A free Popl alternative, compared.
myQR and Popl on what matters when you switch. Every Popl answer links to Popl's own page, checked on 25 October 2026.
Where each one fits.
Popl
Pick Popl for a team programme with lead capture. Individual prices are not on its pricing page, so check the app before you commit.
myQR
Free. The person you meet installs nothing and makes no account. Your number stays hidden until you approve them or they scan you in person.
Before you switch.
Does the other person need an app?
Yes: myQR. No app and no account. The card opens in their camera's browser.
Yes: Popl. No. It opens in their browser and saves to their phone.5
Does the person you meet see an app pitch or an ad?
Yes: myQR. No. Your card and the save come first. The myQR mark and a link to make a card sit at the very end.
Not stated: Popl. Not stated on the pages checked.
Is there a free plan?
Yes: myQR. Yes. One card, one code, unlimited sharing.
Yes: Popl. Yes. Limits are not stated.1
Can you keep and export your contacts for free?
Yes: myQR. Yes. Export everyone as a contacts file or a spreadsheet, any time.
Partly: Popl. You collect them on every plan. Exporting them needs Pro or above.6
Does a printed code keep working?
Yes: myQR. Yes. It keeps opening your card after you edit or replace it. Replacing it and then changing your username retires it.
Not stated: Popl. Not stated. The help center calls it a dynamic code that every user can download.38
Is the free card free of vendor branding?
Partly: myQR. No. A small myQR mark sits on the card.
Not stated: Popl. Not stated on the pages checked.
What does the cheapest paid plan cost?
myQR. None. myQR is free.
Popl. Pro at $7.99 a month, quoted in a Popl blog post. The pricing page publishes team quotes only.3
What users report.
“50% of the time when someone scans my QR code they end up on a popl ad site, where they are asked to download the app.”
App Store review, 8 November 2024“If you don’t pay for pro they grey out your contacts and block them”
App Store review, 4 July 2025“Trying to cancel. All you get is a bot with canned answers.”
App Store review, 25 January 2025
Free, with no catch.
- Yes: The person you meet gets your card with no ad, app pitch or paywall in the way.
- Yes: The people you've connected with are never locked behind a paywall.
- Yes: Your printed code keeps opening your card. We never switch it off.
- Yes: There's no trial that starts charging you.
- Yes: You can export everyone you've connected with, any time.