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TapMedia Ltd · Utilities · Free · v10.1

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Review-rating drop
1.14

2025-Q4 4.03 → last 90 days 2.89, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.03

2025-Q4, text reviews

Last 90 days
2.89

text reviews

Store rating
4.71

all 1440542 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.82

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$171k

#58 top-grossing, Utilities

store 4.71 · reviews 4.03 → 2.89 · gap 1.82 store 4.71 reviews 2.89

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2025-Q4: 4.03★ from 150 reviews 4.03 2025-Q4 2026-Q1: 4.03★ from 148 reviews 2026-Q2: 3.48★ from 62 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.94★ from 116 reviews 2026-Q4: 2.79★ from 24 reviews 2.79 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2025-Q44.03 150
2026-Q14.03 148
2026-Q23.48 62
2026-Q32.94 116
2026-Q42.79 24

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Dislike

★ · v10.1 · Oct 12, 2026

Slow process from beginning to end and just unlikable and unattractive

sexually provocative ads NSF and fake virus alerts

★★ · v10.1 · Oct 12, 2026

this app has recently had NSF (not safe for work) advertisements running along the bottom of the page. The "Normal" ads are for the "qr code ai reader" and google gemini.

Useless without copy function

★★ · v10.1 · Oct 9, 2026

This app is useless because it presumes you want to process the QR code into an app. I JUST WANT TO COPY THE STRING! Completely crazy that “copy”, the most basic function, isn’t available.

Why is AI now an involved?

★ · v10.1 · Oct 9, 2026

This program was great as is. It did not need AI which is effecting its performance negatively!

Doesn’t work

★ · v10.1 · Oct 8, 2026

It always sends me to the App Store to download a different app

Take the AI off

★ · v10.1 · Oct 6, 2026

I don’t appreciate being forced to use AI.

Won’t scan

★ · v10.1 · Oct 6, 2026

I tried to scan several times and it won’t pull up the info I need.

AI Garbage

★ · v10.1 · Oct 5, 2026

Ai can’t be disabled and does not abide by being disabled. Uninstalled

Cancel Subscription

★ · v10.1 · Oct 5, 2026

Im not able to cancel the subscription. Does not show in my Apple profile. I am still being charged and I don’t recognize this debits. I need my subscription canceled

Latest updates killed features

★ · v10.1 · Oct 4, 2026

No longer does the basic things I got it for and it force installed 6GB of AI model data automatically. Immediately deleted it after seeing what this app has devolved to.

Company refuses to cancel subscription

★ · v10.1 · Oct 2, 2026

There is no where in the app to cancel subscription. I’ve emailed support multiple times with no response. $4.99/month is ridiculous too!

Installs a 6 GB AI model, avoid!!

★ · v10.1 · Oct 1, 2026

I've used this app for years, but not recently. To my surprise, it downloaded a 6 GB AI model., One that I could not use the app without. I'll report this to Apple as well. Really surprised they allowed something like this on the App Store. Deleted and I will find something else.

Used to work exceptionally well

★ · v10.1 · Oct 1, 2026

Used to work exceptionally well until AI was introduced. Now I wait and I wait and it comes out wrong. I’m ready to get rid of my app that I have had for years.

Download un authorized

★ · v10.1 · Sep 30, 2026

I downloaded the app and as soon as i open it it started downloading an AI software of almost 2.3gb which i cancelled. Then want to charge you right away, sneaky app, dont use it

Used for MANY years. Not using anymore due to unnecessary AI

★ · v10.1 · Sep 30, 2026

Why change things that worked? You’re now forced to download a 2.6GB AI model. I don’t need or want AI in a barcode scanner. Will be uninstalling an app I’ve had and used for years.

Needs AI

★ · v10.1 · Sep 28, 2026

You absolutely don't need a large language model to parse a standard barcode. Hard fail.

App OK

★ · v10.1 · Sep 24, 2026

This might work great but I didn’t want it and CANNOT get info to cancel.

Forced AI download is a big NO

★ · v10.1 · Sep 24, 2026

I opened the app and it immediately started downloading 2.6 GB of files for AI use. I never authorized that! I don’t have storage space to spare for that either. Thankfully there is an option to turn it off, but the app is now 4.2 GB on my phone and I can’t find any way to slim it down. At this point I will have to delete it and find something different.

Bogus AI ad searcher

★ · v10.1 · Sep 23, 2026

Installs 2GB local AI just to lookup products ads etc and try to charge you later. NOT a simple barcode reader do NOT install this bloatware

Greed

★ · v10.1 · Sep 19, 2026

You don’t deserve a review!

Never Works

★ · v10.1 · Sep 19, 2026

I can not get this to work.

Doesn’t work

★ · v10.1 · Sep 17, 2026

No option to cancel

BUY UPGRADE Or GET LOCKED OUT

★ · v10.1 · Sep 16, 2026

Was in Walmart trying to scan item. Ad came up twice to what looked like an upgraded FEE service. Soon as I declined it a second time, I was locked out of my system. Could not log out, could not passcode to enter. Not one button on iPhone would work. Drove to a repair shop so they could reset my phone.

Minimize the Ads

★ · v10.1 · Sep 15, 2026

Getting sick of trying to go around the ad to use the app!

Used to be good until AI ruined it.

★ · v10.1 · Sep 14, 2026

Man, where do I begin with this one? My problems began the moment I opened the app, as it immediately began shoving AI on my phone without my permission. That alone was enough for me to scream "NO!" loudly and remove the app right then and there. 0/10; Don't ever download this again. This will be the death of us all.

The opportunity

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