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Trackable QR Code Generator with Scan Analytics

QR Cake makes trackable QR codes. Every code you save is dynamic, so each scan passes through a short QR Cake link that can be counted. On the Pro and Business plans, the analytics dashboard shows how many scans each code gets, when they happen, where they come from and which devices people use.

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How it works

Create and save a dynamic QR code

Paste a link or pick another type such as a PDF, a video or a contact card, design the code and save it to your QR Cake account. Saving is what makes it dynamic and trackable.

Print or share it

Download the code as PNG or SVG and put it on packaging, posters, flyers, menus or business cards. Use a separate code for each placement you want to measure.

Read the scans

On the Pro and Business plans, open Analytics in your dashboard to see scans over time, locations and devices for each code.

Common use cases

Compare placements: give the window poster, the flyer and the receipt their own codes and see which one people scan.

Measure a print campaign: watch scans by day after a mailing or a magazine ad goes out.

See where your packaging travels: check the countries and cities where a product's code is scanned.

What it is

For each code, the report shows total scans, scans by hour or by day, the countries and cities the scans come from, and the device type, operating system and browser used. You can look at one code, compare two codes side by side, or view every code on your account together.

Tracking counts scans, not people. The report does not include the name or contact details of the person scanning, and locations are approximate.

Best practices

Use one code per placement. Two posters that share a code share one scan count, and it cannot be split afterwards.
Name each code after the place it is printed, so the report is easy to read.
Scan the printed proof yourself before the full print run to confirm the code works.

Limitations to know before you print

Scan analytics are included on the Pro and Business plans only. On the other plans you can create dynamic codes, but you cannot view their scan reports.
On the free plan, each scan first shows a short QR Cake page with a brief ad before the destination. Paid plans remove that page.
Static QR codes cannot be tracked. A Website code downloaded without saving it to an account is static, so save the code before you print it.

What it is

QR code tracking means counting the scans of a QR code and recording when and roughly where each one happened. It only works with a dynamic QR code, because the scan has to pass through a redirect that can count it. A static code sends the phone straight to its destination, so nothing sees the scan.

Start with the generator

The QR type is already selected. Add your content, style the code, then save it to a free account to get a dynamic QR code you can update anytime.

Make a trackable QR code

Frequently asked questions

How do I track QR code scans?+

Create a dynamic QR code with QR Cake, save it to your account and print it. Each scan passes through the code's short link, which counts it. On the Pro and Business plans, the Analytics page in your dashboard shows the scans for each code.

Is QR code tracking free?+

Creating dynamic QR codes is free: the free plan includes up to 5 codes with unlimited scans, and they never expire. Viewing scan analytics requires the Pro or Business plan.

Can I track a QR code that is already printed?+

Only if it is a dynamic code. A static code cannot be tracked or converted after printing, because its destination is fixed in the printed pattern and no scan passes through a service that could count it.

Trackable QR Code Generator with Scan Analytics

How it works

Create and save a dynamic QR code

Print or share it

Read the scans

Common use cases

What it is

Best practices

Limitations to know before you print

What it is

Start with the generator

Frequently asked questions

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