Opinion
Why we gave 15 dynamic QRs away on the free tier.
The market norm is 0–3. We picked 15. Here's the reasoning, the math, and what we got wrong on the first guess.
QRBlissApr 21, 20265 min read
Blog
Case studies, guides, and engineering deep-dives from the team building QRBliss.
Bitly QR Code Generator: Honest Review & the Free Alternative (2026)
Bitly makes dynamic, trackable QR codes — but the free plan caps you at 2 a month and routes scanners through an ad interstitial, and the real value is bundled into a link-management platform. Here's the honest review, and the free alternative if you just need QR.
Jun 3, 20269 min
Shopify QR Code Generator: How to Use the Free Tool (and When to Go Dynamic)
Shopify's free QR code generator is genuinely generous — unlimited static codes, no expiry, no account needed. It's also static, unstyled, and blind to scans. Here's how to use it for your store, and when a product campaign needs something dynamic.
Jun 1, 20269 min
Are QR Codes Safe to Scan? Quishing, Viruses & How to Stay Safe (2026)
A QR code can't give your phone a virus — but the link behind it can send you somewhere nasty. Here's the honest answer on QR safety: what 'quishing' is, the real attack tricks, and a short checklist for scanning (and making) codes safely.
May 31, 20269 min
Google Review QR Code: Get More Reviews from One Scan (Free + a Trackable Upgrade)
Google now hands you a review QR code for free inside your Business Profile. It works — it's just plain and gives you zero scan data. Here's how to get the free one, plus how to brand it and track which table tent, receipt, or sticker actually pulls reviews.
May 29, 20268 min
LinkedIn QR Code: How to Find Yours (and Make One That Works on Print)
LinkedIn has a built-in QR code — but it's mobile-only, screen-to-screen, and tells you nothing. Here's how to find it, plus how to make a real QR for your profile or company page that works on a business card, booth, or resume and counts the scans.
May 27, 20268 min
Wix QR Code Generator: How to Add One (and When a Dynamic Code Wins)
Wix has a built-in QR code element and a free standalone generator — handy, and genuinely free. Both make static codes, though. Here's how to add a QR in Wix, plus when to point it at a dynamic code so you can edit and track it.
May 26, 20268 min
How to Make a QR Code in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Office has no QR button — but a free official add-in puts one in all three apps, and Excel can generate codes by the hundred with a single formula. Here's the no-nonsense method for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
May 24, 20268 min
QR Codes for Google Forms, Sheets, Docs & Drive (No Add-On Required)
None of the Google Workspace apps have a QR button — but you don't need one. Here's how to make a QR code for a Google Form, a one-formula trick for bulk codes in Sheets, and the no-add-on method for Docs and Drive links.
May 22, 20269 min
QR Codes in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat (the Native One vs. the Workarounds)
Only one Adobe desktop app makes a QR code natively — InDesign. Illustrator and Acrobat don't, no matter how long you hunt the menus. Here's the real workflow for each, plus how to get an editable, trackable code into any of them.
May 21, 20269 min
QR Code Design Guide: Colors, Logos & Scannability (2026)
How to design a custom QR code that's both beautiful and scannable — brand colors, a logo in the middle, the WCAG 3:1 contrast rule, and the minimum size that still reads. Everything designers need, with the math made simple.
May 19, 202613 min
Best QR TIGER Alternative in 2026: Free Dynamic Codes Without the Scan Limits
QR TIGER's free tier hits scan caps fast, pauses subscriptions after 30 days idle, and gates analytics behind paid plans. Here's the honest QR TIGER alternative comparison — free dynamic codes that stay active, with no scan limits.
May 18, 202611 min
Static vs Dynamic QR Codes: Which Do You Actually Need? (2026 Guide)
Static vs dynamic QR codes isn't a feature comparison — it's a bet on whether your URL outlives the campaign. Here's the honest guide: real examples, the trade-offs nobody mentions, and free tools for both.
May 16, 202612 min
How to Generate a QR Code in Google Chrome (Built-In Feature + When to Use Something Else)
Chrome has a QR code generator hidden in plain sight — no extension, no website. It makes a code for the current page in two clicks. It also can't do anything else. Here's how to find it and where its ceiling is.
May 14, 20268 min
How to Make a QR Code in Canva (and the Free Tool for When You Outgrow It)
Canva's QR code generator is free and lives right inside your design. It's also static-only, locked to your Canva account, and blind to who scans it. Here's how to use it — and exactly when you'll need something dynamic.
May 13, 20269 min
Adobe Express QR Code Generator: How It Works (and the Free Pick for Dynamic Codes)
Adobe Express has a clean, free QR generator that won't watermark your code. It also needs an Adobe account, makes static codes only, and tracks nothing. Here's the walkthrough — and where to go when static won't cut it.
May 11, 20269 min
QRCode Monkey: Honest Review of the Free Generator (and What It Can't Do)
QRCode Monkey is one of the best free static QR generators on the internet — high-res, no sign-up, no watermark. It's also static-only with no analytics. Here's the honest review, and the free pick for when you need dynamic.
May 9, 20268 min
Free QR Code Generator: The Truth About Static QR Codes That Never Expire (2026)
Static QR codes never expire — the pixels are the URL. Here's how QR expiration actually works, plus five free static generators with no sign-up.
May 8, 20267 min
The 7 Best Free QR Code Generators in 2026 (Static, Dynamic, No Sign-Up Required)
Seven free QR code generators tested across static, dynamic, no-sign-up, and scannability. Ranked by what each is best at in 2026 — not who paid us.
May 6, 202610 min
AI Brand Sync now ships in under 600ms.
We rebuilt the palette extractor with a smarter color quantizer. Average extraction time dropped from 2.1s to 580ms. Here's the engineering deep-dive — including the dead end we wasted three weeks on.
May 3, 20266 min
The 6 print rules that cover 90% of QR failures.
Size, quiet zone, error correction, contrast, color profile, curved surfaces. A field-tested checklist before you send a QR to the printer — with photos of what happens when you skip them.
May 1, 202610 min
Why we don't sell your data, and never will.
Most QR tools track you. We hashed IPs from day one and use derived signals only. The privacy promise is in our subscription contract, not just on the website. Here's the technical and legal reasoning behind that.
Apr 26, 20265 min
How we built the resolver to handle 1M scans/day on $50/month.
A frank breakdown of our infrastructure: Cloudflare Workers for routing, Postgres for analytics, no Redis, no Kafka. Sometimes boring is the right answer — and sometimes you regret it.
Apr 23, 202612 min
Smart redirects — send QR scans where they need to go.
Same QR, different destinations based on time of day, device, or location. Here's how marketing teams use it in the wild — and the gotchas to watch for.
Apr 16, 20265 min
Stop printing 1-inch QR codes on billboards.
Distance matters more than DPI. A field guide to size, with photos of QRs we couldn't scan from across a parking lot.
Apr 15, 20264 min