# QRCode Monkey review (2026): is it any good? > Free static QR code maker with logos, colors and vector downloads Checked Oct 23, 2026 ยท graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA. QRCode Monkey is a free website for making static QR codes for links, text, contact cards, Wi-Fi, events, locations and more. Codes can carry a logo, custom colors, gradients and body and corner shapes, and download as high-resolution PNG or as SVG, PDF and EPS vectors. The codes never expire, but they cannot be edited or tracked after creation. - **Category:** QR Code Generators - **Made by:** QRCode Monkey GmbH - **Website:** https://www.qrcode-monkey.com - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you might need to change where a code points after it's printed, as every code is static. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, QRCode Monkey is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Every code is free with no sign-up, including for commercial use. Codes are static, never expire and have no scan limit, but cannot be edited or tracked. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | All code types, logos, colors and designs, with PNG, SVG, PDF and EPS downloads. | Read from https://www.qrcode-monkey.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with QRCode Monkey before buying. ## Key features - **Many code types:** Codes for URLs, text, email, phone, SMS, vCard and MeCard contacts, locations, Wi-Fi, events, social profiles and crypto payment addresses. - **Logos and custom design:** Upload a logo up to 2 MB or pick one from a gallery, set colors and gradients, and change the body, eye frame and eye ball shapes. Templates are a starting point. - **Print-quality downloads:** Set the pixel size for print-quality PNG files, or download SVG, PDF and EPS vectors. PDF and EPS do not support color gradients. - **No expiry or scan limit:** Codes are static, so they keep working with no scan cap. The site says it does not save the data you enter and caches images for 24 hours. - **QR code API:** An official API creates custom-designed codes as PNG, SVG, PDF or EPS, for making thousands of codes inside your own system. It is sold through RapidAPI. ## Good for - Anyone who needs a branded static code for print without signing up - Designers who want SVG or EPS vector files of a styled code - Codes that must keep working with no subscription behind them ## Worth knowing - Codes are static only: no editing after printing and no scan statistics. The site sends those needs to QR Code Generator PRO. - The API is sold through RapidAPI; its prices are not shown on QRCode Monkey's own pages. - The site shows ads for QR Code Generator PRO and Bitly. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 23, 2026. QRCode Monkey makes static QR codes with logos, colors and vector downloads, free with no sign-up and no scan limit. But a code can't be edited after it's printed or tracked at all, the site carries ads for QR Code Generator PRO and Bitly, and anyone who needs editing or scan counts is sent off to a paid tool. - **Value for money: A.** Every code type, logo, color setting and vector download is free with no sign-up, commercial use included, where paid plans in this category start at $6.08 to $12 a month. No price buys editing or tracking here, though. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright: no account, no scan limit, and the codes never expire. The catch is that every code is static, so what you print is what you're stuck with. - **Features: C.** It does the static job fully: links, contacts, Wi-Fi, events and more, with logos, gradients, shapes and PNG, SVG, PDF or EPS files. It's a smaller job, though, and the listing names the gap: no editing after printing and no scan statistics. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: no account, just paste a link, pick colors and download the file. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A website and a Chrome extension, so the browser only, with no apps or integrations. The API is sold separately through RapidAPI. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from QRCode Monkey's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among QR code generators - QRCode Monkey's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 10 other QR code generators we grade, and level with 1. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 10 of 10) and worst on features (C, above 0). - QRCode Monkey has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/qr-codes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** QRCode Monkey is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 9 of the 10 other QR code generators we grade. - You could make: QR codes: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** QR codes, Public API ## Alternatives - [The QR Code Generator](https://toolgpa.com/tools/the-qr-code-generator): Simple QR code maker from Uniqode, with a free and a low-cost plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-monkey-vs-the-qr-code-generator) - [QRFY](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrfy): Unlimited dynamic QR codes on one plan, sold by term length. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-monkey-vs-qrfy) - [QR Code Generator PRO](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qr-code-generator): Editable, trackable QR codes with hosted landing pages, from Bitly. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-generator-vs-qr-code-monkey) - [ME-QR](https://toolgpa.com/tools/me-qr): Free dynamic QR codes paid for by ads, with ad-free paid plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/me-qr-vs-qr-code-monkey) - [QRCodeChimp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrcodechimp): QR codes, digital business cards and forms with a free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-monkey-vs-qrcodechimp) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026: - https://www.qrcode-monkey.com - https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/qr-code-api-with-logo/ - https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/en/imprint/ - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/qrcode-monkey-free-qr-cod/gidoepdbdhacpopcmepkflghaalfapmk Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/qr-code-monkey Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).