Simple pricing.
Honest guarantees.
Three tiers. The same continuity plan on every one. Pick on features.
Every tier resolves forever while we operate. After a shutdown, custom domains (Pro and up) keep your printed QRs alive — heldqr.io itself is not handed off.
Every tier lets you change the target URL any time.
>Every tier — free, pro, business — is covered by the same
— heldqr continuity plan · v1.0 · 2026-04-22
twelve-month wind-down, the same source release at month six,
the same per-account exports and opt-in public dump at month nine.
Questions we get asked.
Everything here is in the TOS in longer form. If you're about to make a purchase and have a question that isn't answered here or on the continuity page, email hello@heldqr.com and we'll answer directly.
What happens if you shut down?
Twelve months' notice. Source published at month six. Per-account exports delivered at month nine; codes flagged opt-in at creation are also published in a public dump in the same window. Final shutdown at month twelve — heldqr.io itself is not handed off. Codes that need to outlive Heldqr should use a custom domain (Pro and up). The full sequence is documented at /continuity.
Can I change the target URL after creating a code?
Yes — edit any time, on any tier. Changes propagate in under 60 seconds. The shortcode on the printed artefact stays the same.
Can I change the shortcode after creating a code?
No. Shortcodes are permanent to keep printed QRs valid. A shortcode that has been printed or scanned is burned forever — even soft-deleting a code does not free up the shortcode for reassignment.
Do you store personally identifying info?
Only the email address tied to your account. The resolver never stores IPs or cookies; scan analytics are coarse signals only (country, device class). The opt-in public dump in any wind-down contains zero PII — see /continuity for what gets published, including the per-code opt-in flag on target_urls.
What format do the QR images come in?
PNG and SVG today. Print-ready PDF is coming for the pro and business tiers.
Can I point a QR at a non-HTTPS URL?
No. HTTPS only. Accepting plain http would let a later MITM on the scan path rewrite the response; we don't want to be the vector for that.
What if a free code goes over 100 scans a month?
The code keeps resolving and we keep recording every scan — the dashboard just shows an upgrade prompt for that code. No rate-limit, no email pestering, never deactivated. The 100-scans line is a per-code soft cap that asks you to upgrade once a code is doing real commercial work; it isn't a kill-switch. Other codes on the same free account stay on Free regardless.