Comparison

Taylor vs Hidden Camera Bug Detector

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Taylor

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Il software gestionale per pianificare, organizzare e velocizzare il lavoro di tecnici e collaboratori. Semplifica il lavoro, riduci i costi ed ottimizza gli interventi con Taylor!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Taylor4 screens
Hidden Camera Bug Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taylor at none against Hidden Camera Bug Detector's 2. Taylor also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hidden Camera Bug Detector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Taylor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Taylor versus Hidden Camera Bug Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaylorHidden Camera Bug Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfoservice SrlHALIME USLU

In-app purchases

None

Taylor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hidden Camera Bug Detector

Subscriptions2
  • Vigil Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Vigil Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Taylor free?
Taylor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Camera Bug Detector free?
Hidden Camera Bug Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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