QR Code Scanner & Creator vs 2D scanning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Code Scanner & Creator
Quickly scan and read QR codes from your device's camera or photo album. Create custom QR codes with text, web links, or contact information, and personalize them with your own photo as a logo. Share your generated codes easily.
- Scan QR codes quickly
- Create custom QR codes
- Add photo as logo
- Generate various content types
- Read QR codes from album
- Support flashlight for dark environments
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The quickest and most efficient QR Code reader and creator. Nowadays, QR code becomes a way of our life, you can see it everywhere. How can we ignore them? Quickly equipped with this fast QR Code scanner and generator, to discover the magic veil of QR codes. Besides decoding, you can also create your personal QR code, add your photo as logo, share them through email or social utilities, let your friends know your idea or thoughts at the first time. Features: 1.Scan and read QR code quickly. You can know the meaning of QR code in one second. 2.Support flashlight, even in night or dark places, you can still scan QR code. 3.Support reading QR code picture from album, quickly know what surprise your friends want to give you. 4.Can generate all kinds of content qr code. For example, text, web address, name card, telephone number and mixed content etc. 5.Can add your photo as logo, generate colorful QR code. 6.Can save the QR code you created to CameraRoll. So useful and efficient QR code utility, come and have a try, I'm totally free!
2D scanning
This utility app allows for quick scanning and generation of QR codes, barcodes, and text. It supports customization of QR codes with colors, logos, and backgrounds, and can automatically save scanned business cards to your address book.
- QR code scanning and generation
- Barcode scanning
- Text recognition from images
- Customizable QR code appearance
- Automatic business card saving
- WiFi QR code connection
- Scan history storage
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Convenient, fast and easy to use QR code scanning, generating tools, support sites, text, business cards, WiFi. The main function: ● Custom: QR code color, background color, background image, custom logo, logo color. ● Scanning: scan picture recognition text, support Chinese English. ● Generate: Personalize generated texts, websites, business cards, WiFi two-dimensional code. ● Scan: two-dimensional code, bar code instantaneous scanning display, continuous rapid scanning. ● Storage: Stores the history of scanning and creation. ● share: QQ, WeChat, microblogging multi-platform scan results and generate two-dimensional code to share. ● Diversity: support text, websites, business cards, WiFi scanning and generation. ● Business card is automatically saved to address book. ● Scan WiFi two-dimensional code, quick connect set mobile network. ● Web site display and copy sharing Convenient, simple and powerful, easy to understand and easy to use. If you find a bug, can not meet your needs, or have good ideas, welcome to feedback xiaodeve@163.com. Thank you for your use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QR Code Scanner & Creator at 90% against 2D scanning's 0%. QR Code Scanner & Creator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 2D scanning's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. 2D scanning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QR Code Scanner & Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR Code Scanner & Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of QR Code Scanner & Creator's written reviews are positive against 0% of 2D scanning's.
QR Code Scanner & Creator ships an update every 4 weeks, 2D scanning every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Code Scanner & Creator | 2D scanning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 4.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小云 许 | 景元 肖 |
Customer experience
QR Code Scanner & Creator
2D scanning
In-app purchases
QR Code Scanner & Creator
No in-app purchases
2D scanning
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