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App Store QR with iOS/Android smart redirect

Redirect iOS users to the Apple App Store and Android users to Google Play automatically.

Instead of choosing between an "iOS" QR code and an "Android" one, the App Store type detects which platform is scanning and sends each visitor to the right store automatically — one printed code, two correct destinations.

Setting it up

App Store is a Pro-plan QR type — you'll see a lock icon on it if you're on the Free plan.

  1. 1Click Create and choose QR Code.
  2. 2Select App Store from the type grid.
  3. 3Enter your iOS App Store URL (from apps.apple.com) and/or your Google Play Store URL (from play.google.com) — you don't need both.
  4. 4Optionally add your app's name and icon, used on the fallback landing page.
  5. 5Click Create QR Code.

How the smart redirect decides where to send people

The same way the analytics dashboard identifies a scanner's device (covered in the device breakdown guide), the redirect reads the User-Agent string sent by the scanning browser to work out the platform, then branches:

  • iOS device — sent straight to your App Store listing
  • Android device — sent straight to your Google Play listing
  • Desktop or an unrecognised device — shown a simple landing page with both download buttons, since neither store link is the "right" one to force

Only launched on one platform so far? Enter just that store's URL — devices on the other platform will land on the fallback page showing whichever store you've actually set up, rather than a broken link to a store that doesn't exist.

Still stuck? Email our team at hello@unqode.com — or check the related articles below, most questions are answered there already.