Clear answers about static QR codes, dynamic links, landing pages, privacy-friendly stats, printing, and when paid Assurance makes sense for business use.
These pages answer the common decisions first: what kind of QR to use, how big to print it, and when dynamic is worth it.
Static QR codes encode the final data directly into the image. If you make a URL QR, the URL itself is inside the code. Static codes are simple, account-free, and have no QRCreate scan tracking.
Dynamic QR codes encode a short QRCreate link such as /d/abc123 or a managed landing page such as /m/your-slug. You can edit the destination later and view anonymous scan stats from your dashboard.
You do not need an account to create static QR codes. Dynamic QR codes, landing pages, saved codes, and scan dashboards require an account so the codes can stay attached to you.
Use URL for websites, campaigns, menus, and landing pages. Use Wi-Fi for guest networks. Use vCard for contacts. Use Event for calendar-friendly invitations. Use SMS, phone, email, text, or location when the scan should open that specific action.
When the code will be printed in volume, dynamic URL or dynamic landing page is usually the safer business choice because you can change the destination later.
Use PNG for quick sharing, websites, and simple documents. Use SVG for crisp scaling in design tools and professional print layouts. Use PDF when you want a ready-to-print output, including sheet-style print workflows.
When you create a dynamic QR, the QR image contains a QRCreate short link. When someone scans it, QRCreate records an anonymous scan event, looks up the current destination, and sends the scanner to the right place.
That extra lookup is what makes dynamic codes editable after printing. It is also what makes aggregate scan stats possible without stuffing tracking junk directly into the QR payload.
Direct redirect sends scanners straight to your target URL or action, such as a website, mailto link, phone link, SMS link, or map link.
Landing page opens a customizable page at /m/your-slug first. That is useful for link hubs, vCard cards, event cards, promos, menus, and client-facing pages that need more context than a raw redirect.
Yes. You can edit the destination from your Dashboard and keep using the same printed QR code. This is the main reason dynamic QR codes are safer for business cards, menus, flyers, real estate signs, labels, posters, and other printed material.
QRCreate supports practical landing page patterns such as link hubs, vCard-style contact cards with downloadable contact files, event cards with calendar files, promo pages, and custom branded landing pages with colors, images, text, and buttons.
Dynamic QR codes show totals and recent daily charts. Scan events can include time, device class, approximate country when available, referrer when provided, and a salted one-way IP hash used for basic de-duplication. QRCreate does not store raw IP addresses for scans.
Stats turn printed material into feedback. You can create separate dynamic QR codes for Flyer A, Flyer B, a storefront sign, a table tent, a business card, or a product label, then compare which placement actually gets scanned.
For simple A/B testing, keep one clear variable different, run both codes during the same window, and redirect weaker variants to the better destination later without reprinting.
Yes. Delete the QR from your Dashboard. That removes its short link and permanently deletes the associated scan logs. Landing pages can also be deleted separately.
QR density mostly comes from payload length. A short clean URL creates a simpler-looking code than a long URL full of tracking parameters, redirects, IDs, and campaign strings.
Dynamic QR codes can help because the printed QR only needs to contain a short link while the destination can remain long, editable, and measurable behind the scenes.
QR error correction adds redundancy so the code can still scan if it is slightly damaged, dirty, glossy, low contrast, or partly covered by a small logo. Higher correction can be safer for print, but it also makes the code denser.
Use L or M for clean on-screen use, M or Q for most printed material, and Q or H for harder conditions such as outdoor signs, glossy surfaces, small prints, or small center logos.
For close-range use such as cards or labels, test the final physical print with multiple phones. For distance scanning, a simple rough rule is: minimum side length in centimeters is about scan distance in meters times 10. A code scanned from 2 meters away should be around 20 cm wide or larger.
Static QR generation does not create QRCreate scan logs. Dynamic QR scans create anonymous events for aggregate stats. Account features store the information needed to run your account, saved QR codes, landing pages, and dashboards. See the Privacy Policy for the full detail.
Yes. Static QR codes, a generous free dynamic tier, landing pages, and privacy-friendly scan stats are available without forcing every user into a subscription. Paid plans are for people and businesses that want higher limits, ad-free client-facing pages, and stronger support.
Use the free tier when you are experimenting, sharing personal links, or making low-risk codes. Consider a paid Assurance plan when the QR code appears on business cards, menus, packaging, signs, client work, print runs, or anything expensive to fix after it goes public.
Logged-in users can use the dashboard support area. You can also email support@qrcreate.link. For business-critical QR codes, paid Assurance helps prioritize the support path.
Start free, test the scan, and upgrade only when the QR code becomes important enough that editability, support, and ad-free client-facing pages matter.
