SpyWatch vs Hidden Camera Bug Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpyWatch
This app helps you detect hidden cameras and suspicious devices in your surroundings using your phone's sensors. It offers multiple scanning methods to identify potential threats, and you can generate shareable reports of your findings.
- Network scan for Wi-Fi devices
- Bluetooth and proximity scanning
- Lens reflection detection
- Magnetometer for hidden magnets
- Shareable PDF scan reports
- Mark harmless findings
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Checking into a hotel room or a short-term rental? SpyWatch helps you inspect it for hidden cameras and suspicious devices in about five minutes — with the phone you already carry. FOUR INDEPENDENT CHECKS • Network scan — looks for cameras and smart devices sharing the same Wi-Fi, reads their service banners and matches them against a signature database that updates without app updates. • Bluetooth scan + Proximity Hunt — lists nearby BLE devices and guides you hot-and-cold to whichever one you want to locate. • Lens check — the camera and flashlight work together to highlight the reflective glint a lens gives back. • Magnetic check — the magnetometer reacts to motors and magnets hidden inside enclosures, mirrors and fixtures. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a check and start the scan. 2. Walk the room slowly — bed, mirror, smoke detector, sockets, TV, air vents. 3. Review the findings. Mark anything you have identified as harmless, so the report stays clean. A REPORT YOU CAN SHARE Every scan is saved with the address, your photos and the list of findings. Export it as a PDF and send it to the host, the hotel or the booking platform — a screenshot is easy to dismiss, a dated report is not. WHAT SPYWATCH DOES NOT PROMISE No phone can guarantee that a room is clean. SpyWatch highlights what looks suspicious and deserves a closer look by hand — it does not replace professional detection equipment, and it cannot see through walls. Treat every result as a reason to check, not as a verdict. SUBSCRIPTION Core checks are free. A subscription unlocks unlimited scans, the full findings history and PDF reports. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bItBkPfhid8OHlahoJtJx7T_kK4mNSPP/view?usp=share_link Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5cE6_9OTYLm7PE_4tIxsL-iWnn_AHwU/view?usp=share_link
Hidden Camera Bug Detector
This app transforms your phone into a multi-channel detector for hidden cameras, microphones, and trackers. It uses infrared, lens glint, magnetic field, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth scanning to help you identify surveillance devices in various locations.
- Infrared scanning for night-vision cameras
- Lens glint detection
- Magnetic field detection for powered-off cameras
- Wi-Fi network scanning for IP cameras
- Bluetooth scanning for trackers and recorders
- Privacy-focused, on-device scanning
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Vigil turns your phone into a five-channel sweep for hidden cameras, microphones and trackers. It is the check worth doing before you unpack in a hotel room, a holiday rental, a changing room or an office. FIVE WAYS TO FIND A CAMERA Infrared: night-vision cameras flood a dark room with light your eyes cannot see. The front camera can see it, and Vigil under-exposes the sensor until only the emitters are left. Lens glint: glass reflects light straight back at its source. Sweep with the torch and a lens answers with a small, hard, motionless spark. Magnetic: every camera worth hiding holds a magnet and a switching supply, both of which bend the local field. This is the only channel that finds a camera that is switched off. Wi-Fi: lists every device on the network you are on and flags the ones answering on the ports IP cameras stream over. Bluetooth: finds battery cameras, voice recorders and trackers that advertise themselves, and tells you when one is getting closer. WHERE TO LOOK Smoke detectors, air vents, alarm clocks, chargers, mirrors, TV bezels, power strips, air fresheners and decorative holes. Each mode explains what it is measuring and how to sweep properly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every scan runs on your device. No video is recorded, no network data leaves the phone, no account is needed and nothing is uploaded — a privacy tool that phoned home would be a contradiction. Vigil raises suspicion, it does not prove anything. If you find something you cannot explain, stop, leave it in place and call the front desk or the police. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hidden Camera Bug Detector at 5.0 against SpyWatch's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SpyWatch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and Hidden Camera Bug Detector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hidden Camera Bug Detector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | SpyWatch | Hidden Camera Bug Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Altunin | HALIME USLU |
In-app purchases
SpyWatch
- Pro Weekly$3.497 Days
- Pro Monthly$7.491 Month
- Pro Yearly Offer$9.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Hidden Camera Bug Detector
- Vigil Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Vigil Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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