# Panoptican Blob Detection — Surveillance Blob Detect Video

> Surveillance Blob Detect Video (iPhone/iPad app by Mike Gao.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panoptican-blob-detection/id6761319813 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mike Gao](https://appshunter.io/developer/384844113)
- Category: Photo & Video, Education
- Price: $2.99 with in-app purchases (on sale, was $4.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panoptican-blob-detection/id6761319813/reviews.md

## What is Panoptican Blob Detection?

SurveillanceBlobs uses on-device machine learning to detect and visualize objects in real time through your camera — no internet required.                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                         
  DETECTION MODES
  - BOX — bounding boxes around detected objects                                                                                                                                         
  - LABEL — class name + confidence overlay                 
  - LINES — connection lines between objects with distance labels                                                                                                                        
  - MASK — instance segmentation with liquid mask effects        
  - PIX — pixelate detected regions (inside or outside)                                                                                                                                  
  - DIV — subdivide and animate detected regions with sine-wave motion, adjustable BPM, amplitude, and collapse effects                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                         
  FEATURES                                                                                                                                                                               
  - Multiple detectable objects
  - Front and rear camera support with full device rotation                                    
  - Record video with all visual effects baked in                                                                                                                                        
  - Import existing videos and apply detection + effects    
  - Per-class color coding                                                                                                                                                               
  - Adjustable confidence threshold, line width, and tracking persistence                                                                                                                
  - Class filtering — choose which object types to detect                                                                                                                                
  - All processing runs on-device using Core ML — your camera feed never leaves your phone                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                         
  SETTINGS & CUSTOMIZATION                                                                                                                                                               
  - Box, label, and grid color pickers                                                                                                                                                   
  - Pixelation block size control                                                                                                                                                        
  - DIV mode: grid density, collapse amount, BPM, sine amplitude, foreground/background targeting                                                                                        
  - Detection persistence for smooth, stable tracking

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $2.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Features | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-04-10

Fixed Background Color + Grid selection
Fixed Face Orientation Issues

### 1.2 — 2026-04-02

Ability to add music and sound
In-app purchase

### 1.1 — 2026-04-01

new blob modes
making app free + some features inapp purchases

### 1.0 — 2026-03-30

No release notes.

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All apps by Mike Gao: https://appshunter.io/developer/384844113

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