Letlink vs QR Code Monkey

QR Code Monkey is a free QR code generator with a deep set of design options — logos, gradients, custom body and eye shapes — and codes that never expire. Letlink takes a narrower line: every click recorded in full, routing rules on a single short code, and a price that starts at nothing and stays small.

Short answer

QR Code Monkey is the better free tool for a static QR code you will never need to change: its site says its codes are free, including for commercial use, never expire and have no scan limit. They are static, though, so the destination cannot be edited after printing and scans are not counted — for those, its site points to a sign-up for a separate product, QR Code Generator PRO, with no price shown. Letlink QR codes point at a short link, so the destination stays editable after printing, and every scan is recorded with its country, device and browser: 3 codes on Free, 200 on Solo at $3.90 a month.

Figures checked against QR Code Monkey’s pricing page on 5 November 2026

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Pricing

How much does QR Code Monkey cost compared with Letlink?

What you pay on each side for the things people most often switch over — cheapest plan first, in US dollars.

A static QR code

Letlink: Free, no sign-up (free QR code generator)
QR Code Monkey: Free, including for commercial use

A QR code you can re-point after printing

Letlink: Free for 3 codes; 200 on Solo at $3.90 a month
QR Code Monkey: Not offered by QR Code Monkey; its site links to a QR Code Generator PRO sign-up, with no price shown

Scan analytics

Letlink: Included on every plan, even Free
QR Code Monkey: Not offered by QR Code Monkey; its site links to a QR Code Generator PRO sign-up, with no price shown

Device routing behind one code

Letlink: $3.90 a month (Solo)
QR Code Monkey: Not listed on their site

Side by side

Letlink vs QR Code Monkey: feature comparison

The points people tell us they moved over — not a full audit of either product. Every figure in the QR Code Monkey column was read off their own pricing page on 5 November 2026, and pricing moves, so check theirs before you decide.

Letlink compared with QR Code Monkey
Feature	Letlink	QR Code Monkey
Custom domain on the entry paid plan	Yes — 1 on Solo, with automatic SSL	Not listed on their site
Device-aware routing from a single link	Yes, from $3.90 a month (Solo) — iOS, Android and desktop split from one short code	Not listed on their site
Link variations and split testing	Yes, on every plan including Free	Not listed on their site
Country analytics	Country on every plan, including Free	No — static codes are not tracked; scan statistics are offered only through the QR Code Generator PRO sign-up
Webhooks	Yes, from $8.90 a month (Growth)	Not listed on their site
MCP / AI assistant access	MCP server, Claude and ChatGPT on Ultimate	Not listed on their site
Data retention on the entry paid plan	30 days on Solo, 1 year on Growth, unlimited on Ultimate	No scan data kept — their site says it does not save your data and caches code images for 24 hours
Trackable, editable QR codes	Yes — 3 on Free, 200 on Solo, 1,000 on Growth, unlimited on Ultimate; scans tracked separately and the destination stays editable	Yes — free static codes with no stated limit (PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS), logo, gradients and custom shapes; not editable after creation and no scan analytics; dynamic codes only through a QR Code Generator PRO sign-up

Fair play

Letlink or QR Code Monkey: which should you choose?

Choose Letlink if…

You want to change where a printed code goes without reprinting it — every Letlink code points at a short link you can edit.
You want to know how often a code is scanned, and from which country, device and browser.
You want scans counted separately from ordinary clicks on the same link, tagged as `qr`.
You want one code to send iPhone, Android and desktop visitors to different places, from $3.90 a month.
You want your QR codes, short links and analytics in one place, with webhooks and a REST API from $8.90 a month.

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Choose QR Code Monkey if…

You need a static code you will never change and want it free, with no account.
You want deep design control — gradients, custom body and eye shapes, templates and a logo gallery.
You need PDF or EPS output for print, as well as PNG and SVG.
You want many codes at once for free: its site states no limit on codes or scans.

For a one-off static code with a custom look — gradients, body and eye shapes, a logo, PDF or EPS output — and no account, QR Code Monkey is hard to beat at the price of free.

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Switching

How to switch from QR Code Monkey to Letlink

Links on your own domain can move with you, back-halves and all. Links on QR Code Monkey’s own short domain belong to QR Code Monkey and stay there.

Create a free account

No card and no trial clock — 1,000 links and 1,000 tracked clicks a month to try routing and split testing on.
List the links you want to keep

Note each back-half and destination from QR Code Monkey, so nothing is left behind when the domain moves.
Point your domain at Letlink

Add a CNAME record pointing at custom.letl.ink and verify it in the dashboard. The SSL certificate is issued and renewed for you. Custom domains come with Solo and up.
Recreate the links, same back-halves

Straight after verifying, so the gap is short — one by one in the dashboard, or up to 50 per request with the bulk API on Growth and Ultimate. Every published link on your domain now resolves through Letlink.

Step-by-step guides live in the Help Center.

FAQ

Letlink vs QR Code Monkey: frequently asked questions

Anything else? Ask us — we answer comparison questions ourselves.

Can you edit a QR Code Monkey code after printing it?

No. QR Code Monkey's site says its codes are static, so their content cannot be edited once created; editable codes are offered through a sign-up for a separate product, QR Code Generator PRO. Every Letlink QR code points at a short link, so you can change the destination after the code is printed, on every plan including Free.

Does QR Code Monkey track QR code scans?

Not in the free generator. Its site, checked on 5 November 2026, offers scan statistics only through a sign-up for QR Code Generator PRO, with no price shown. Letlink records every scan of its QR codes on every plan, tagged `qr` and with the country, device and browser, so scans can be told apart from ordinary clicks on the same link.

Is QR Code Monkey free?

Yes. Its site says the codes are free, including for commercial use, never expire and have no scan limit. They are static codes. Letlink also has a free, no-sign-up generator for static codes, and its tracked, editable QR codes start free with 3 codes; Solo includes 200 for $3.90 a month, Growth 1,000 for $8.90 and Ultimate an unlimited number.

How do Letlink QR codes stay editable?

Each Letlink QR code encodes its own `/q/` address, which points at one of your short links. Change the short link's destination and the printed code follows; each scan is recorded with variation `qr`. Codes download as PNG or SVG, with your own colours and logo.

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