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QR code scanner

  1. Market

    Installs
    454.8M

    Across 3 of 14 apps we could match.

    • QR Code & Barcode Scanner ・: 454,504,997 installs
    • QR Code Reader & Code Scanner: 343,815 installs
    • Scan QR Code Now: 756 installs
    • 100% leader share. QR Code & Barcode Scanner ・, by Google Play installs, across the 3 of 14 apps we could match
    • #21 Utilities rank. Scan QR Code Now, top grossing, the best rank any app here holds
    • $3.99 median price. Lowest in-app price, median over the 10 apps that list one. 10 of 13 charge.
    • 6 of 14 recently updated. Updated in the 30 days before 2026-10-05

  2. Competition

    1. QR Reader for iPhone25 Aug1.4M ratings$0.99 to $4.99
    2. QR Code Reader ·25 Sep670k ratings$29.99 a year
    3. QR Code Reader2 Jun162k ratings
    4. QR Code Reader/QR Scanner App29 Sep140k ratings$1.99 to $29.99
    5. QR Code & Barcode Scanner ・Feb 202396k ratings$3.99 to $14.99
    6. QR Code Reader，Barcode Scanner8 Apr73k ratings$9.99 to $69.99
    7. QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhoneMay 202550k ratings$29.99 to $39.99 a year
    8. QR Code Reader & Code Scanner28 Sep46k ratings$1.99 to $49.99
    9. QR Pro28 Sep29k ratings
    10. QR Code Reader＊Barcode Scanner17 Sep23k ratings$6.99 to $10.99
    11. Scan QR Code Now1 Oct13k ratings$5.99 to $9.99
    12. QR Code Reader + QR ScannerDec 20257k ratings$5.99
    13. Free QR Code Reader simply to scan a QR CodeSep 20162k ratings
    14. QR Code Scanner.Mar 20213 ratings

  3. Reviews

    What 3,331 reviews talk about, every star counted.

    1. UX−1.8%13 of 14 apps
    2. Ads−2.6%12 of 14 apps
    3. Support−3.7%11 of 14 apps
    4. Wishlist−4.2%12 of 14 apps
    5. Login & auth−4.5%9 of 14 apps
    6. Billing−5.4%13 of 14 apps
    7. Performance−8.8%11 of 14 apps
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  4. Searches

    Position in Apple’s suggestions
    1510
    010203041
    Countries
    Without

  5. Traffic

    Google Ads, United States, 25 September 2026.

  6. Your test

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Is there a market for a new qr code scanner app?

14 apps compete here. They hold 454,849,568 installs on Google Play, counted across the 3 we could match. We hold 3,331 of their App Store reviews. Those are counts, not a verdict. The page shows what is unfixed, not whether to build.

How much do qr code scanner apps charge?

10 of the 13 apps we could check charge inside the app. Half of them start at $3.99 or less. 1 more app has no price data yet.

What do people search for when they want a qr code scanner app?

We scan 41 App Store storefronts. Typing qr code scanner completes to “qr code scanner pro *” in 30 of them. Then “qr code scanner free” in 20, “qr code scanner＊barcode reader” in 20. These are Apple’s own suggestions. They show what gets typed, not how often.

Cited: What RevenueCat measures for Utilities apps

  • steady mid-table renewals across all plan lengths

    habitual use keeps churn flat regardless of billing cycle

  • the median app barely grows; the tails are extreme

    median MRR +5.3% YoY · top decile +306% · bottom decile contracting

  • the launch flood vs the incumbency moat

    ~2,000 → 14,700+ new subscription apps per month (Jan 2022 → Jan 2026), yet pre-2020 apps still hold 69% of subscription revenue

  • even top categories take over 100 days to reach $10k revenue

    >100 days to the first $10k

RevenueCat, State of Subscription Apps 2026, 115,000+ apps · $16B+ tracked revenue · >1B transactions. Published industry figures, shown for context; App Imp’s own numbers are counted from reviews and never mixed with these.

How this is counted

We count the reviews we hold again every week. Nothing is guessed. A topic is found by the words a review uses, so the same review always lands in the same place. Every star counts. A share is the part of all reviews here that mention a topic. We compare it with the same share across 796 Utilities apps, the group most of these apps are in. A topic is a gap when at least 20 reviews mention it, at least half the apps have it, and it comes up at least 1.15 times as often as usual. A problem in one app is that app’s bug. A problem in every app is nobody’s gap.