Comments on: 5 QR Code Readers for iPhone

By: Juicy Results

Juicy Results — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:32:44 +0000

Ever seen a barcode box on a business card? Get the app on your iphone to read it and upload the info! http://t.co/4sHwwECR

By: Kerem Erkan

Kerem Erkan — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:46:59 +0000

I will also suggest a newcomer, Qrafter, because it was developed by examining the shortcomings of “all” readers on the market and aims to be the best reader on the iPhone.

http://qrafter.com/get/

By: mike

mike — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:00:19 +0000

I use quickmark and it work great

By: Kenn

Kenn — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:55:31 +0000

I have found great results with quiQR.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:24:57 +0000

Hey Josh, great article! I am the co-founder of SPARQCode (www.sparqcode.com) and we have been in the QR Code space for over 3 years now. We have done extensive testing and some the other criteria that we look for in general is listed here.

Top 5 Attributes

1. Video Mode Scanning? This is important since the act of pushing a button can actually move the camera which could lead to image blur.
2. Are there any de-blur algorithms in the scanner? This is useful for phones that do not have a macro lens. Needed for any iPhone pre-3GS.
3. Does the scanner support designer qr codes such as the classic LV one from set (http://2d-code.co.uk/images/louis-vuitton-qr-code.jpg)? There are other factors too such as image skew, color contrasting, etc.
4. What encoding standards does the scanner support? Not all are the same e.g. many do not support MeCard for business contacts.
5. Does the scanner invoke the built in browser from the mobile OS or does it embed its own? We generally do not like scanners that have their own built-in browsers since many mobile sites are optimized for specific devices and many hacked implementations that have their own inferior browsers that can lead to a bad mobile experience (e.g. bad JS support etc.).

We don’t make any scanning software so we can speak with complete transparency on this subject.

By: Nathan King

Nathan King — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:31:57 +0000

Great apps! If you want to know more about how many people are scanning QR codes, I just posted an infographic with great stats: http://bit.ly/8Zku5w

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:20:50 +0000

The i-nigma and quickmark lines ( algos ) are consistently good.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:39:43 +0000

Hi Marc. If you mean calendar events as QR Codes then I have to tell you that other scanners read them fine too, including Optiscan.

By: LaelB

LaelB — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:49:05 +0000

Tried them all, Optiscan is the best.

By: Marc Forrest

Marc Forrest — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:31:03 +0000

BeeTagg has also recently updated their app. It is the only app that can scan calendar QR codes, and it is fast as well.

You should have put a QR code with a link to the app in the app store next to each reviewed app :)