What a static QR code stores
QR Now creates static codes. A URL code contains your URL, a text code contains your text, and a WiFi code contains the selected network settings. Reading the pattern does not require a QR Now account or server.
There is no built-in expiry or subscription dependency. However, a linked website can go offline, a network password can change, and printed material can become damaged. ‘No expiry’ describes the code itself, not a promise that its content will always remain useful.
What a dynamic QR service adds
A dynamic service usually puts its own redirect URL in the code. The service can update the destination or record visits to that redirect without changing the printed pattern. Those functions depend on the provider keeping the redirect active and on its account terms.
Dynamic does not mean the printed QR pattern edits itself. It means an intermediate online destination can change. Review a provider’s privacy policy, renewal costs and behavior when a subscription ends before using it for permanent printed material.
Choose based on the content you need to maintain
Static codes are useful for content you expect to remain stable, such as a contact card or a guest-network sign. For a menu or campaign that changes, encode a stable URL on your own domain and update the page there. The QR still contains the same URL.
QR Now does not host dynamic destinations or provide scan analytics. If you need those features, evaluate a service that provides them. In either case, test the final code and keep responsibility for the destination’s availability.