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App download QR code

Print one code for your app. We check each phone as it scans and send it to the right store.

What is an app download QR code?

An app download QR code sends each phone to the right store: iPhones and iPads to the App Store, Android phones to Google Play, and computers to a web page you choose. One printed code works for everyone, and RelyQr counts the scans from each platform.

What’s inside the code

https://go.relyqr.com/k7m2p9qa

The code holds a short link. When someone scans, RelyQr checks the phone's operating system and redirects to the matching store in milliseconds.

How to make an app download QR code

  1. 1

    Add your store links

    Your App Store link, your Google Play link, or both.

  2. 2

    Pick a fallback

    Computers and other devices go to your website instead.

  3. 3

    Create it free

    Sign in, print it, and see how many scans came from iPhone and how many from Android.

What happens when someone scans it

iPhones and iPads open your App Store page, Android phones open Google Play, and everything else goes to your fallback page.

Always dynamic

App download codes are always dynamic: picking the store happens when someone scans, on our link. That also means you can change store links later without reprinting.

No watermark, and RelyQr codes never expire, on any plan. Static vs dynamic, explained

Where people use app download QR codes

  • Restaurant tables: “Order in our app”
  • Product boxes and receipts
  • Print and TV ads
  • Store windows and loyalty cards

Printing an app download QR code

On product boxes, receipts and loyalty cards, 2 to 3 cm wide. On store windows and posters, about a tenth of the distance people scan from. QR code size chart

  • Say what the app gives people (“Order ahead, skip the queue”) next to the code.
  • Use the analytics to see which placements bring the most installs.

App download QR code not working?

iPhones open your website
If only a Google Play link is set, iPhones go to your fallback page. Add your App Store link.
Computers go nowhere useful
Computers can't install phone apps, so they open your fallback page. Set one, like your website or a page with both store links.
Installs don't match scans
A scan opens the store, and the stores don't report which scans led to installs. Compare scans per placement to see what works.

More causes and fixes: QR code not scanning? and QR code stopped working?

App download QR code questions

How does an app download QR code know which store to open?

When someone scans, RelyQr checks the phone's operating system and redirects to the matching store in milliseconds: App Store for iPhone and iPad, Google Play for Android.

Do I need both store links?

No, one is enough. Phones without a matching store go to your fallback page.

Can I change the store links later?

Yes. App download QR codes are dynamic, so you can update the links without reprinting.

Can I track installs?

RelyQr counts scans by platform, iPhone or Android, for each code. App stores don't share which scans led to installs, so compare scans per placement instead.

Is an app download QR code free?

Yes. It uses one of the free plan's 3 dynamic codes, with no watermark, and it never expires.

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