Reviews of QR Scanner (PFA)

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List of user reviews and ratings for QR Scanner (PFA)

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4.51 (Rating count: 874)

Review summary

Users appreciate the QR Scanner (PFA) app for being free, open source, ad-free, and privacy-friendly with minimal permissions. It reliably scans various barcode types and provides control over scanned content. However, common issues include an unremovable beep on scanning, occasional focusing difficulties, limited features for saved codes, inability to scan from gallery images, and some instances of app crashes or freezing.

Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-10	Ro*****	Ecactly what I was looking for: Does the scan, shows the content and allows to content to clipboard.
Ecactly what I was looking for: Does the scan, shows the content and allows to content to clipboard.
2024-12-03	Fi*****	Thank you! Scans different barcode types as well. Only thing missing is micro QR codes. This is the old style of "free software": High quality, no ads, no bait, no privacy infiltration - just a blessing for the world. 💚
Thank you! Scans different barcode types as well. Only thing missing is micro QR codes. This is the old style of "free software": High quality, no ads, no bait, no privacy infiltration - just a blessing for the world. 💚
2024-10-22	G *****	Super useful, private and secure! Best qr code reader, generator out there and can scan files on your mobile.
Super useful, private and secure! Best qr code reader, generator out there and can scan files on your mobile.
2024-09-06	Ni*****	Lightweight, no ads, completely free, requires minimal permissions, and it both generates and reads QR codes, whilst also working for bar codes and such. This is the best app for this sort of stuff.
Lightweight, no ads, completely free, requires minimal permissions, and it both generates and reads QR codes, whilst also working for bar codes and such. This is the best app for this sort of stuff.
2023-10-31	So*****	Free, OSS-based and no ads. Also doesn't automatically redirect you to a scanned URL before you've checked it. What's not to like?
Free, OSS-based and no ads. Also doesn't automatically redirect you to a scanned URL before you've checked it. What's not to like?
2022-07-28	Ma*****	Very simple and straightforward app. No ads. Must download. They're also FOSS so you can trust it.
Very simple and straightforward app. No ads. Must download. They're also FOSS so you can trust it.
2022-07-13	St*****	Best free scanner l've seen. Scans bar codes and QR codes well on my Android 10. Lots of options for dealing with results (copy/share/search). This is v. 4.0.1.
Best free scanner l've seen. Scans bar codes and QR codes well on my Android 10. Lots of options for dealing with results (copy/share/search). This is v. 4.0.1.
2022-06-26	Ro*****	Simply the best code scanner app ! And it's open source, which is why I chose it in the first time. Its features make it the best app in the code scanning field.
Simply the best code scanner app ! And it's open source, which is why I chose it in the first time. Its features make it the best app in the code scanning field.
2022-03-29	Sh*****	Being privacy friendly is certainly a great virtue but the app would have been more useful to me if it allowed scanning pictures already present in my gallery. Maybe,being privacy friendly contradicts being able to scan gallery pictures ; then it's understandable.
Being privacy friendly is certainly a great virtue but the app would have been more useful to me if it allowed scanning pictures already present in my gallery. Maybe,being privacy friendly contradicts being able to scan gallery pictures ; then it's understandable.
2022-01-22	Ba*****	Suits my needs perfectly. I love that it does nothing with the scanned content before I have the chance to check it. It gives me the control. Often I just want to scan something like a serial number from a bar code and copy to the clipboard - it can do that too. The only problem is that it has tends to have difficulty focussing the camera and detecting the code. I sometimes need to adjust the position and/or distance, rarely I need a second attempt. But it always gets there in the end.
Suits my needs perfectly. I love that it does nothing with the scanned content before I have the chance to check it. It gives me the control. Often I just want to scan something like a serial number from a bar code and copy to the clipboard - it can do that too. The only problem is that it has tends to have difficulty focussing the camera and detecting the code. I sometimes need to adjust the position and/or distance, rarely I need a second attempt. But it always gets there in the end.

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