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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Barcode & QR packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
mobile_scanner leads on usage with about 13.7x the daily downloads of google_mlkit_barcode_scanning (64,259 vs 4,699 per day). google_mlkit_barcode_scanning has the larger GitHub following (1,287 vs 1,170 stars).
flutter-ml.dev · v0.16.1
A Flutter plugin to use Google's ML Kit Barcode Scanning to read data encoded using most standard barcode formats.
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🇸🇬 steenbakker.dev · v7.4.2
A universal Flutter barcode and QR code scanner using CameraX/ML Kit for Android, AVFoundation/Apple Vision for iOS & macOS, and ZXing for web.
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| Metric | google_mlkit_barcode_scanning | mobile_scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 4,699 | 64,259 |
| Rank in Barcode & QR | #6 | #2 |
| GitHub stars | 1,287 | 1,170 |
| Likes | 157 | 2,303 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | 2 days |
| Contributors | 56 | 93 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 4 years ago | 4 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios | android, ios, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.