ConnectQR goes live inside Canva’s App Marketplace
Codeifai (ASX: CDE) has released its ConnectQR QR Codes app on the Canva Apps Marketplace, with the integration going live on 1 September 2026. Canva users can now create and place QR codes directly within their designs, without leaving the platform.
The launch exposes ConnectQR to Canva’s reported more than 265 million monthly active users at the end of 2025, according to Codeifai’s citation of Canva’s own metric. That places the product inside one of the world’s largest design platforms.
For Codeifai, the significance lies in the distribution model. The integration adds a self-service customer acquisition channel at no marginal acquisition cost, consistent with the company’s stated SaaS strategy.
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What the Canva integration delivers
The app enables Canva users to generate and insert both static and dynamic QR codes into their designs. Everything happens within the existing Canva workflow, removing the need to switch to a separate tool.
The app is free to install on any Canva plan. Codes can be added to a range of everyday materials, including:
- Packaging
- Posters
- Menus
- Business cards
- Marketing materials
Dynamic QR codes carry an added advantage. Where users create dynamic codes, the destination content can be updated after the design is printed or published, with scan management and analytics available through the ConnectQR platform.
The release followed internal development and final approval under Canva’s app review and security process. Passing that review signals a level of technical credibility for enterprise-facing adoption.
Why this matters for Codeifai’s SaaS strategy
The launch connects directly to Codeifai’s self-service SaaS model. Dynamic QR codes provide a direct conversion pathway into ConnectQR’s paid subscription tiers for code management, editing and analytics, functioning as a freemium funnel.
The acquisition economics are central to the thesis. By embedding ConnectQR at the point of design creation, where QR codes are commonly needed, the company gains a significant self-service channel without incurring per-customer acquisition spend.
The GS1 Sunrise 2027 mandate requires retailers globally to scan 2D barcodes at point of sale by the end of 2027, creating a compliance deadline that has already driven 10-15% month-on-month QR scan growth across ProtectCode’s deployed base ahead of the cutover.
Martin Ross, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
“Distribution is everything in self-service SaaS. Rather than asking customers to come to us, this puts ConnectQR inside the Canva tool where millions of people already design the materials QR codes live on. Every dynamic code created in Canva is a prospective ConnectQR subscriber.”
The freemium funnel explained
A freemium model offers a free entry-level product to attract a large user base, then converts a portion of those users into paying subscribers through premium features. For ConnectQR, the free entry point is the ability to create QR codes at no cost, while the paid upgrade covers dynamic code management, editing and analytics.
The distinction between static and dynamic codes is the monetisation lever. A static QR code encodes a fixed destination that cannot be altered once generated. A dynamic QR code, by contrast, can have its destination updated after printing or publishing, and its scans can be tracked over time.
That editability and trackability is what typically drives users toward a paid subscription. For investors, the relevance is straightforward: recurring subscription revenue combined with a low customer acquisition cost is what supports margin expansion in a SaaS business.
| Feature | What It Does | Investor Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Free install on any Canva plan | Removes friction to entry | Maximises top-of-funnel reach |
| Access to 265M+ Canva MAUs (reported) | Native distribution inside a major design platform | Scale at no marginal acquisition cost |
| Dynamic QR codes | Editable and trackable post-print | Conversion pathway into paid subscription tiers |
| Canva security approval | Passed app review and security process | Added credibility for enterprise adoption |
About Codeifai and where ConnectQR fits
Codeifai Limited (ASX: CDE) is a self-service SaaS company operating at the intersection of AI, post-quantum cryptography and serialised data technology. Its product suite includes ConnectQR, ProtectCode and QuantumAI Secure.
According to the company, these products enable brands, manufacturers and enterprises to connect with their customers and data more deeply, quickly and securely.
The QuantumAI Secure acquisition, completed at $1.3 million, brought quantum-resistant payments and file transfer capabilities into the same platform architecture that underpins ConnectQR, with shared QR code technology creating cross-selling pathways across the combined product suite.
What comes next
The integration places ConnectQR at the point of design creation and is expected to drive organic sign-up flow into ConnectQR’s freemium funnel and paid subscription plans. No financial guidance, conversion metrics or subscriber targets were disclosed in the announcement.
The app is available now on the Canva Apps Marketplace at canva.com/apps (search “ConnectQR QR Codes”).
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