vCard or dynamic vCard: what’s the difference?
Badge Studio software now lets you choose between a simple vCard mode and a dynamic vCard mode.
The simple vCard: unique and non-modifiable
The simple vCard cannot be modified once it has been created: all the contact details it contains are permanently linked to the QR code. If you make the slightest change to this information, a new QR code will be generated, rendering the previous vCard obsolete. It therefore needs to be reprinted each time the contact details are updated.
This vCard can be created and scanned without an internet connection.
Dynamic vCard mode: greater flexibility and customisation
Once a dynamic vCard has been created, it can be updated as often as you like. If you make a change to your information, there’s no need to reprint your business cards: the QR code on the business card will not change, but the information in the vCard will be updated.
What’s more, thanks to the dynamic vCard mode and its greater storage capacity, you can now include photos in your contact details. When your contact scans your QR code with their smartphone, they will find your contact details and photo directly in their contacts.
This QR code requires an internet connection to be created and scanned.
To sum up…
| vCard | Dynamic vCard | |
| Visual rendering | Denser QR code, slower to decipher with your smartphone | Cleaner QR code, quicker to decipher with your smartphone |
| Updating data | A new QR code needs to be generated, so the business card needs to be reprinted | Possible: the business card remains the same, but the information linked to by the QR code can change as many times as you like |
| Photo | Impossible to include in the vCard | It’s also possible to integrate them into the dynamic vCard: by scanning the QR code, users will be able to find your photo in their phone |
| Internet connection | Not required to create or read the QR code | Required to create or read the QR code |
