# TraffickCam — Help combat human trafficking.

> Upload hotel room photos to help combat human trafficking. (iPhone/iPad app by Imaging for Good.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/traffickcam/id1067713017 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Imaging for Good](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888513241)
- Category: Utilities, Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 94 App Store ratings · 69 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-01-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/traffickcam/id1067713017/reviews.md

## What is TraffickCam?

TraffickCam enables you to help combat sex trafficking by uploading photos of the hotel rooms you stay in when you travel.

Traffickers regularly post photographs of their victims posed in hotel rooms for online advertisements. These photographs are evidence that can be used to find and prosecute the perpetrators of these crimes. In order to use these photos, however, analysts must be able to determine where the photos were taken.

The purpose of TraffickCam is to create a database of hotel room images that an analyst can efficiently search, in order to find other images that were taken in the same location as an image that is part of an inquiry.

## Key features

- Upload hotel room photos
- Contribute to anti-trafficking efforts
- Create a searchable image database
- Assist investigators
- Identify crime locations

## What do users think of TraffickCam?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Great concept/idea
- 👍 Simple to use (historically)
- ⭐ Makes a big difference
- 💖 Love the initiative
- ✅ App works (for some)
- 🌟 Brilliant idea
- 🤝 Easy way to help
- 🚀 Fantastic step
- ✨ Amazing use of technology

**Cons**

- 🐛 Glitchy/Unusable
- ❌ Cannot get past instructions
- 🐌 Slow to upload
- 🚫 No confirmation of success
- ⚠️ Error messages
- 😵 Confusing/Not intuitive
- 👎 New version not user-friendly
- 📉 Crashes frequently
- 🔒 Privacy concerns (location)
- 🤷‍♀️ Not working anymore

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Cannot get past instruction window
- Advice box stuck on screen
- Unable to upload after several attempts
- Error messages about wrong 'next step'
- Pop-ups block progress
- App crashes
- Cannot progress after first photo
- App not working/says it's not working
- Getting an error when trying to submit
- New version unusable
- Crashes when using camera or accessing photos
- iOS10 issues causing crashes

**Most requested features**

- Allow uploading from photo library
- Add option to upload previously taken photos
- Provide updates on how the app helps
- Add confirmation message for successful uploads
- Improve usability to avoid 'wrong step' errors
- Add push notifications for hotel locations
- Option to not include room number
- Consider decoding criminal encryption
- Protect whistleblowers
- Address child poverty

## Recent user reviews (10 of 69)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/traffickcam/id1067713017/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Good concept but currently unsafe

*2026-03-02, version 2.6.0*

With no way to upload pics later, it gives the exact risk we are trying to avoid. Without giving the app immediate access to your camera it seems to be unusable without that access.

### 1/5 — Needs an upgrade;  not friendly with iOS26

*2025-12-28, version 2.6.0*

Needs an upgrade;  I cannot get past a window trying to instruct how to use the photo library. I am using iOS26 on an iPhone 17pro and as it is, the App doesn’t work.

### 5/5 — Slow to upload

*2025-04-29, version 2.5.0*

I use it regularly and will continue to use it. It generally takes a full minute or so to upload and that’s no problem. However maybe <5% of the time I am unable to upload after several attempts. I don’t know whether there is something I am doing wrong or if it’s the app.

### 1/5 — Glitchy

*2024-07-23, version 2.5.0*

Needs to fix glitches. Can’t get the advice box to move off screen so pics can be taken.

### 3/5 — Confirmation?

*2024-06-11, version 2.5.0*

I love this concept and want to spread the word, but I don't know if my uploads are even getting through. I always have to try resubmitting several times, as I'm extremely thorough with my documentation and I assume it's just taking a while and my phone's going to sleep. However, the one time I finally don't get the error message in the upload, there's no message to tell me I succeeded, and nothing in the menu/FAQ to give me any clue. 

Please keep this going! Knowing that trafficking exists has completely ruined the enjoyment of hotels for me. This is the one thing that gives me an ounce of peace, believing that my stay might be the key to rescuing someone from their living nightmare.

### 1/5 — No longer works

*2024-05-13, version 2.5.0*

I do go to hotels frequently but used to use this app when I did. I am deleting it from my iPhone now because it no longer works. All I get are error messages telling me that I did the wrong “next step”

### 2/5 — Cant get app to work

*2023-09-21, version 2.5.0*

I had this app before on my old phone.  On my new phone I can’t get it to work. Pop ups come on the screen for instructions to use it but can’t get any further than that. I can take the first picture and that is it. If I click on anything else  it says oops that’s not it or something similar. I don’t know if it is because I’m in Europe or I just can’t seem to navigate around it.

### 5/5 — Simple way to make a big difference

*2023-08-04, version 2.5.0*

Have been using this app for over 5 years. It’s simple to use. Just snap some quick pictures of your hotel room using the guide, put in hotel info and send it. Only thing missing would be possible updates from the company as to how much this helps.

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2023-07-26, version 2.5.0*

Anything that helps! I do think you’ll get more pictures if you allow us to upload them from our photos. That way if I forget to use this app while I’m traveling, I almost always have pictures in my album from the trip that I could upload once I’m home. Thanks for doing this. 🙏

### 5/5 — I used to travel a lot & used this everywhere I went

*2023-05-13, version 2.5.0*

I LOVE this app. I used it as a travel liaison and download it before every trip (like today :) ). 

Thank you for alllll the (wo)man hours behind building this app!

## Frequently asked questions about TraffickCam

### What does TraffickCam do?

TraffickCam allows users to upload photos of hotel rooms they stay in. These images are compiled into a database that investigators can search to identify locations where victims of sex trafficking are photographed and advertised online.

### How does uploading photos help combat human trafficking?

Traffickers often post photos of victims in hotel rooms for online advertisements. By uploading these images, TraffickCam helps create a visual database that investigators can use to pinpoint the exact hotel and room where the photos were taken, providing crucial evidence.

### Is TraffickCam free to use?

Yes, TraffickCam is a free application. There are no costs associated with downloading or using the app, and it does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What kind of information can investigators find using the app?

Investigators can use the database to find other images taken in the same hotel room as an image from an ongoing investigation. This allows them to determine the location of the crime and potentially identify victims and perpetrators.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.3 — 2026-08-10

We rebuilt TraffickCam from the ground up based on your feedback. Version 3 is faster, simpler, and easier to use.

What's new:
• A familiar camera, gallery, and map for a more intuitive experience
• Record video, not just photos
• Save your photos and videos and submit when you're ready
• Pick any hotel from an easy map search
• A clearer tutorial, new FAQ, and helpful reminders

Thank you for helping make TraffickCam better. Every submission helps fight human trafficking.

### 2.6.1 — 2026-04-15

-New iOS icon sets

### 2.6.0 — 2025-10-02

- Improved camera view
- Improved icon set
- Improved error messaging
- Platform upgrade to Flutter 3.x.x

### 2.5.0 — 2022-09-26

* Fix to accurately record object bounding boxes

### 2.4 — 2022-02-22

* Reworked the instructions experience
* Gallery screen rotation is consistent with camera screen rotation

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