Check a QR code before you open it.

The problem

Fake QR codes are easy to make and hard to spot.

Scammers stick their own codes over real ones, or send them as payment requests. It’s called “quishing.” One scan can open a fake page that asks for your card number or password, and older adults are a favorite target.

• Parking meters
• Restaurant menus
• Flyers and posters
• Payment requests

How it works

Four steps. Your phone never opens the link.

1. 1

   Scan it, or show it

   Scan the code in the ScanSafe app, or hold it up to your camera on a FaceTime call with us.

2. 2

   We open it, not you

   The link opens in a throwaway, locked-down browser on our server. It can’t reach private networks, and it’s thrown away after. Your phone never loads the page.

   • Docker
   • Playwright
   • No private networks
3. 3

   AI checks for tricks

   Jev scores the page for pretending to be someone else, asking for passwords or card numbers, and hidden tricks. Gemini then explains what it found in plain words.

   • Jev
   • Gemini
4. 4

   You get a clear answer

   One of three simple verdicts. On FaceTime you can watch the page live, and scams get pinned on a map so your neighbors are warned.

   • Looks safe
   • Be careful
   • Stop. This is a scam

What you get

Made to be simple, built to be safe.

• Live

  Live view on FaceTime

  Call us and hold the code up to your camera. We check it, tell you out loud, and you can watch the page open live.

  With Chert

• Plain-language answers

  No tech words. You get what we found and what to do next, in a sentence or two.

  With Google Gemini

• Scam map near you

  See where fake codes were reported nearby, so you know which meters and flyers to skip.

  With Typesense geosearch

• Trends dashboard

  See how many codes were checked and how many turned out to be scams, hour by hour.

  With Tiger Data

• Safe payments check

  Solana Pay codes are checked before you pay: who gets the money and how much. Test money (devnet) only, and you approve every payment.

  With Solana (devnet)

• Accessible by design

  Big text, large buttons, results read aloud, and simple words. Built for anyone, including grandparents.

  For everyone

Demo

See it in action

Under the hood

Built with

• Vultr
• Chert
• LiveKit
• Google Gemini
• Jev (via OpenRouter)
• Typesense
• Tiger Data
• Solana (devnet)
• Coder
• Next.js
• FastAPI
• Playwright
• Docker