

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly subscription$2.491 Year
One-time1
  • Platinum lifetime access$4.99
1 purchases

Scan Codes

Subscriptions1
  • Remove ads$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Scan free?
Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Codes free?
Scan Codes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scan or Scan Codes?
Scan Codes is rated higher. Scan averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Scan Codes averages 4.8 from 91 ratings.
Do Scan or Scan Codes have ads?
Neither Scan nor Scan Codes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan or Scan Codes?
Scan ships an update weekly, and Scan Codes monthly. Most recently, Scan was updated on October 6, 2026 and Scan Codes on September 15, 2026.

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