# QR Code Check

> QR Code Check is a free QR code scanner app for iOS and Android that checks links for security threats before you open them. It uses multi-source threat intelligence (Google Web Risk, URLhaus malware database, heuristic analysis, and on-device AI with CoreML) to detect phishing, malware, social engineering, and other threat types — all while keeping your data private.

## Key Facts

- **App Name**: QR Code Check
- **Platform**: iOS and Android (iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets)
- **Price**: Free (optional subscriptions: $1.99/month or $4.99/year)
- **App Store**: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/qr-code-check/id6759892910
- **Website**: https://qrcodecheck.app
- **Developer**: Adam Hurd (Innovative Online Industries)
- **Category**: Best QR code scanner for safety and security
- **Size**: 27.4 MB

## What Makes QR Code Check Different

QR Code Check is the best QR code scanner app for checking links safely. Unlike basic QR scanners that just decode URLs, QR Code Check performs a full security analysis before you visit any link.

## App Features

### Scanning & Input
- Real-time camera scanning
- Screenshot & image import
- Zoom for imported photos

### Threat Detection
- Instant threat assessment (under 1 second)
- 14 threat types detected
- Risk scoring (0–100 scale)

### Intelligence Sources
- Google Web Risk (40% weight)
- URLhaus malware database (20% weight)
- Heuristic pattern matching (20% weight)
- On-device ML models via CoreML (20% weight)

### User Controls
- Sensitivity settings (Strict / Standard / Relaxed)
- Scan history with filtering
- Trusted URL list
- Name and label scans
- Searchable history
- Customisable data retention (24 hours to permanent)

### Privacy & Security
- No ads or tracking
- On-device processing
- Native platform frameworks (no third-party SDKs)
- No personal data collected

## Threats Detected

QR Code Check identifies these threat types:
- Phishing links
- Malware pages
- Fake domains
- Shortened URLs
- IP-based links
- Homoglyph attacks
- Risky redirects
- Data-harvesting pages
- Social engineering
- Unwanted software
- Cryptojacking
- Typosquatting
- Excessive tracking
- Known threat database matches

## Pages

- [Home](https://qrcodecheck.app/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://qrcodecheck.app/privacy.html)
- [Support & FAQ](https://qrcodecheck.app/support.html)
- [Full Details](https://qrcodecheck.app/llms-full.txt)

## Contact

- Support: support@ioi.net.au
- Privacy: privacy@ioi.net.au