Barcode Scanners & Generators

There are a lot of things one can do with Barcodes. Most of our Android devices have a camera, so at least theoretically they can be part of the game – just the right app(s) are needed.

Barcode Generators

2025-03-09

QR Code Creator (5@203) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2016-11-23
QR Code Generator (5@170) Ǥ 8 2
Barcode Generator (4.5@19,398) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-11-19
AndQR - Generate QR codes (4.2@218) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2016-12-31
Fancy QR Code (4.1@285) 3 1 LastUpdate: 2017-02-24
QR Code Generator (4@9,896) Ǥ 9 3
Barcode Architect (3.8@1,376) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
QR Code Scanner and Generator (3.5@236) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-21
QRshare (0@0; ~EUR 1.75) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Lucia App (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-01 Codeberg; create privacy-friendly Lucia codes

Barcode Readers

2025-03-09

QR Scanner Rewards - Loyalty Card Wallet (5@398) Ǥ 20 4 LastUpdate: 2020-12-19 Review 2/2019
BitCodept - QR Code Scanner (5@37) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
QRCode & Barcode scanner (5@5) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-01 Github
Binary Eye (4.9@992) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Review 6/2019; Intro 5/2021
QR Scanner (PFA) (4.9@850) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
QR & Barcode Scanner (4.6@2,857,651) Ǥ 15 3 / QR & Barcode Scanner PRO (4.6@27,422; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 12 1 Video Intro 6/2019
Lightning QR code scanner (4.6@221,285) 5 1
QR Scanner Easy - Code Reader (4.6@363) 10 5 LastUpdate: 2023-02-25
QR & Barcode Reader (4.5@3,093,331) Ǥ 15 2
QR Code Reader and Scanner: App for Android (4.5@91,216) Ǥ 14 3 LastUpdate: 2022-10-20
Norton Snap QR Code Reader (4.5@10,998) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-22
Obsqr (4.5@601) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-18 Github
Smart Scanner - QR & Barcode (4.5@187) Ǥ 6 2
Code Scanner (4.5@17) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-09
Extreme QR code reader (4.4@75,614) 8 1
QRbot: QR & barcode reader (4.4@32,659) Ǥ 16 2
Barcode Scanner (4.4@13,722) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
NeoReader QR & Barcode Scanner (4.3@43,964) Ǥ 11 10 LastUpdate: 2019-10-24
QR Code Reader (4.2@40,360) 11 3
LoMag Barcode Scanner to Excel (4.2@1,253) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Tutorial; Bulk scan 2 Excel
Private QR (4.2@113) 5 4 LastUpdate: 2016-06-15
CamCard-Digital business card (4.1@152,119) Ǥ 29 7 / CamCard - BCR (Western) (4.2@4,081; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 22 3 / CamCard-Digital business card (3.9@13,640; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 24 3
Universal Barcode Scanner (3.8@311) 9 2 LastUpdate: 2018-10-24 supports bulk scan
Barcode Scanner (3.7@640,257) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-02-25 Github
ixMAT Barcode Scanner (3.5@2,854) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
QR Lens (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-01-13 Github

Barcode Generator/Reader combis

2025-03-22

SecScanQR (5@1) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-24 Github
Scanner: QR Code and Products (4.7@649) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Simple QR (4.7@260) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Barcode Scanner (4.5@21,079) Ǥ 12 6
QR Barcode Scanner (4.5@11,787) Ǥ 12 2
QR TIGER QR Code Generator (4.5@11,599) Ǥ 15 1 Intro 12/2020
Barcode Scanner Pro (4.4@185,288) Ǥ 14 2
Barcode Scanner & Generator (4.4@839) Ǥ 19 3 LastUpdate: 2021-08-01
QR Code Scan & Barcode Scanner (4.3@338,701) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2020-03-01
QR Scanner - Barcode Scanner (4.3@121,656) Ǥ 22 8
QR Reader & Barcode Scanner (4.3@34,571) Ǥ 24 3
Barcode QR Scanner & Generator (4.3@658) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2019-03-16
Smart QR (4.2@58) Ǥ 17 8 LastUpdate: 2020-04-15
QR Droid (4@345,594) Ǥ 22 4 LastUpdate: 2018-12-11 / QR-GPS Plugin™ (4.1@2,495) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-14 / QR Droid Private™ (4.2@44,215) Ǥ 9 5 LastUpdate: 2016-10-25
QR code reader with generator (4@22,051) 7 1
Mobiletag QR Scanner (3.9@5,186) Ǥ 14 9 LastUpdate: 2021-07-29
QR Code Scanner Barcode Reader (3.9@403) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
ScanLife PowerShopper (3.8@55,971) Ǥ 24 7
QR Code Scanner & Generator (2.2@1,110) Ǥ 16 2 LastUpdate: 2022-11-16
QR & Barcode Scanner (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-12-17 Github

Use external barcode reading devices

2025-03-22

Data collect terminal Revisor (4.2@229) Ǥ 10 2
KTSync (3.3@58) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Bluetooth Keyboard Wedge - BluePiano (2.4@316) Ǥ 22 2 LastUpdate: 2020-08-03

Barcode Readers as Input devices (keyboard replacements)

2025-03-19

Ucom Free Barcode Scanner (4.1@160) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-03-18
YKey Keyboard (For Business) (4@4) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Scanner Keyboard (3.8@2,042) Ǥ 18 2
Barcode & QR code Keyboard (3.4@896) Ǥ 11 12 / Barcode & QR code Keyboard PRO (3@68; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 21 4 LastUpdate: 2020-02-04 Video Promo 2/2019

Further Readings:

Category Product Information
Category Deals & Price Comparison
The 7 Best Barcode Scanner Apps (7/2021 - 9/2023)
How to Protect Yourself From Malicious QR Codes (2/2019 - 9/2022)
Top 30 Barcode Scanner Apps (4/2014 - 8/2023)
QR-Code lesen leicht gemacht – die besten Scanner-Apps für Android (11/2013 - 10/2021)

2025-03-22

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Barcode Scanners & Generators

Barcode Generators

Barcode Readers

Barcode Generator/Reader combis

Use external barcode reading devices

Barcode Readers as Input devices (keyboard replacements)