Know every round
was really walked.

PatrolBadges is a QR code guard tour system that runs in the phone's browser. Every checkpoint gets a printed QR sticker or an NFC tag, and officers scan them with their own phone as they walk their rounds, with no app and no login. Each scan is a time- and location-stamped visit, missed checkpoints email you as the round ends, and every night becomes a report you can hand to anyone.

No. Officers point their phone's camera at a checkpoint's QR sticker (or tap its NFC tag), which opens the checkpoint as a web page. The first scan of a shift asks their name, or their PIN if you use PINs; every scan after that logs the visit instantly. Nothing to install, no account and no password — which also means a temp, a volunteer or a fill-in can patrol tonight.

A guard tour system proves that patrols happened: a checkpoint at each place a patrol must reach, and a record each time someone visits it. It started with mechanical watchman's clocks and keys on chains, then touch wands; today it's phones scanning QR codes or NFC tags. PatrolBadges adds the schedule, so it knows when a round was supposed to happen and tells you when a checkpoint was missed.

Each route has a schedule, like every night from 10 PM to 6 AM, or a round every 30 minutes around the clock. When a round ends, PatrolBadges checks that every checkpoint on the route was scanned during it, and if any weren't, emails your alert list naming them. You can also be emailed if nothing on a route has been scanned a set number of minutes into a round, while there's still time to act.

That's the known weakness of any QR guard tour, so PatrolBadges makes it hard and visible. Scans are stamped with the phone's location and flagged when they're far from the checkpoint's pinned spot; a scan of a different checkpoint seconds after the last is flagged as too quick; any checkpoint can require a fresh photo before it logs; and NFC tags work in place of printed codes. Flagged scans stand out on the dashboard and in the report.

Use patrol mode: after the first scan of a shift, officers can keep scanning from PatrolBadges' own camera screen. Every scan is saved on the phone first and sent as soon as there's signal, keeping the time it was actually scanned, so the round still counts. Scans sent late are marked, so the record stays honest.

Those are built for guard companies: officers install an app and sign in, and pricing is per guard, per user or by quote, often alongside scheduling and payroll. PatrolBadges does only the guard tour, for buildings and small teams that run their own patrols: officers scan with the phone's camera with no app or account, and it's priced by checkpoint with unlimited officers. It has no scheduling, payroll or invoicing, so a guard company that needs those should look at a suite.

QR codes for most places: they print on any printer and every phone's camera reads them. NFC tags where a sticker might be photographed and faked, or won't survive: the officer taps the phone to the tag, and it can sit behind a sign or inside a door frame. PatrolBadges works with both, even on the same route.

Yes. Pick the fire watch schedule (a round every 30 minutes, 24/7, or set your own interval), and every patrol is logged with the officer, time and location. The daily report prints as a fire watch log, incidents like a blocked exit or a missing extinguisher are reported with photos, and you're emailed if a round is missed. Check your fire marshal's own requirements for patrol frequency and what the log must show.

Yes. Every day has a patrol report: rounds and what they missed, incidents with photos, who was on duty, and every checkpoint visit. Add your client's or board's addresses and they get yesterday's report by email each morning, linked to a private, view-only page they can open without an account. You can also print it, save a PDF or export a CSV, and excuse a missed round with a reason ("building closed for the holiday") so the record stays fair. Reset the link anytime to cut off access.

Every officer has an SOS button on the checkpoint page and in patrol mode: one tap and a confirm sends an urgent alert with their location to your alert list. Turn on welfare checks and you're also emailed if anyone on duty goes 20 to 120 minutes (you choose) without scanning a checkpoint or tapping I'm OK. It runs in the phone's browser, so it can't detect a fall, but it does make sure nobody goes quiet unnoticed.

Yes. Anyone who scans a checkpoint without being on patrol sees a Report a problem link: a door propped open, a spill, a restroom out of paper. It lands with you as an incident from a visitor, with any photos they took. It's rate limited, so a sticker can't be used to flood you.

Turn on officer PINs. Each officer gets their own 4-digit PIN, which they type once at the start of a shift, so only your officers can log visits and every visit is signed by the person who made it. Wrong PINs are rate limited so they can't be guessed, and you can end anyone's shift from the dashboard.

Any printer. Stickers print eight to a letter page at business-card size, or pick another layout: 30 to a page on Avery 5160 address labels, plain QR codes with just the checkpoint's name, or a full-page sign. Weatherproof label paper lasts longest outdoors; card stock under clear packing tape or a laminate pouch works too. For NFC, write each checkpoint's link to an NTAG213 sticker with a free app.

Free for up to 5 checkpoints. Pro is $9 a month for your first 10 checkpoints, plus $1 a month for each one after that. Officers, routes and scans are unlimited on both. 20 checkpoints is $19 a month, 40 checkpoints is $39 and 100 checkpoints is $99. Every feature is on both plans, with no contracts, hardware, per-guard fees or setup fees.

Yes. Add your site and your real checkpoints, pick a schedule, then walk a patrol by scanning the stickers right off your screen with your phone — no account or card. Sign up when you're ready and everything you set up is kept.