QR Code Reader: Frustration with Persistent Ads After Payment
Users are frustrated with the persistent and intrusive ads that disrupt their experience, even after paying for ad removal. Despite the option to eliminate ads, many find that the functionality remains compromised, leading to a cycle of annoyance and dissatisfaction.
12 different people have complained about this since 10 Jun 2017, most recently on 23 Sept 2026.
- “Does not work redirects to amazon all the time.”
- “I used to love this app and I had the pro version.”
- “Can pay to remove ads ( fair enough) but couldn't use bc as soon as you close an ad and go back to scanner it would automatically pop up another add and the cycle continues lol”
12 people in 12 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain moderate, competition low
The pain
shares of 12 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 12 people using QR Code Reader ·
- What goes wrong
- Doesn't work8% of posts
- How bad
- 92% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (43/100)
- Since
- 10 Jun 2017 → 23 Sept 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- QR Code Reader ·
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 8% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint1192%
- Request18%
Sources
12 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 2 posts were held back as off-topic; all 12 still count toward the score.
QR Code Reader · — Rubbish Does not work redirects to amazon all the time. Useless even after you pay to get rid of the ads
Doesn't workQR Code Reader · — Used to love but no more I used to love this app and I had the pro version. I just cancelled it due to the ads. I probably wouldn’t have minded them but it was the kind of ads where they have x’s so small or light that you can’t get out of the ad as it try’s to force you to get whatever product it…
…er · — Couldn't use because of ad pop ups Every time I went to scan! Can pay to remove ads ( fair enough) but couldn't use bc as soon as you close an ad and go back to scanner it would automatically pop up another add and the cycle continues lol
QR Code Reader · — Ad central It's hard to rate the app's functionality when you are berated with obnoxious ads after any little thing you try and do. QR codes are made to speed up processes, not slow things down.
…just want a simple dumb barcode scanner and this app is far from it. The amount of ads makes it unbearably slow to use
Market and score
Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of
Opportunity history
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How the score was measured38 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Frustration with Persistent Ads After Payment a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 12 different people described it independently, in 12 mentions, the earliest from 10 Jun 2017 and the most recent from 23 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: rising — mentioned more often than before. Momentum is 80/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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