Hovercode alternative
A Hovercode alternative, compared from its own pricing page.
Hovercode is a good QR tool with a generous free plan and no ads. Its approach is close to ours, so the differences are mostly price per code and what happens after you cancel.
By Wyatt, founder ·
Make a QR code that looks like you and scans every time.
Free to make. No account. We never put ads between a scanner and your link.
Link, Wi-Fi, Contact, Text, Email and SMS codes are static: what they hold lives inside the picture, not on our servers, and we never see who scans. Poll codes go through qrpolls.com, which counts scans, and work as long as the poll exists.
Every style is free to download: colours, shapes, logo and frame.
Advanced
PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 2 MB. It stays in your browser.
We pick it for you: stronger when there is a logo, lighter for plain codes so the dots stay big. (M)
Example
Fill in the details above and we will test the code the way a phone would.
PNG and SVG are free: no watermark, no ads, and the code never expires.
Side by side
Every Hovercode figure is from its own pricing page, read in US dollars (the page can also show other currencies). Ours are in Canadian dollars, before tax.
Last checked November 3, 2026
- Free planSource: Free plan
- Hovercode (its own page)
- 3 dynamic codes in total that never expire, unlimited scans, your logo, 3 months of analytics history
- QR Polls
- Free designed codes with no account, plus 3 editable codes free with an email
- Ads on scansSource: Ads on scans
- Hovercode (its own page)
- None. Its FAQ: "Do you run ads when people scan my QR codes? Nope"
- QR Polls
- No popup and no ad: a scan goes straight to your link
- Entry planSource: Entry plan
- Hovercode (its own page)
- Pro: US$12 a month, 100 dynamic codes in total, 12 months of analytics history, 1 custom domain
- QR Polls
- QR Studio: $4 CAD a month, or $3 CAD a month billed yearly ($36 CAD a year), 100 editable codes
- Paying yearlySource: Paying yearly
- Hovercode (its own page)
- "12 months for the price of 10 when you pay annually"
- QR Polls
- Month to month or yearly, your choice
- Larger plansSource: Larger plans
- Hovercode (its own page)
- Business US$39 a month (600 codes per month) and Business Plus US$99 a month (2,000 per month)
- QR Polls
- QR Studio Business: $12 CAD a month, or $9 CAD a month billed yearly, 1,000 editable codes
- If you cancelSource: If you cancel
- Hovercode (its own page)
- You go back to Free: the 3 codes you made earliest stay active, the rest become inactive (not deleted) and come back if you subscribe again. Codes on a custom domain stop working
- QR Polls
- Every existing code keeps forwarding after you cancel
When Hovercode is the better pick
- Three dynamic codes are enough: its free plan keeps them working with unlimited scans, a logo and no ads.
- You want your own domain in the short link on the entry plan: Pro includes 1 custom domain.
- You make product packaging: it offers GS1 Digital Link QR codes on every plan.
- You need an API, bulk creation and up to 10 team members, which its Business plan includes.
When ours helps
- You want a code you can trust before printing: every code is read five ways before download (full size, tiny, blurred, dim and at an angle).
- You want no account and no ads: make, check and download a code without signing in, and scanners go straight to your link.
- You want 100 editable codes for less: QR Studio is 100 for $4 CAD a month, against Hovercode Pro's 100 for US$12 a month.
- You may stop paying one day. Editable codes keep forwarding after you cancel.
- You need one editable code, not a plan: $3 CAD once, no subscription.
How we checked
We read Hovercode's pricing page and its FAQ in a browser on November 3, 2026 and use nothing else: no review sites, no price listings. Each row in the table links to the page it came from. Plans change, so check the vendor's page before you decide. If something here is out of date, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
Hovercode is a trademark of its owner. QR Polls is not affiliated with it.
Questions
Is Hovercode free?
Its free plan is free forever and includes 3 dynamic codes in total that never expire, with unlimited scans.
What happens to Hovercode codes if I cancel?
Its FAQ says you go back to the free plan. The 3 codes you made earliest stay active; the others become inactive but are not deleted, and they come back if you subscribe again.
How much is Hovercode Pro?
On the day we checked, US$12 a month for 100 dynamic codes in total, with 12 months for the price of 10 when you pay annually.
Do your free codes expire?
No. A static code made here holds its link inside the picture and cannot expire.