QR & Barcode Scanner is a utility tool for Android and iOS that enables high-speed QR and barcode scanning, price comparison, and WiFi network authentication.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#7
▲7Social Networking · free
Sentiment
4.8
4.3M reviews
Nemesis
NFC Tools & RFID Scanner
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users rely on the app to eliminate manual data entry for WiFi passwords and product price lookups, replacing slower, manual search processes with instant, camera-based decoding.
For Android and iOS users requiring a utility tool for quick barcode scanning, price comparison, and WiFi network access.
What does it look like?
Key features
Scans multiple QR codes or barcodes in a single session, expanding ad-impression inventory per session.
Scans WiFi-specific QR codes to join networks without manual password entry, reinforcing daily-use retention.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model leverages ad-inventory on Android while capturing direct revenue on iOS.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceopaqueShow more...
The app currently operates in a maintenance state, with only 5 releases identified over the analyzed window. The latest release occurred 176 days ago, and the development trend shows significant stagnation with no new features or content updates. All recent release notes are limited to generic bug fixes, indicating a lack of active feature development or live operations. The cadence remains well below the threshold for active or steady development.
Who built it?
柱荣 李
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads excited. Users appreciate the core barcode and qr scanning functionality performs reliably for daily utility tasks across various environments and simple and straightforward interface design allows users to complete scanning tasks without unnecessary friction or complexity. On the flip side, users report deceptive account creation prompts that redirect to external phishing sites and request sensitive financial information.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- The core barcode and QR scanning functionality performs reliably for daily utility tasks across various environments
- Simple and straightforward interface design allows users to complete scanning tasks without unnecessary friction or complexity
- Users report deceptive account creation prompts that redirect to external phishing sites and request sensitive financial information
60 of 5957 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for QR & Barcode Scanner⋅
How's the Social Networking market?
QR & Barcode Scanner holds a top-10 Tools category rank in over 20 markets, including the US and Australia. However, the 177-day update gap suggests the current market lead is resting on legacy install volume rather than active feature innovation.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
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This app competes by expanding beyond simple QR scanning into the broader physical-to-digital connectivity space, targeting the same utility-focused user base.
- Offers advanced NFC tag management and cloning capabilities that this app currently lacks entirely.
- Provides task automation and webhook integration, transforming the app from a scanner into a productivity tool.
- Includes a dedicated Bluetooth finder feature, capturing users who need a multi-purpose hardware connectivity utility.
QR Code Reader, Scan BarcodeContender
Яндекс Билеты: сканерContender
Qrafter: QR Code ReaderContender
WiFi QR ConnectContenderUnlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
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Key takeaways for QR & Barcode Scanner⋅
Where is it heading?
The utility-scanning market is consolidating around apps that offer multi-purpose hardware connectivity rather than single-purpose scanning. With no major feature updates in over 170 days, the app is increasingly exposed to rivals that provide higher-frequency utility, which will likely accelerate churn among power users in the coming quarters.
- Users report: Security allegations regarding phishing redirects erode user trust, which compounds the churn risk already present from the 177-day update gap.
- Maintenance-only release cadence allows agile rivals to capture power users with advanced NFC and automation features, eroding the long-term utility moat.
The SWOT
- High-speed scanning performance sustains organic install velocity
- Batch-scan utility increases ad-impression inventory per session
- Localized pricing in high-ARPU markets
- Integration of advanced NFC/RFID workflows to match nemesis capabilities
Next best moves
Audit and remove account-creation redirects because users report phishing links → restore user trust
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's #7 rank in the US Tools category is a liability…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
NFC tag management (available in NFC Tools & RFID Scanner but absent here) +1
Since the last report: Security allegations regarding phishing redirects have replaced performance instability as the primary user complaint, significantly increasing the risk of store-level enforcement. This development, coupled with an extended 177-day update gap, has shifted the app's outlook from stable to declining.
Bottom line
Users report: Addressing the reported phishing redirects is the immediate priority to prevent platform-level enforcement, as the current maintenance-mode cadence leaves the app vulnerable to faster-moving rivals.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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Is QR & Barcode Scanner safe to use?
How does this app compare to NFC Tools?
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Sources
- [1] Play Store Listing, source
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