Menu Tiger vs QR TIGER (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick QR TIGER: it is first in our ranking of QR code generators, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
QR TIGER grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Menu Tiger
QR code menus and ordering for restaurants, with POS and kitchen
QR TIGER
Dynamic QR codes with a free plan, bulk creation and an API
Which one is for you
Pick Menu Tiger if
- Fits if you run one restaurant and orders stay under 75 a month
- Makes sense if you want table ordering without a per-order commission
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you take more than 75 orders a month, as the free plan stops there
- Pricey if you need a POS and printers, which add $30 and $20 a month on the middle plans
- Not for you if you need a kitchen display on a small budget, as it starts on the $46 plan
- Watch out: table management and the custom domain are Premium only, at $119 a month
- Skip it if you want listed integrations, since none are on record
Pick QR TIGER if
- Fits if you want a few dynamic codes on a plan you can pay month to month
- Works for marketers who tag scans with UTM codes and read them in Google Analytics
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as each dynamic code stops at 500 scans and every scan shows a QR TIGER popup
- Pricey if you need bulk codes, Google Analytics, Zapier or HubSpot, which start on Advanced at $192 a year
- Watch out: only Regular can be paid monthly; Advanced, Premium and Professional are billed yearly
- Watch out: refunds are decided case by case, according to the FAQ
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMenu TigerFair | 3.0GPAQR TIGERVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPaid plans start at $17 a month, between the $12 middle and the $25 dearer quarter for this category. The POS adds $30 and printers $20 on top. | BRegular is $7 a month, or $65 a year (about $5.42 a month), inside this category's cheaper quarter of $6.08, for 12 dynamic codes and unlimited scans. Bulk, Google Analytics and Zapier start on Advanced at $16 a month, billed yearly. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 1 store and 75 orders a month. A restaurant with real traffic passes 75 orders in a few days. | CUnlimited static codes and 3 dynamic codes free, with no card. But each free dynamic code stops at 500 scans, and every scan shows a QR TIGER logo popup. |
| Features | CQR ordering, online ordering, reports, POS and a kitchen display. The kitchen display needs Advanced and table management needs Premium, and the listing flags mismatched limits on the pricing page. | BDynamic codes you can edit, clone, expire or lock with a password, multi-link codes, geofencing, scan alerts, UTM tags, bulk batches of 3,000, an API and an MCP server. Nothing in the core job is missing; most of it sits on Advanced and up. |
| Ease of use | CA web app where you build the menu yourself, and no store rating is on record. Expect to set up items, tables and printers first. | AQR TIGER rates 4.8 on the US App Store from 1,645 ratings, which is the top of our ease ladder for a tool you sign up to and start using. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. Everything runs in a browser. | BWeb plus iPhone and Android apps, an API and MCP server, and Canva, Google Analytics, Zapier and HubSpot. No desktop app, so it tops out here. |
| Best for | QR code menus for a single restaurant | a few dynamic codes paid month to month |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Menu Tiger and QR TIGER. How we grade
Price against what you get
Menu Tiger starts at $17 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. QR TIGER starts at $7 a month and scores 3.3.
QR TIGER scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other QR code generators on the chart, 12 score higher than Menu Tiger for less, and none scores higher than QR TIGER for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Menu Tiger also covers reports, dashboards and online store.
At a glance
| Menu Tiger | QR TIGER | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $17 per month, billed monthly | $7 per month, billed monthly (Regular) |
| Free plan | 75 orders a month and 1 store, with QR code ordering, online ordering, an AI menu builder and basic reports. | Unlimited static codes and 3 dynamic codes with 500 scans each and basic analytics. Scans of free codes show a QR TIGER logo popup. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Menu Tiger | QR TIGER Incorporated Limited |
| Price read from | menutiger.com | qrcode-tiger.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Menu Tiger
- The Free plan stops at 75 orders a month; Regular at 500 and Advanced at 2,000.
- The built-in POS costs $30 a month and printer management $20 a month on Regular and Advanced; Premium includes both.
- The kitchen display system needs Advanced and table management needs Premium.
- The pricing page's embedded data lists different order and store limits from the visible page; the visible page is used here.
