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Adding logos to QR codes, changing colors or replacing squares with circles in QR code is a CS sophomore weekend project at best. It's really fun and quite easy to do. You don't even need to understand Reed-Solomon codes for that.
This project, however, doesn't even do it. It just imports popular react library `react-qrcode-logo` [1] which does all the job (few dozens lines, really) [2].
[1] https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-qrcode-logo
[2] https://github.com/gcoro/react-qrcode-logo/blob/master/lib/i...
This is like telling someone in Marketing "recompiling the linux kernel and turning on some new drivers is really simple. You don't even need to understand kernel architecture to do that."
Yes, it's simple for you, but for folks who just want to make sure that all their QR Codes reflect their brand, having to recreate that every time isn't worth it.
It's fine if this isn't your cup of tea.
There are hundreds of similar QR code builders, mostly for web (like this one, despite being labeled "cross-platform"). All equally crappy, as they try to monetize such a simple and widespread encoding to the unaware audience. Some of them put their own redirect links into encoded QR codes (which may stop working), and some charge for "advanced" features.
"Pay 200$/year and generate QR codes on up to 5 devices", really?
I don't mind competition, but this sort of "startups" always feels like cheating.
It's the ability to customize the codes that you're paying for. Ad logos, and an almost limitless amount of customization. If all you want is standard black and white squares, that's easy and free all over the place.
Seeing this, I have to rant for a bit about paying for QR codes. Some not-tech friends hosted a pub quiz some time ago, paper with QR codes on each table with a URL that in the end points to an e-mail address for ordering drinks. Worked like a charm.
But halfway the evening, the 'QR code stopped working'. The paper didn't degrade or the ink or whatever, no, the redirect went out of some limit. That pissed me off, because a QR code doesn't expire, it still pointed to the same URL but that now wanted some money. The generator they used funneled everything through them so they could do this.
Told them to ask me next time, so I can just embed `mailto:beer@their-event.nl` into a QR code which will never stop working.
These codes will never expire. Unlimited scans.