A QR tag, a note, a reply.

No app for the finder, no phone numbers swapped. Here are both sides of it.

  1. Two printed QuR Tag tags side by side: a square sticker that reads "Lost? Scan me" and a label strip that reads "If found, scan me", each with a QR code, the QuR Tag logo and a short web address.
    1

    Print it and stick it on

    Print the tag at home. It comes as a small sticker or a label strip, and you stick it on the thing.

  2. The page a finder sees on their phone: a blue water bottle, a word from the owner that says there is a coffee waiting, and a box to send the owner a note.
    2

    A finder scans it

    They point their phone camera at the code. A page opens with your item and your word to them. No app, no account.

  3. The QuR Tag app on a phone: the owner of a blue water bottle reads a note from the person who found it at the gym, and replies that they can pick it up tonight.
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    You get a note and reply

    The note waits in your inbox, or arrives as an alert on your iPhone. Reply, and the finder reads it on the same page.

If you own the thing

  1. 1

    Make an account

    Sign up with your email and a password. It is free for up to three items.

  2. 2

    Add an item

    Give it a name, such as "Blue water bottle". You can add a photo and a short note, for example "Small thank-you if you return it". The note is only words you write. No money moves through QuR Tag.

  3. 3

    Print the tag

    Print the QR tag on plain paper or sticker paper. Stick it on, tie it on or tuck it inside. Print it again whenever you need to.

  4. 4

    Get the note and reply

    When a finder writes to you, the note waits in your QuR Tag inbox. Open it, read it and reply. The QuR Tag iPhone app, coming soon to the App Store, alerts you the moment a note arrives and lets you reply from the alert.

  5. 5

    Mark it lost if it goes missing

    Switch the item to "lost" and its tag page says the item is missing, so a finder knows you are looking.

If you found something

  1. 1

    Scan the QR

    Point your phone camera at the QR code. Tap the link that appears.

  2. 2

    See the item

    A web page shows the item name, a photo if the owner added one, and the owner's short note.

  3. 3

    Write a note

    Say where the item is and how to get it back to them. No app and no account.

  4. 4

    Read the reply

    Come back to the same page on the same phone to read the owner's reply. The page keeps your conversation in that browser.

Private on both sides

The finder sees the item's name, photo and your note. The owner sees the finder's message. Neither side sees the other's phone number, email or address unless they choose to write it in a message.

What it is not

QuR Tag is not a tracker. It cannot locate anything on its own. It works when someone kind finds your thing and scans the tag.