
DetectBuddy: Metal Detecting
Finds, Collections & Log
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About
DetectBuddy is a private metal detecting app and personal finds museum, built to keep your detecting records under your control.
No account required. Your finds, routes, notes, photos, videos, and detecting locations stay on your device — not in a DetectBuddy cloud database. We do not store or access your detecting records.
Capture each find in the field, organise your collection, plan future searches, and relive the story of every detecting day.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your detecting history belongs to you.
• No online account or login required
• No DetectBuddy server storage for your finds or locations
• No advertising or cross-app tracking IDs
• Optional App Lock with Face ID or PIN protection
BUILD YOUR PERSONAL FINDS MUSEUM
Browse your finds in a polished gallery and turn individual objects into a collection that feels curated, not merely recorded.
RECORD EACH FIND IN CONTEXT
Add photos, videos, notes, locations, dates, measurements, identification details, and field context, so every object retains the story of where and how it was found.
CREATE MUSEUM-STYLE DISPLAY CARDS
Present finds and collections with elegant layouts, themed cards, and QR codes for sharing, display, or reference.
CURATE COLLECTIONS YOUR WAY
Group finds by trip, permission, rally, location, object type, period, theme, or personal meaning. Build a catalogue around the way you detect and collect.
PLAN FUTURE DIGS AND RALLIES
Prepare for permissions, detecting sessions, group digs, and rallies with planning tools that help you organise places, areas, notes, and upcoming searches.
MAP FINDS AND JOURNEYS
Save the location of individual finds, record complete detecting routes when useful, and retain the map context connecting each object to the wider day.
IMPORT, EXPORT, AND STAY IN CONTROL
Import and export journeys, collections, and GPX route data so your detecting history remains portable, flexible, and yours to manage.
RELIVE THE ADVENTURE
Return to completed trips and revisit how your route, finds, photos, locations, and memories came together across the day.
BUILT FOR DETECTORISTS
DetectBuddy follows the real detecting workflow: planning the search, capturing finds in the field, organising the collection, presenting important objects, and remembering the experience behind them.
DETECTBUDDY PRO
DetectBuddy is free to use. DetectBuddy Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks premium collection and presentation features, including enhanced display tools, curated exhibitions, premium card themes, and richer media options.
Subscription plans, billing periods, and prices are shown in the app before purchase and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account through the App Store when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID App Store subscription settings.
Always follow local laws, obtain permission where required, and record or report finds responsibly.
Terms of Use:
https://detectbuddy.com/terms_of_use.html
Privacy Policy:
https://detectbuddy.com/privacy_policy.html
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What's New in DetectBuddy
1.0.1
June 23, 2026
What’s New in 1.0.1 We’ve made DetectBuddy’s privacy-first approach clearer from the moment you open the app. Privacy is now explained earlier in onboarding, and the updated Security & App Lock screen highlights that no account is required, your finds and routes aren’t stored on our servers, and DetectBuddy doesn’t use tracking IDs. This update also includes visual refinements and minor stability improvements.
MoreSubscription plans
DetectBuddy PRO Monthly
Unlock PRO with a monthly subscription
$2.991 Month






