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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 7.4x the daily downloads of qr_code_scanner (64,259 vs 8,717 per day). mobile_scanner has the larger GitHub following (1,170 vs 1,042 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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QR code scanner that can be embedded inside flutter. It uses zxing in Android and MTBBarcode scanner in iOS.
| Metric | mobile_scanner | qr_code_scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 64,259 | 8,717 |
| Rank in Barcode & QR | #2 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 1,170 | 1,042 |
| Likes | 2,303 | 2,147 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 60 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | — |
| Contributors | 93 | 40 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 3 years ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-2-Clause |
| First published | 4 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, macos, web | — |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.