Are Free QR Code Menu Generators Really Free?
Often, no. Many "free" QR code generators create a dynamic code that stops working when your trial ends β so the QR codes you printed go dead unless you subscribe. Here's how to avoid the trap.
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Your menu, as a QR code
We host your menu as a clean mobile page and give you a QR code for table tents, windows and flyers. Change a price? Edit the menu β the same printed code shows the update.
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Static vs dynamic QR codes
A static QR code has its destination baked in β it works forever. A dynamic QR code redirects through the provider's server, so it can be edited and tracked, but it dies if the provider paywalls or switches off the link after a trial.
The "free trial" trap
The common trick: a free generator hands you a dynamic code, you print 50 table tents, and a few weeks later the redirect stops unless you pay. Always check whether the free code is permanent or a trial-limited dynamic one.
How Dinehere stays genuinely free
Dinehere hosts your menu at a permanent link and points the QR straight at it β there's no paywalled redirect to switch off, so the printed code keeps working. And because we host the menu, you can still edit it for free anytime. The trap is the paywall, not hosting.
Frequently asked questions
It was probably a dynamic code on a free trial. When the trial ended, the redirect was switched off. A permanent hosted menu like Dinehere's does not have this problem.
Use one that points to a permanent hosted menu page β like Dinehere's. It keeps working, with no paywalled redirect that can be switched off.
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