QR Code Check-In Software

Every sold ticket gets a Scan Code that prints on its badge as a QR code or barcode. Scan it at the door, print the badge if it is not printed yet, and move on to the next guest.

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What is QR code check-in software?

QR code check-in software gives each attendee a scannable code and scans it at the door to verify them and print their badge. Map D gives every sold ticket a Scan Code that prints on its badge as a QR code or barcode, checks it in with the Map D scanner app, prints badges on the spot, and records every scan.

Best for

Events replacing printed guest lists with scan-and-go entry

What to evaluate

A scan code on every badge
Scan-to-print badges
Attendance tracking

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What our customers say

See how event teams use MapD to run smoother events.

MapD is the best option for our expos. Our clients love the registration process! Data organization and exports are simple and easy. Fast reliable customer support feels like family. The wide variety of tools available for us allow us to grow and still feel well accommodated.

Kyle Michaud

President @ Experience Expositions

MapD is indeed a welcome and needed change for the way we sell booths and handle our awesome exhibitors. With being in our 20th year, we needed a system that would take the guesswork out of exhibitor payments, accounting, floor plan assignments and more! MapD has helped us sell more booths in a shorter time frame and we will most definitely continue to use them!

Ta'ron Joyner

Exhibitor Acquisitions Manager @ Taliah Waajid

MapD is one of the most user friendly systems I have found for floor plan software. The customer service received after signing up goes unmatched by any other systems I have used. MapD has truly made my job easier as an Exhibit Manager and helps to promote and sell booth space with the interactive floor plan I can deliver to my vendors.

Casey Hiner

Meeting Architect @ Kinsley

The support of our vendors and partners allows us to put these events together, so again, thank you. I hope you have enjoyed this year's Virtual A-Day! The platform is amazing and so easy to use. :)

Alyssa Meek

Events manager @ DFWAE

I am really excited about this. The staff met with me this morning and we all LOVE the platform. People are already filling out their booths.

Lisa Veregge

Director, International Trade and Development @ Maine Insurance Agents Association

Map D is an amazing platform and easy to use! We worked with Map D for our virtual annual conference last year and it worked like a charm. When we held our annual conference in-person for the first time in two years, our first choice for our conference app was Map D!

Rori Shaw

Executive Director @ Texas Society of CPAs

I just came back from show site. This week I had my largest show ever. I had 247 exhibitors and I had 247 happy exhibitors. And a lot of that is a result of they were able to get their badges, update their profile, reach out to me anytime they want to.

Yalonde Tanner

Show Manager @ Georgia Municipal Association

Exporting exhibitors is really helpful for me. Fern needs a list of all our exhibitors with their booth number and what size it's going to be. Just exporting that list and getting it to whoever I'm working with at Fern is so incredibly helpful.

Laura Webb

Event Coordinator @ Multi Family Northwest

I'm probably your only customer who uses it to sell campsites, but it works really well. I just give them a drawing and they put it all together for me. I don't have to do it - it saves me many hours.

Tracie Engi

High Lifter Products

From ticket to badge in one scan

A Scan Code on Every Ticket

Map D gives every sold ticket a 10-character code that prints on its badge as a QR code or barcode. It skips look-alike characters, so staff can type it if a badge will not scan.

Registration — Spring Expo 20261,842 tickets issued

Member — Full Show$149
912 sold
Non-Member — Full Show$249
508 sold
Exhibitor Staff PassIncluded
348 named
Workshop Add-On$79
Sold out

Badges print from the same record — check-in, lead retrieval and booth traffic all report against one attendee.

One Scan at the Door

Staff scan the code with the Map D scanner app and the attendee is checked in. A badge for a ticket type the session does not admit is refused.

On-site check-in1,842 badges

Spring Expo

Jordan
Reyes

Attendee

Scan to check in
Average four seconds per attendee
Print on demand
Badge stock stays generic until the scan
Lead retrieval ready
The same record the booth scanner reads

Badge Prints Immediately

The scan triggers badge printing on Zebra, Epson, or Brother printers.

Show Performance

Spring Expo 2026

Sold out 12 days early

Revenue / sq ft: $41.80
Booths sold: 312
Renewal rate: 87%

SepOctNovDecJanFebMarApr

Attendance Recorded

Every scan is recorded, so attendance tracking is automatic.

Registration — Spring Expo 20261,842 tickets issued

Member — Full Show$149
912 sold
Non-Member — Full Show$249
508 sold
Exhibitor Staff PassIncluded
348 named
Workshop Add-On$79
Sold out

Badges print from the same record — check-in, lead retrieval and booth traffic all report against one attendee.

Codes Beyond the Door

QR codes on badges also support access control and engagement tracking.

On-site check-in1,842 badges

Spring Expo

Jordan
Reyes

Attendee

Scan to check in
Average four seconds per attendee
Print on demand
Badge stock stays generic until the scan
Lead retrieval ready
The same record the booth scanner reads

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Booths drawn to date

“I am really excited about this. The staff met with me this morning and we all LOVE the platform. People are already filling out their booths.”

Director, International Trade and Development @ Maine Insurance Agents Association

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Your questions answered

Common questions about QR code check-in software.

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Where do attendees find their QR code?

On their badge. Every sold ticket has a Scan Code that the badge prints as a QR code or barcode, whether you print badges ahead of time from the ticket holder list or at the door from the scanner app.

Does scanning print the badge?

Yes. The scan can trigger on-demand badge printing.

Can we use QR codes for access control?

Yes. QR codes on badges support access control and attendee identification.

Can we use our own barcodes?

Yes. Import your own value in the Custom Barcode column and it checks the holder in at the door just like the code Map D generates.

How is QR code check-in priced?

Ticketing and registration, with badge printing and onsite check-in, is a Map D add-on quoted to your event portfolio rather than part of the published per-event plans. See the pricing page for the plans and add-ons.