QR TIGER
- Only Regular can be paid monthly; Advanced, Premium and Professional are billed yearly.
- Free dynamic codes stop at 500 scans each and show a QR TIGER logo popup when scanned.
- Refunds are decided case by case, according to the FAQ.
- Regular has no bulk creation, Google Analytics, Zapier or HubSpot; those start on Advanced.
Key features
Menu Tiger
- QR code ordering
- Guests scan a code at the table to order and pay; the QR codes can carry the restaurant's logo and frame colors.
- AI menu builder
- Turns a physical menu into a digital one, and menus can be translated into other languages.
- POS and printers
- A cloud POS with receipt and kitchen printer management. It is included on Premium and a paid add-on on Regular and Advanced.
- Kitchen display system
- Live order status on kitchen screens, with routing by station, from the Advanced plan.
- Table management
- A visual floor plan with merged tables and split bills, on the Premium plan.
- Reports and feedback
- Sales and order reports, plus guest ratings and feedback gathered through the menu.
QR TIGER
- Dynamic QR codes
- Edit a code's link or design after printing, clone codes, set an expiry date and protect a code with a password.
- Scan analytics and alerts
- Advanced scan analytics on every paid plan. Scan notifications, custom UTM parameters, Google Analytics and a retargeting tool start on Advanced.
- Multi-URL codes and geofencing
- One code can send people to different links, and scanning can be limited to a set area with precise location tracking.
- Bulk creation, API and MCP
- Advanced and up create up to 3,000 codes per batch. API allowances run from 500 requests a month on Regular to 50,000 operations on Professional.
- Integrations
- Canva on every paid plan; Google Analytics, Zapier and HubSpot from Advanced.
- Mobile apps
- iPhone and Android apps for creating and scanning codes on the go.
Plans
Menu Tiger
Free$0
75 orders a month and 1 store, with QR ordering, an online ordering page, AI menu builder and basic sales reports.
Regular$17
per month, billed monthly
500 orders a month and 2 stores, with unlimited menu items and advanced sales and customer reports. The POS is a $30 a month add-on.
Advanced$46
per month, billed monthly
2,000 orders a month and up to 5 stores, adding a kitchen display system, promotions and live order status.
Premium$119
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited orders and stores, with the POS included, table management and a white-label custom domain.
QR TIGER
Free$0
Unlimited static codes, 3 dynamic codes with 500 scans each, basic analytics and a QR TIGER popup on scans.
Regular$7
per month, billed monthly ($65 billed yearly)
One user, 12 dynamic codes, unlimited scans, no ads, Canva integration and 500 API requests a month.
Advanced$16
per month, billed annually ($192 a year)
200 dynamic codes, 3,000 codes per bulk batch, Google Analytics, Zapier, HubSpot, your own domain, geofencing, an AI data chatbot and 3,000 API requests a month.
Premium$37
per month, billed annually ($444 a year)
600 dynamic codes, one white-label domain, 20 MB uploads and 10,000 API requests a month.
Professional$89
per month, billed annually ($1,068 a year)
1,200 dynamic codes, 60 MB uploads, VIP support and 50,000 API and MCP operations a month. Shown under the business tab.
EnterpriseCustom
API and other platforms, plus the company's vCard, form, GS1 and menu products, priced by sales.
Ways to pay less
Menu Tiger
- Annual discount
15% off with yearly billing
The pricing page offers a Yearly Billing option that saves 15% compared with paying monthly.
QR TIGER
- Annual discount
Save $19 on Regular with yearly billing
Regular costs $65 for a year instead of $7 a month, or $84 a year.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for NGOs and charities
The FAQ says NGOs and charities get a discount on any yearly plan; no amount is given.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Menu Tiger or QR TIGER?
As of Nov 13, 2026, QR TIGER is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $17 a month for Menu Tiger. Menu Tiger starts at $17 per month, billed monthly, and QR TIGER starts at $7 per month, billed monthly (Regular).
Which has a free plan, Menu Tiger or QR TIGER?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Menu Tiger and QR TIGER have a free plan.
Which platforms do Menu Tiger and QR TIGER run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only QR TIGER lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.