Reviews of QR Scanner - Barcode Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for QR Scanner - Barcode Reader

Total ratings

4.13 (Rating count: 198,102)

Review summary

Users find the QR Scanner app effective and user friendly, quickly scanning codes and offering useful features like QR code creation and device account linking. However, the app is heavily criticized for intrusive and excessive advertisements that open immediately, often overwhelming the user experience. These ads delay scanning, redirect to unrelated sites, and cause confusion with clickable links. Additionally, frequent unwanted notifications detract from usability. Despite these issues, many appreciate the app's core functionality and speed when the ads are ignored or blocked.

Pros

App is user friendly and easy to use for scanning QR codes quickly.
Accurately scans QR codes and barcodes in a short amount of time.
Contains additional features like creating new QR codes.
Allows users to connect accounts across devices, such as linking to a TV.
Works reliably and has customisable shopping result options.

Cons

Excessive and intrusive advertisements starting immediately upon app launch.
Ads often interfere with usability, causing confusion and delays in scanning.
Annoying notifications and push ads appearing randomly even when not using the app.
Scanning sometimes redirects to incorrect or misleading websites, likely due to ad interference.
App interface design makes it difficult to select the correct scanned link versus the ad link, especially on larger screens.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 4.13

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2% (13)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-15	Ga*****	Very efficient and user friendly.. I had a hard drive that was missing the part of the sticker pertaining to the storage capacity and was pleasantly surprised when the full spec of the product and even an option to open relevant retail websites stocking the identical product with results that are customisable to suit your unique shopping habits.. spot on
Very efficient and user friendly.. I had a hard drive that was missing the part of the sticker pertaining to the storage capacity and was pleasantly surprised when the full spec of the product and even an option to open relevant retail websites stocking the identical product with results that are customisable to suit your unique shopping habits.. spot on
2024-11-10	Ja*****	it's a good app but the advertising is very annoying especially Alibaba products are pissing me off but the app is very useful since I was able to connect my account to my tv using the app thank you 👍🏽
it's a good app but the advertising is very annoying especially Alibaba products are pissing me off but the app is very useful since I was able to connect my account to my tv using the app thank you 👍🏽