# QRickit review (2026): is it any good? > Free QR code creator and small-scale API, supported by donations Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. QRickit is a free public web service for making static QR codes, with no account or personal information required. It covers links, contact cards, calendar events, WiFi logins, payment links and more, and offers a free API for small-scale use. The site asks for donations rather than charging. - **Category:** QR Code Generators - **Made by:** QRickit (since 2006) - **Website:** https://qrickit.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want logos or shapes, as the site tells you to use an image editor. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, QRickit is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Everything on the site is free, with no sign-up; the site asks visitors to donate through PayPal. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | All QR code creators and the small-scale API, with no sign-up. | Read from https://qrickit.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with QRickit before buying. ## Key features - **Many QR code types:** Creators for URLs, email, SMS, phone numbers, contact cards (vCard), calendar events, WhatsApp, PayPal.me, cryptocurrency, WiFi, YouTube, Spotify and app store links. - **No account needed:** The home page says there is no app to download and no account or personal information required to make a code. - **Standard and high resolution images:** Codes can be saved as images for screens or for professional printing; styling beyond color is left to an image editor, as the site's own example does. - **Free API:** A URL-based web service generates QR code images for websites. It is meant for small-scale use under 10,000 requests per day, with no support or availability guarantee. ## Good for - People who want a quick static QR code without signing up - Personal and small-business use where donation-funded software is acceptable ## Worth knowing - Codes are static: the site describes no way to edit a code after printing, and it names no scan analytics feature on the pages read. - The API is limited to small-scale use, gives 96 dpi images only and comes with no support. - There is no logo, shape or template styling in the generator; the site suggests using an image editor. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. QRickit makes many kinds of QR code for free with no sign-up, and the site runs on donations. Codes are static, the generator has no logo or shape styling, and the small-scale API gives 96 dpi images only with no support. - **Value for money: A.** Everything is free, with no account, and the small API is free too. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with a donation request through PayPal. - **Features: D.** Many code types and standard and high resolution images, but no styling, scan tracking or editing after printing on the pages read. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. No sign-up and nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with a small-scale API for light use. No apps or integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from QRickit's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among QR code generators - QRickit's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 18 of the 22 other QR code generators we grade. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 19 of 22) and worst on features (D, above 0). - QRickit has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/qr-codes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** QRickit is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 18 of the 22 other QR code generators we grade. - You could make: QR codes and digital business card: an app builder makes these 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, Digital business card ## Alternatives - [goQR.me](https://toolgpa.com/tools/goqr): Free QR code generator and API, with a paid editable-code service. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goqr-vs-qrickit) - [QRCode Monkey](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qr-code-monkey): Free static QR code maker with logos, colors and vector downloads. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-monkey-vs-qrickit) - [QRStuff](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrstuff): QR code generator with free static codes and paid dynamic codes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qrickit-vs-qrstuff) - [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/qrickit-vs-the-qr-code-generator) - [Hovercode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hovercode): Dynamic QR codes and short links, with a free plan that never expires. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hovercode-vs-qrickit) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://qrickit.com - https://qrickit.com/qrickit_apps/qrickit_api.php Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrickit Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).