QR Code Readers for iPhone
I’ve had a lot of people ask for the best iPhone QR code readers so I thought I would chase down a lis of some of the readers that have been reported to be the best.
An effective QR code reader is and ESSENTIAL part of any effective QR code Marketing Campaign. You can have the most brilliant QR Code Campaign but if your target market cannot read the the QR codes due to a faulty reader this renders your campaign ineffective.
Take a list of the some of the QR code readers that have been listed as the best for your iPhone. I will follow up with QR Code Readers for Androids.
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QR code readers for your iPhone
The only problem is, many of those QR code-reading apps for the iPhone just don’t do a good job. That prompted me to sift through more than a dozen QR code readers to find some of the best. I came up with four.
QR Code it up
NeoReader NeoReader is one of the most useful apps in this roundup. The program is simple, it’s intuitive, and it does a relatively good job of reading QR codes.
NeoReader is an extremely simple app. When it’s open, you need only to point your iPhone’s camera at the QR Code, click the scan option, and you’re all set. Within a few seconds, the app delivers the unique content directly to your iPhone. It works with QR (obviously), as well as Data Matrix, and Aztec bar codes. To ensure the app is working properly, you can even go to NeoReader’s home page and scan the QR Code examples to see if it’s returning the right results. But beware that the application works best on iPhones running OS 3.0 or higher. NeoReader is free, so it’s worth trying out.
Optiscan Optiscan’s developers say the application is the fastest QR Code scanner in the App Store. That’s not necessarily true. But it’s certainly quick.
Overall, Optiscan is a really nice QR Code reader. The application is able to capture QR codes on monitors, paper, and other places where you might find the code. Upon scanning a QR code within the app, you can view the company’s QR code information. You can also save that data for later, so you don’t have to come back to the QR code every time you want to view it. Even better, Optiscan allows you to share QR codes with others. It’s a full-featured app that should satisfy most users. It costs $1.99.
QR App The other three services in this roundup do a much better job of scanning and reading QR codes. But in the end, I decided to add QR App because it did an adequate job.
QR App doesn’t have all the bells and whistles you’ll find in the other mentioned apps. Instead, the app simply scans an image and delivers the result. That’s it. It’s made to be simple and, for the most part, it succeeds. QR App free to try.
QuickMark Although this is a short list of QR code readers, QuickMark takes the top prize. It’s full-featured, easy to use, and best of all, it costs just $0.99.
QuickMark makes it quick and easy to read QR codes on your iPhone. After it’s scanned, the app then provides the information it collects from the code. Everything you do with the app is kept in its history folder for viewing at a later time. You can even create your own QR codes to share data on your iPhone with other QR-code-reader users. QuickMark is recommend by Google for good reason and is worth the $0.99.
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QR Code Readers for Android
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#QRCode Scanners for Android
Barcode Scanner
Barcode Scanner. Scan barcodes on CDs, books, and other products, then look up prices and reviews, or search for a word in a book and find where it occurs. You can also scan QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, calendar events, and more. Features: contact sharing, improved QR Code decoding, and added Chinese translation.
Price: Free
Barcode Scanner Android App is great! It allows you to scan most product bar codes in 1D (UPC, EAN, etc.) and 2D formats (QR Code) to search Google for product results. You can even search for words in a book when using this app (results are populated if the book is available on http://books.google.com).
How to use QR Codes on AndroidTapp.com:
There are 2 ways…
- Scan your monitor. Simply launch the app and scan your actual monitor with your Android phone. Tapp “Open in Market” button and Voila… it directs you to the app in the Market.
- Tapp the Link. Alternatively, if you’re viewing an Android App Review on your Android Phone… simply tapp the QR Code for the same effect.
Video: How to Use Bar Code Scanner:
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QR Readers for Blackberry
I often write about the best QR code Readers for iPhones and Androids but I have yet to find a good review for Blackberry.
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The Best Blackberry QR Code Reader Apps Reviewed
We reviewed 5 QR code reader apps for the Blackberry and found what we thought where some of the best and worse QR code readers available for the Blackberry.
QR Code Scanner Pro – Free Download 4.5 out of 5 stars
Turn your phone into a QR Code scanner and start connecting the physical world to your mobile device. Want to scan QR Codes with your phone? Tired of using other scanner apps that fail to scan a QR code with your phone? This QR code scanner is known for its reliability and easy to use features. We liked using this QR code scanner because it was able to read all different types of QR codes which not every Blackberry QR code app can read. In addition it this application is free.
Pros: Can read any QR code type, reliable, free
Cons: none really..
QR Code Nowby David Jones II US$0.99 USD Download 3.5 out of 5 stars
Make a QR Code on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ with QR Code Now. You don’t even need an internet connection. The QR code is generated locally so you don’t need to worry about some unknown website privy to your QR codes. Share phone numbers, text, email, and contact cards(MECARD format) with your associates, colleagues and friends. The only reason that we did not like this QR code reader for the blackberry was because it lacked some features that we enjoyed in other blackberry QR code reader apps.
Pros: You can make QR codes but with out tracking
Cons: Cost, lack of features
CertainTeed QR Code Reader FREE Download 1 out of 5 stars
The CertainTeed QR code reader scans and reads 2D QR codes in real time by simply pointing the BlackBerry® camera at a QR code and taking a picture of it. We tried this QR code reader once on a Blackberry storm and Blackberry curve and it stopped working after we tried to open it after just using it once.
Pros: We will check back on this one.
Cons: It did not work after using it once
QR Code Scanner US$0.99 USD Download 2 out of 5 stars
Now, scan the QR codes with your phone any time using this application. It will not scan regular UPC product barcodes. We tried using this QR code scanner / reader with our Blackberry’s and where unable to get it to scan QR codes. Maybe we where missing something but after reading more reviews on this QR code scanner we saw similar problems that other people where having. This app was also buddy on our Blackberry and crashed a few times during testing.
Pros: Cool red scan thingie
Cons: It crashes, does not scan QR codes all the time.
Code Muncher FREE QR Reader FREE Download 3.5 out of 5 stars
Have fun munching those awesome QR codes with this Blackberry QR code scanner application. We enjoyed using this app on the blackberry curve and storm and it did not crash during our testing. It was able to scan a majority of different types of QR codes and was easy to operate.
Pros: Easy to use, Did not crash, Free, Reads different types of QR codes
Cons: Does not read upc codes, shows ads unless you upgrade
Code Muncher QR Reader US$1.99 USD Download 4.5 out of 5 stars
Have fun munching those awesome QR code scanner for the Blackberry. This is the upgraded version from the free QR code Muncher reader for the Blackberry and allows you to use the application ad free. With all of the advertisements removed from the free app this makes this QR code reader for the Blackberry very enjoyable to use. We did not endure any crashes and it opened every time we needed to use with quickly.
Pros: Everything
Cons: cost factor
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