Scam & subscription trap protection for Android
A £1 "IQ test" that quietly becomes £30 a month. A "closing down" shop that never delivers. A text from "Royal Mail" that isn't. Small Print spots the catch and stops you before you pay.
Try it yourself
With Small Print installed and switched on, open these pretend pages on your phone. They copy real scams exactly, but nothing is for sale and nothing can be paid.
A fake "IQ test" results page. A tiny payment unlocks your score, and the repeating monthly charge is hidden in small grey text under the Pay button.
A fake "closing down" shop, like the ones in Instagram, Facebook and TikTok ads: a countdown timer, "only 3 left", huge discounts, slow delivery and a Gmail contact address.
No warning? Open Small Print and check it says "You're protected". The help centre covers the common snags.
The catch
These sites don't hide the price. They just put it where nobody looks: in small grey text under a big bright Pay button, after you've spent ten minutes answering quiz questions and want your result.
The people caught most often are the ones least likely to read small print: older people, and anyone in a hurry on a phone.
Charged every four weeks, that's 13 payments a year, not 12.
How it works
Before you pay
Small Print reads the page you're on, in your browser or inside apps like Facebook and TikTok. If it hides a repeating charge, a full-screen warning shows what you'll really pay, per year.
If you already paid
When your bank app shows a small payment to a company you've never paid before, Small Print asks: was that a trial? One tap sets a reminder to cancel before the big charge.
To get out
Ready-made emails to the company or your bank, filled in with the details it saw. It checks back until they confirm in writing, and reminds you not to use the service meanwhile.
Scam shops & ads
The ads that flood Instagram, Facebook and TikTok often lead to shops built to vanish. Small Print checks the shop page for every warning sign and shows you the lot:
One tap shows the shop's Trustpilot and ScamAdviser pages. Try it on our test shop →
It also warns about scam texts (fake parcel fees, HMRC refunds, "Hi Mum"), fake bank and courier websites, copycat apps, and apps that get access to read your screen, and can offer to let a family member know. See how →
Our promises
Page text and anything you type never leave it. Optional online shop checks look up only a shop's web address.
It never blocks a purchase. It makes sure you see the full price first, then you decide.
Nothing to sign up for. What it remembers stays on your phone. Privacy policy
Get started
Small Print isn't on the Play Store yet, so Android asks you to confirm a couple of things. Our install guide shows every screen you'll see.