Unboxed - QR Code Reader for iOS app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Mark Reid
First release : 17 Aug 2010
App size: 2.48 Mb
Scan QR codes from your camera or photo library and discover whats behind the boxes.
Heres what our customers are saying about Unboxed -
"Works great. Especially like that it tells you what the QR code contains without having to act on it…" - Mac100
"No web redirection, so your data stays private..." - The Wolves With Dances
"Beats the free QR code readers" - Timmy Jeng
"An easy to use QR code scanner that automatically scans QR codes without having to press a capture button." - 59p
Unboxeds features include:
• Read codes from the camera or the photo library.
• Optimised scanning algorithms to ensure quick recognition and decoding.
• One touch scanning. No resizing or having to press a second button to scan.
• Support for URL, text, SMS (number without message only due to limitations in iOS), FaceTime, App Store, phone number, YouTube video and email address QR codes.
• Codes scanned on your device, stay on your device. Unboxed does not send your scanned codes to us in the background without your knowledge.
Scanning a supported code will give you the option to then open a link in Safari, view the YouTube video, send a text message, call a phone number or send an email.
Codes currently not supported will be displayed in their text form for you to read the information hidden within. So, even when other readers give you a no recognized code message, you can still read the decoded text with Unboxed.
Latest reviews of Unboxed - QR Code Reader for iOS app for iPhone and iPad
Works great. Especially like that it tells you what the qr code contains without having to act on it (example: scan & see what URL is before clicking to visit URL - much better than just going to URL). Also like that it can use either scanned code (photo of qr code already saved in device) or live new code. Privacy promised-- to me thats a must. Works great. Thank you. [Update: Could you please: 1-add a copy button to make it easier to copy the scanned text, and 2 - add a custom URL scheme so I can open this app from my launcher. Thank you.]
Ive tried most of the free QR code readers out there, and finally spent a dollar on this one. Im glad I did. PROS: + super-responsive on my iOS4 3GS + no "picture" or resizing needed + simple, polished interface + no web redirection, so your data stays private (unlike scanlife and i-nigma) + reads URLs, plain text, and phone numbers CONS: - only parses simple QR codes; no support for VCard, MeCard, email, or SMS codes - no history of scanned codes - cant read from your photo library The confidentiality was a deal-breaker for other scanners, as I need to scan internal-to-my-company QR codes; you should still worry about your data privacy. In short, this app is great, and hopefully it will support more native formats soon!
Needed a reader and this one should have worked. I want my money back. Beta versions should be free as this one needs more testing. Boooo.
Crashes every time I start it up.
Works great. Especially like that it tells you what the qr code contains without having to act on it (example: scan & see what URL is before clicking to visit URL - much better than just going to URL). Also like that it can use either scanned code (photo of qr code already saved in device) or live new code. Privacy promised-- to me thats a must. Works great. Thank you.