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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 9.6x the daily downloads of pretty_qr_code (64,259 vs 6,667 per day). mobile_scanner has the larger GitHub following (1,170 vs 215 stars).
🇸🇬 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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A highly customizable Flutter widget that makes it easy to render QR codes.
| Metric | mobile_scanner | pretty_qr_code |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 64,259 | 6,667 |
| Rank in Barcode & QR | #2 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 1,170 | 215 |
| Likes | 2,303 | 581 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 140 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | — |
| Contributors | 93 | 6 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 8 months ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| First published | 4 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, macos, web | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.