Ultra Utilities! + QR Scanner 6.2

Ultra Utilities! + QR Scanner, a multi-tool app for iPhone and iPod touch, is one of the most surprising new arrivals we’ve come across. Unlike most utility apps, and especially those that claim to offer a plurality of uses, this one actually doesn’t suck.

Sublime visuals and effects

Not only it doesn’t suck, but it’s drop-dead gorgeous. It’s got a dark, matte background with seams everywhere and a bunch of flashing neons that make it look like something out of Tron. The brushed metallic looking button in the middle is also a dial. You twist it around to select your utilities and tap the middle to open that utility.

Even the menu is breathtaking. The shadows give it depth, while the color palette is very pleasant as well.

Tools

The built-in tools include a flashlight with built-in morse code, a couple of level tools, a QR code scanner and generator, a tip calculator, and a pair of utilities that can only be opened via in-app purchase. Those are Secret Folder and Alarm Clock. Granted, these two are apps in and of themselves, so it’s somewhat justified.

The QR code scanner works surprisingly well, and the code generator is also pretty awesome. The surface level tool has a periscope feel to it.

In-app purchases

One thing we can’t say we love about Ultra Utilities is the one-too-many in-app purchases. We get that the Secret Folder thing is worth $0.99 / €0.89, and we can even accept this fee for an additional Alarm Clock utility that, from the screenshots, looks superb. But to ask for a third in-app purchase to get a green theme is a tad too much.

Add to watchlist:

OutdoorFlashlightClock / timerCalculatorBarcode / QR scanner

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• Alarm Clock Free for iOS 8 - Best Alarm Clocks with Wake Up Music 2.7
• Utilitybox 2.1
• FlashLight LED HD 1.51
• Nightstand Central 4.1.4
• Timer+ 2.1.2
• Timerlist 1.1.3
• Wave Alarm 2.3.1