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CLUSTER CODES-BARCODES-HISTORY-2 · 10 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2020-05-05

QR & barcode scanner apps

The cluster consists of mobile apps that scan QR codes and barcodes, usually maintaining a scan history and displaying product details such as price or origin. The dated entry history runs from May 2010 through May 2026, with most months recording a single entry and March 2023 having two. Traction leaders are ScanGains:QR & Barcode Scanner, QR Reader for iPhone, and QR Code Reader ·, each with zero stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2010: 1SEP 2012: 1JUN 2016: 1MAR 2017: 1MAY 2020: 1JUL 2021: 1MAR 2023: 2JAN 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1
MAY 2010MAY 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 7 unlabelled

Operator · 6 commercial · 1 enterprise · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 10 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01ScanGains:QR & Barcode Scanner0★1 moliveMobile app that scans QR codes and barcodes, saves scanning history, shares scanned data, and displays product information such as prices and origin.
  2. 02QR Reader for iPhone0★1 molivehand-codedenterpriseMulti-purpose scanner app that reads QR codes, barcodes, documents, and provides product search and document scanning.
  3. 03iReader:QR and Barcode Scanner0★1 yrabandonedliveMobile scanner app that reads QR codes and barcodes, saves scan history, generates codes, and compares product prices.
  4. 04Barcode Scanner - QR Scanner0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialMobile app that scans QR codes and product barcodes, saves history, shares codes, and includes a QR code generator with subscription.
  5. 05SkyBlueScan: QR Code Scanner0★3 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile scanner app that reads QR codes and barcodes, shows product information, and maintains scan history.
  6. 06CodeSnap - Barcode Scanner0★9 mostaleliveMobile app that scans barcodes and QR codes, records scan history, skips duplicates, and automates copying results for inventory and product work.
  7. 07QR Reader Document Scanner0★11 mostalelivecommercialMobile scanning app that reads QR codes and barcodes, digitizes documents, and organizes scans for business use.
  8. 08QR Code, Easy Barcode Scanner0★3 yrabandonedlivecommercialBarcode scanner app that identifies products, compares prices from stores, and saves scan history, with optional subscription for extras.
  9. 09FreeScanner0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedcommercialBarcode scanner app that reads many formats and offers quick, accurate scanning for everyday tasks.
  10. 10QR Code & Barcode Scanner ・0★3 yrabandonedlivecommercialScanner app that reads QR codes and many barcode formats, creates and shares codes, syncs history across devices, and supports inventory management.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.