Tracado Labels: Which is Best? QR Code or Barcode?

So you want to reduce buyer's claims of non-delivery and you've decided to use the Tracado System.

Good choice!

Now you want some help deciding between  QR coded mailing labels or barcoded labels .

Is there a difference? Which are best?

So, aside from the obvious aesthetic differences to the two types of label here's a quick run through of the differences and benefits comparison.

Barcoded mailing labels

• The URL of your Delivery Confirmation Page is shorter so that its corresponding barcode is as easy to read as possible. As the number of characters in a URL is increased your barcode becomes more complex and more difficult to read
  
  
• Barcode reader apps are abundantly available though are perhaps slightly less consumer-friendly than QR code reader apps.
  
  
• Though barcode reader apps are free to download the number of barcodes available make choosing one that's suitable slightly more arduous for the average end customer. This may be as a positive.

QR coded mailing labels

• The URL of your Delivery Confirmation Page is longer and looks more authentic as a genuine tracking ID. 
  
  
• QR codes are perhaps considered more consumer friendly than barcodes.
  
  
• QR code reader apps are installed on many phones as standard and are frees and easily downloadable from any app store.