QR & Barcode Reader: Scanner
See where a QR code really leads before you open it, with warnings for common scam tricks. Scan any code, look up products and make your own QR codes. No ads, no account.
This page describes version 1.4, now in App Review. Until Apple approves it, the App Store has version 1.2, which works differently.
Features
- See the real site and full address before a link opens, with warnings for common scam tricks
- Scan QR codes and barcodes with the camera or from a photo — scanning works offline
- Product barcodes: name, photo and ingredients from Open Food Facts
- Wi-Fi, contacts, email and SMS codes ready to use in one tap
- History on your device: search, favourites and multi-select delete
- Create QR codes for free; Premium adds colours, styles, logos, batch scanning and CSV export
- No ads, no analytics, no sign-in
Support
Questions, bug reports or feature ideas? Email [email protected] and tell us which app and phone you use.
Version 1.4 is coming to the App Store (submitted for review); the App Store still has 1.2 until then.
About
See where a QR code really leads before you open it — with warnings for common scam tricks. Scan any QR code or barcode in a second, look up products, and make your own QR codes. No ads, no account, nothing tracked. FAST SCANNING • Point the camera at a QR code or barcode and the result opens at once • Scan from a photo or screenshot in your library • Reads QR, Data Matrix, Aztec and PDF417 codes, and EAN, UPC, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ITF, Codabar and GS1 DataBar barcodes • Flashlight for dark places • Scanning works offline CLEAR LINKS • See the real site and the full address before anything opens • Warnings for common scam tricks: hidden login details, look-alike letters, links that install a profile or app, unencrypted pages • Calls, messages and emails ask before they open; unknown actions are never run • Preview a page only when you ask SMART RESULTS • Links: open in the browser or copy them • Share any code as an image • Wi-Fi: see the network name and password, and join in one tap • Contacts: add the person to your contacts • Email and SMS: the message opens ready to send • Product barcodes: see the product name, photo and ingredients from the free Open Food Facts database, or search the web for it HISTORY • Every scan is saved on your device • Select several scans to delete them • Search your scans by text or type • Star the ones you need again and filter by favourites • Choose beep, vibration and duplicate handling in Settings CREATE QR CODES – FREE • Make QR codes for links, text, Wi-Fi, contacts, email and SMS • Keep them in My Codes PREMIUM • Design your QR codes: colours, styles and your own logo • Batch scanning: keep scanning many codes in a row • Export your history as a CSV file for a spreadsheet Premium is available weekly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Scanning, history, product lookup and creating plain QR codes stay free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no analytics, no sign-in. Your scans and codes stay on your iPhone or iPad. Only a product lookup goes online: the barcode number is sent to Open Food Facts to fetch the product's details. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings.