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Best QR Code Scanning Apps for iPhone (2026)

28 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

QR Reader for iPhone is the top-ranked of 28 QR code scanning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.7/5 from 1,440,860 ratings.

  1. 1
    QR Reader for iPhoneS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,440,860 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    QR Code Reader ·S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 670,118 ratings · score 98
  3. 3
    QR Code Reader/QR Scanner AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 140,215 ratings · score 96
  4. 4
    QR Code Reader,Barcode ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 73,208 ratings · score 95
  5. 5
    QR Code Reader: Quick ScanS
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 162,271 ratings · score 93

What belongs in this list

Scan a QR code with the iPhone camera to read the link or content inside it.

Not here: QR code generation alone; Barcode scanning of products alone; Text scanning (OCR) alone; Product scanning for prices or info alone; A camera app that happens to read QR codes in the background alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
QR Reader for iPhoneQR Code Reader ·QR Code Reader/QR Scanner AppQR Code Reader,Barcode ScannerQR Code ReaderScan QR Code
A
QR ProQR Code Reader*Barcode ScannerQR Code Reader & Code ScannerQR Code & Barcode Scanner app.QR Code Reader ®QR Code Scanner & AI Generator
B
QR Code Reader, Barcode ScanScan QR Code.QR Code Reader + QR ScannerQR, BarcodeQR CodeQR Code & Barcode Scanner ・
C
QrafterQR Code Reader+Generator ProQR Code Reader, Scan BarcodeQR & BarcodeQR Reader for mobileقارئ الباركودBarcode
D
QR Code Barcode Scanner & Read
F
SkyBlueScanQr-Code

Compare every app

  1. 1
    QR Reader for iPhoneS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,440,860 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    QR Code Reader ·S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 670,118 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  3. 3
    QR Code Reader/QR Scanner AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 140,215 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  4. 4
    QR Code Reader,Barcode ScannerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 73,208 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  5. 5
    QR Code Reader: Quick ScanS
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 162,271 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  6. 6
    Scan QR Code NowS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 13,013 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  7. 7
    QR Pro - Code Reader & CreatorA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 29,223 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  8. 8
    QR Code Reader*Barcode ScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 23,189 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  9. 9
    QR Code Reader & Code ScannerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 46,096 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  10. 10
    QR Code & Barcode Scanner app.A
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 5,433 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  11. 11
    QR Code Reader ®A
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 14,141 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  12. 12
    QR Code Scanner & AI GeneratorA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 6,350 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  13. 13
    QR Code Reader, Barcode ScanB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 7,603 ratings · score 82 · good
  14. 14
    Scan QR Code.B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 15,730 ratings · score 79 · good
  15. 15
    QR Code Reader + QR ScannerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 6,814 ratings · score 78 · good
  16. 16
    QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhoneB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 49,679 ratings · score 76 · good
  17. 17
    QR Code: Reader & GeneratorB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 12,796 ratings · score 72 · good
  18. 18
    QR Code & Barcode Scanner ・B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 96,136 ratings · score 72 · good
  19. 19
    Qrafter: QR Code ReaderC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,006 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  20. 20
    QR Code Reader+Generator ProC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,952 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  21. 21
    QR Code Reader, Scan BarcodeC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,734 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  22. 22
    QR & Barcode Scanner MaxC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,695 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  23. 23
    QR Reader for mobileC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 9,871 ratings · score 63 · situational
  24. 24
    قارئ الباركود - Barcode readerC
    Free download · ★ 4.4 · 2,594 ratings · score 63 · situational · provisional
  25. 25
    Barcode Scanner - QR ScannerC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 42,286 ratings · score 62 · situational
  26. 26
    QR Code Barcode Scanner & ReadD
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 3,521 ratings · score 53 · weak · provisional
  27. 27
    SkyBlueScan: QR Code ScannerF
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,003 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional
  28. 28
    Qr-Code Scanner & Creator AppF
    Free download · ★ 4.4 · 3,608 ratings · score 39 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best QR code scanning app for iPhone?
QR Reader for iPhone, S tier, ranked #1 of 28, rated 4.7 by 1,440,860 people.
Which QR code scanning apps are free?
28 of 28 are free to download: QR Reader for iPhone (S), QR Code Reader · (S), QR Code Reader/QR Scanner App (S), QR Code Reader,Barcode Scanner (S) and more. 15 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which QR code scanning app has the best App Store rating?
QR Code Reader/QR Scanner App at 4.7 from 140,215 ratings.
How many QR code scanning apps reach S or A tier?
12 of 28. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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