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Privacy Friendly QR Scanner vs Ethic QR Scanner: catalog facts
Privacy Friendly QR Scanner	Ethic QR Scanner
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Built to request only the permissions it needs Handles QR codes and barcodes, including vCards	No network permission, tracking or ads Links are shown for review before anything opens
Android only Basic feature set compared with commercial scanners	Very new project with a small user base Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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