QR codes that show you who scanned them, from where, on what device.

On Track Link, every scan is logged as a redirect event before the destination page loads. We capture: country and city (via MaxMind GeoIP), device type and OS (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux), browser and version, full UTM parameter set if present on the URL, scan timestamp to the second, and whether the visitor is unique by fingerprint. The QR code generator pages of qr-code-monkey, qrtiger, and the-qrcode-generator stop at 'we generated the image for you' — none of them keep logging after the QR is downloaded. That distinction is the entire reason this product exists.

A click counter tells you a number went up. QR code tracking on Track Link tells you who, where, when, and how. Across the 230,000+ tracked clicks in our database, only 30% are mobile — but on print campaigns and packaging, the mobile share routinely climbs to 90%+ because nobody scans a poster with a laptop. That ratio is only visible if your QR tool actually keeps tracking after the scan. With a click counter, you'd just see 'scan count = 412' and have no idea whether to optimise the landing page for mobile or desktop.

You need a QR that points to a tracked URL. If your existing QR encodes https://example.com/landing, that page can't be tracked retroactively unless you control the destination. The fix: regenerate the QR to point to a Track Link short URL (e.g. gettrack.link/r/promo-2026), and have that link redirect to your landing page. You don't need to reprint — if the QR is dynamic (i.e. encodes a redirect URL, not the final URL), you change the redirect target in Track Link and the same printed QR keeps working. This is why dynamic QR codes are the only sensible choice for any campaign you want to measure.

Yes — every scan is geolocated to country and city. The full breakdown is in your dashboard. As reference, traffic on Track Link is distributed across 18.6% United States, 15.0% United Kingdom, 13.3% Russia, 10.6% India, 8.0% Ireland, and 7.8% Netherlands across our top 6 countries — the kind of distribution you literally cannot see on a static QR generator's download page. If your QR codes are on a poster in one specific city, the geographic data confirms that the scans are local (and surfaces unexpected scans from elsewhere, which is often a sign the poster has been photographed and shared).

Because 99% of QR scans on print and packaging happen on mobile, and your landing page often isn't built for it. Track Link's device data shows you the OS split (Android 21.9% vs Windows 37.8% across all our traffic), so you can confirm your QR audience is actually using the devices you've designed for. A common pattern: a campaign QR drives 90% Android traffic, but the landing page was tested only on iPhone — and 18% of users bounce because of a layout bug nobody saw on the design team's iPhones. Device tracking surfaces that within hours instead of weeks.

Yes. Generate two tracked QR codes (different short slugs both redirecting to the same landing page), put one on each design or each location, and compare scan rates per QR. Because each scan logs country, time, and device, you can also segment within a single QR — for example, 'mornings vs evenings on the storefront window' or 'scans from inside the store vs from the parking lot' (resolvable by city-level geo). The free plan supports up to 10 tracked QR codes, which is enough for most A/B tests on print or packaging.

Yes. The redirect happens server-side and the click is logged synchronously, so a scan you do at 14:32:05 appears in your analytics dashboard within seconds. There's no batching delay. The hourly distribution chart in your dashboard updates live, which is useful when you're watching scans roll in during an event or a TV/billboard placement and want immediate signal about whether the moment is working.

No, as long as the QR was created against a Track Link short URL. Track Link is a redirect layer: the QR encodes gettrack.link/r/<slug>, and inside Track Link you set the destination URL. Change the destination at any time and the same printed QR continues working with new pointing. This is the difference between 'static' QR (URL baked into the image — change requires reprint) and 'dynamic' QR (URL is a redirect — change is instant). Use dynamic for anything that's printed or attached to physical objects.

Yes — a scan that reaches the redirect is one click against your monthly click quota. The free plan allows 2,500 clicks/month combined across all your links and QR codes, which fits most small-business and side-project usage. If you're running a printed campaign that you expect to exceed that, plan ahead: a single QR on a high-traffic poster can hit 2,500 scans in a weekend.

No measurably. The redirect adds one HTTP hop between the scan and the landing page, and our redirect handler resolves in single-digit milliseconds in most regions. From the user's perspective, a tracked QR opens the destination in the same time as a non-tracked QR — they don't see the redirect, just the final page. The added latency is the cost of capturing the country, device, and timestamp; we measure it as imperceptible across our test scans worldwide.