What is a dynamic coupon QR code?
A coupon QR code opens a mobile coupon with your offer, a code customers can reveal and copy, a barcode the till can scan, and the last day it can be used. Because the code is dynamic you can change the offer for the next promotion and keep the same printed flyers or stickers.
How it works
- You write the offer and enter the coupon code.
- The QR code holds a short link to the coupon page.
- Customers scan and redeem: they copy the code online or show the barcode in store.
A coupon code opens a page QuickQRC hosts for you, so it uses one of your plan's hosted pages as well as one dynamic code.
How to create a dynamic coupon QR code
You make the code in the QuickQRC dashboard. The free plan is enough to follow every step below, and the whole thing takes a few minutes once your content is ready.
Step 1: Create a free account
Press Sign up free on this page and enter your email address and a password. No card is needed. QuickQRC sends a link to confirm your email address; open it and you land in your dashboard.
Sign up with an email address and a password.
Step 2: Pick the Coupon type
If you came from this page, the wizard opens with Coupon already selected. Otherwise choose New QR code in the sidebar and click the Coupon card. The phone on the right shows what a coupon page looks like, so you can check you picked the right type. Press Next.
The Coupon type selected in step 1 of the wizard.
Step 3: Add your content
Start with the name field at the top. Only you see it, so use something you will recognise in your list of codes later.
The Coupon form has these cards:
- The offer: an offer picture, your business name, the headline, a description, a deal badge and the text on the button that reveals the code.
- Code and redemption: the coupon code, an optional copy button for online checkout, the last day it can be used (or no end date) and a days-left counter.
- Fine print: terms and conditions, a shop button and where to redeem, with an address and map link.
- Look and feel: the coupon style, colours and fonts.
The code can also be shown as a Code 128 barcode, which most shop scanners read.
The live preview updates as you fill in the form.
Step 4: Design the QR code
Press Next to style the code itself. The tabs across the top cover the dot shape and colours, a logo in the middle, a frame with a call to action such as "Scan me", and the error correction level. The scannability score on the right warns you if a colour choice makes the code hard to read.
Shape, logo, frame and error correction level, with a scannability score.
Keep the dots darker than the background, and keep a plain margin around the code. Most scanning problems come from low contrast or a busy background.
Step 5: Generate and download
Press Generate. The code is saved and appears in My QR codes with its short link.
Your new code in My QR codes, with its short link.
Click the QR icon on the code's row to open it. Download PNG suits screens and documents; the arrow next to it offers SVG and PDF for print, plus JPEG and WebP. You can also copy or share the code from the same window.
Download the code as PNG, or pick SVG or PDF for print.
Scan the downloaded code with your own phone, then print a test copy at the real size and scan that too before you print the full run.
Step 6: Edit it whenever you need to
To change the coupon content later, press Edit on the code's row, make your changes and save. Design restyles the code, and the chart icon opens its scan statistics. The short link inside the printed code never changes, so every copy already printed shows your update on its next scan.
The page shows the coupon. It does not track whether a code was redeemed; that happens in your till or online shop.
Tips for coupon QR codes
- Put the discount in the headline, such as "20% off your next coffee".
- Set an end date. A deadline gets more people to use the coupon.
- Test the barcode with your own till scanner before printing.
- Use a different code per campaign so you can tell them apart at the till.
New to dynamic codes? How dynamic QR codes work explains short links, scan counts and when a static code is the better choice. For printing, see the QR code print size guide.