The marketing looked good…but is it real?
I considered using ownqrcode.com (OwnQR) to create a QR code for my website, but after careful review of their site, I decided not to complete payment.
First of all, the website advertises free static QR codes…but there is no apparent way to access pages to generate such QR codes. Furthermore, they explicitly advertise strong design customization (“frames,” “colors,” etc.), EXCEPT that payment is required before any customization can be done, and the same page has small print which says that the QR code appearance cannot be changed after payment.
In fact, every path I tried to discover features or analytics, led to a payment page, and I was not able to access a genuinely free static code, nor see any analytics interface, or meaningfully customize the QR code beyond a very basic black‑and‑white design before being asked for my credit card.
Oddly, their “blog” pages contain VERY generic information, without any screenshots showing their OWN analytics page, or how to use their OWN tools.
Remarkably, I could not find any way to create an account that didn’t go through the paywall.
After scouring their site, I could not find a link to a support / contact email, or phone number, and I saw no obvious company address, or “Contact” page. The domain itself is less than a year old, and registered behind a privacy service, making it impossible to see who is actually operating the site.
In fairness, I chose not to enter my credit card details, so I cannot verify what is or isn’t offered behind the paywall. A number of Google and AI-enabled searches were also unable to unearth ANY screenshots of customized QR codes, nor of the analytics interface. In my experience, the overall site seemed to over-promise customization and analytics, without any way to assess their product before giving them my payment information.