Universal Code Scanner
Marcus Pleintinger Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Universal Code Scanner is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Marcus Pleintinger. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 4 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 1
- 2026 · v5.0
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About Universal Code Scanner
Universal Scanner is a privacy focused, simple and lightweight application for verifying the content of a wide range of 2d codes. The main features are: - Displays code type and raw content (as text or hex) - Option to check scanned URLs against phishing (Quishing) - Converts EPC QR codes (SEPA transfers) to 'bank://' or 'payto://' URL (useful if your banking app does not support EPC codes) - Converts Swiss QR codes (QR-bill) to 'payto://' or 'bank://' URL - Import of calendar entries (vCalendar) and contacts (vCard) - Optional: send scans to a browser in the local network - Share raw data or converted data with Airdrop - No user tracking - No analytics - No ads - No in-app purchases (voluntary donations only) - No automatic opening of links (could be enabled in settings) - Scan history optional and disabled by default - Small download size Supported code types: QR, EAN8, UPCE, Aztec, EAN13, ITF14, Code39, Code93, PDF417, Code128, DataMatrix, Code39Mod43, Interleaved2of5, Codabar, MicroQR, MicroPDF417, GS1DataBar, GS1DataBarLimited, GS1DataBarExtended
What’s new
Version 5.0 · Updated October 1, 2026
- New: Scans can be sent to a browser in the local network, e.g. on your computer. Can be enabled in Settings. - Support for Swiss QR codes (QR-bill) - Support for calendar entries (vCalendar) - Raw data can be shown as hex - Further improvements and bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Marcus Pleintinger, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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