Terms of service

Glimpse: QR & Barcode Scanner · Lanternapps Studio · effective 1 December 2026

Short version: Glimpse is free to use with ads. Glimpse Pro is a one-time purchase through Google Play that removes ads and adds extra features. Glimpse's link and payment checks help you decide, but they can't catch every scam, so the final decision to open a link or pay is yours.

Who we are

Glimpse: QR & Barcode Scanner ("Glimpse") is made by Lanternapps Studio ("we", "us"). Contact: [email protected]. Our full contact details as a trader are shown on the Glimpse listing on Google Play.

Agreeing to these terms

By installing or using Glimpse you agree to these terms and to the Google Play Terms of Service, which also cover apps you download from Google Play. How we handle data is explained in the privacy policy. If you don't agree, please uninstall Glimpse.

Your licence to use Glimpse

We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Glimpse on Android devices you own or control, for any lawful purpose, including at work. Glimpse and its design, code and name remain ours. Please don't copy, resell, or reverse-engineer the app except where the law allows it, and don't remove or get around the ads or the Pro check.

The free version and ads

Scanning, the link and payment checks, history and plain code generation are free. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, as described in the privacy policy. Ads are never shown on the camera screen or right after a scan. The ads are provided by Google and its advertisers, not by us, and we don't endorse what they advertise.

Glimpse Pro

• One-time purchase. Glimpse Pro is bought once through Google Play. It is not a subscription, there is no trial that turns into a payment, and you will not be charged again.
• What it includes. Pro removes all ads and adds the extra features listed on the Glimpse page and in the app, such as styled codes, batch list export, a widget, a Quick Settings tile and extra themes.
• Payment. Google Play handles payment, taxes and receipts. We never see your payment details.
• Your account. Pro belongs to the Google account you bought it with. You can use it on any phone signed in to that account; see Restore Pro on a new phone.
• Future updates. We may improve or change features over time. We won't take away ad removal or the Pro features you paid for, for as long as we offer Glimpse.

Refunds

Within 48 hours of buying, you can ask for a refund through Google Play (open the order in your Play Store account, or follow Google Play's refund help). After that, write to us at [email protected] with your Google Play order number (it starts with "GPA.") and we'll look at every request fairly. Refunding the purchase removes Pro from your account. Nothing here limits any right to a refund that your local consumer law gives you.

Link, UPI and payment checks

Glimpse looks at links and payment codes on your phone and warns about common warning signs, such as hidden destinations, look-alike addresses or a fixed amount in a UPI code. These checks are a helpful extra look, not a guarantee:

• A link or code without a warning can still be harmful, and a warning doesn't always mean a code is a scam.
• You decide whether to open a link, join a network, save a contact or make a payment.
• Glimpse never moves money. Payments are made in the UPI or banking app you choose, under that app's terms.
• We are not responsible for websites, apps or payments you open from a scanned code.

Codes you create

Codes you make with Glimpse are yours to use, including commercially, with no watermark. Every code Glimpse makes is static: what it contains is fixed inside the code itself, so it keeps working without Glimpse or our servers. You are responsible for what you put in a code and for checking that a printed code scans correctly before you use it widely. Don't use Glimpse to make codes that break the law or deceive people, such as fake payment codes.

Product searches and other services

"Search this code" opens a website you choose, such as a web search or Open Food Facts, in your browser. Those sites are run by others under their own terms. Glimpse also uses Google services (Google Play, Google Play Billing, Google AdMob and Google ML Kit) under Google's terms.

Your data on the phone

Your history, notes and saved codes are stored only on your phone and are not backed up by us. Use Export as CSV in History if you want a copy. Uninstalling Glimpse or deleting history removes them, and we can't recover them.

No warranty

We work hard to make Glimpse reliable, but it is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we don't promise that it will read every code, work on every device, be free of errors, or always be available on Google Play.

Limits on our responsibility

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for losses caused by links, payments, websites or apps you open from a scanned code. If we are found liable to you, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for Glimpse Pro, if anything. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, or your rights as a consumer under the law where you live.

Ending these terms

You can stop using Glimpse at any time by uninstalling it. If we stop offering Glimpse, the app on your phone and the codes you made will keep working, because they don't depend on our servers.

Changes

If these terms change, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Important changes will also be mentioned in What's new. Continuing to use Glimpse after a change means you accept the new terms.

Questions

Write to [email protected]. Answers to common questions are on the Glimpse help page.