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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.
qr_code_scanner leads on usage with about 2.5x the daily downloads of google_mlkit_barcode_scanning (10,282 vs 4,041 per day). google_mlkit_barcode_scanning has the larger GitHub following (1,270 vs 1,041 stars).
flutter-ml.dev · v0.15.0
A Flutter plugin to use Google's ML Kit Barcode Scanning to read data encoded using most standard barcode formats.
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QR code scanner that can be embedded inside flutter. It uses zxing in Android and MTBBarcode scanner in iOS.
| Metric | google_mlkit_barcode_scanning | qr_code_scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 4,041 | 10,282 |
| Rank in Barcode & QR | #6 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 1,270 | 1,041 |
| Likes | 155 | 2,147 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 60 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 4 days | — |
| Contributors | 54 | 40 |
| Last commit | 18 days ago | 3 years ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| First published | 4 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios | — |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.