Comparison

Scam Ranger vs StopScam

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

Head to head
About

Scam Ranger

This app helps you identify suspicious messages like texts, emails, and screenshots. It uses AI to detect scam warning signs, explains the findings, and offers guidance to help you make safer decisions. Build your scam resilience with educational content and trusted contact alerts.

Highlights
  • AI-powered scam detection
  • Analyze texts, emails, screenshots, WhatsApp
  • Explanation of warning signs
  • Practical guidance for decisions
  • Learning Lab for scam awareness
  • Trusted contacts for alerts
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ScamRanger – Spot Scams. Make Safer Decisions ScamRanger helps you recognize suspicious messages before you respond, click, or share personal information. Whether you're checking a text message, email, screenshot, or WhatsApp message, ScamRanger analyzes scam warning signs, explains what it found, and helps you decide what to do next. Designed to help you build scam resilience, ScamRanger combines AI-powered scam detection with practical guidance and educational content to help you stay one step ahead of scammers. Key Features * AI-Powered Scam Detection - Automatically scan text messages from unknown senders or manually check suspicious messages, screenshots, emails, and WhatsApp messages. * Understand the Results - Every scan explains the warning signs that were detected and provides practical guidance to help you make informed decisions. * Learn While You Scan - Build your scam awareness with the Learning Lab, daily safety tips, and easy-to-understand explanations of common scam techniques. * Trusted Contacts - Invite a trusted family member or friend to receive alerts and help you make safer decisions when suspicious messages are detected. Privacy First Your privacy matters. ScamRanger only processes the information needed to analyze suspicious messages, and your personal information is handled responsibly. Whether you're concerned about phishing, impersonation scams, investment fraud, romance scams, or identity theft, ScamRanger helps you recognize scam warning signs and respond with confidence. Download ScamRanger today and build the skills to stay one step ahead of scammers. Spot scams. Make safer decisions. Stay scam resilient. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StopScam

This app offers AI-powered protection against scams, spam calls, and phishing attempts. It includes a call blocker, caller ID, and a scanner for links, texts, and emails to identify risks. It also provides security checks and guidance to enhance your device's overall safety.

Highlights
  • AI scam detector
  • Spam and robocall blocker
  • Caller ID
  • Link and QR code scanner
  • AI chat security assistant
  • Security check and score
  • Email leak monitor
Features
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Something feels wrong about a message, call or photo? Check it with StopScam before you click, reply or pay. Get understandable explanations and practical next steps, all in one app. CHECK WHAT YOU RECEIVED Paste a suspicious text, email or full link. Import photos and screenshots, photograph a letter or select PDF pages. You can also share supported content to StopScam from another app. AI helps explain warning signs such as urgent payment demands or attempts to obtain personal information. Ask follow-up questions in the scam assistant. Manual link checks assess the URL and context you submit; they do not inspect the destination website. CALL GUARD AND SMS GUARD Help identify and block calls from numbers flagged as spam or scams. Enable Call Guard in iPhone Settings; Live Caller ID requires iOS 18 or later and available number data. New or unlisted scam numbers may not be recognized. SMS Guard helps filter eligible messages from unknown senders in Messages after you enable it in Settings. It does not read your inbox or filter every message. KEEP AN EYE ON EMAIL BREACHES Check one or more email addresses against known data breaches, with separate results for each address. Turn on monitoring for the addresses you choose and confirm it is active. Saving an address alone does not activate alerts. A breach record does not prove that your account is currently compromised. MAKE SENSE OF A SUSPECTED SCAM AI Investigator brings messages, links and supported files together in a private case. Review findings, uncertainties and suggested actions, then export a report. It provides guidance, not a promise to identify a person or recover money. LOOK CLOSER AT PHOTOS Photo Authenticity examines available origin information, Content Credentials and signs of editing or AI generation. Optional web matching needs separate consent. A match does not prove the original source, and no check guarantees authenticity. Investigator and Photo Authenticity require active access and have usage and retention limits. CHECK YOUR DEVICE AND PASSWORDS Review supported security settings with Device Check. Check your connection to StopScam; this is not a test of the safety of the whole network. Check passwords against known breaches without sending the actual password, generate passwords on your device and keep entries in the encrypted Password Notebook. YOUR CHOICE, YOUR NEXT STEP Content submitted for AI analysis is processed online with your consent. Choose what to send. Do not submit passwords or verification codes in a scam check. Some features require an active subscription. Prices, renewal terms and any available trial appear before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Results are advisory and coverage is incomplete. No app detects every scam; no warning does not mean no risk. When in doubt, verify through a trusted contact method before acting. Terms of Use: https://stopscam.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://stopscam.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Scam Ranger4 screens
StopScam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StopScam at every 4 days against Scam Ranger's every 5 weeks. StopScam also leads on ratings volume (88 vs 14). Scam Ranger's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Scam Ranger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per 3 months and StopScam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scam Ranger holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopScam has 88 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Scam Ranger's written reviews are positive against 97% of StopScam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scam Ranger ships an update every 5 weeks, StopScam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scam Ranger versus StopScam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScam RangerStopScam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better4.8 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1488 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRangersAIStopscam llc

Customer experience

Scam Ranger

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StopScam

All ratings87 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

Scam Ranger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StopScam

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • None

Requested features

1 request
  • None

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scam Ranger

Subscriptions2
  • ScamRanger 3-Month Protection$17.993 Months
  • ScamRanger 12-Months Protection$59.991 Year
10 purchases

StopScam

Subscriptions6
  • StopScam Monthly Discounted1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • StopScam Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • StopScam Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • StopScam Yearly Discounted1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • StopScam Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • StopScam Lifetime Subscription$39.99
  • StopScam Lifetime Subscription$59.99
  • StopScam Lifetime Subscription$179.99
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  • StopScam Lifetime Subscription$249.99

Questions

Is Scam Ranger free?
Scam Ranger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StopScam free?
StopScam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scam Ranger or StopScam?
Scam Ranger is rated higher. Scam Ranger averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while StopScam averages 4.8 from 88 ratings.
Do Scam Ranger or StopScam have ads?
Neither Scam Ranger nor StopScam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scam Ranger or StopScam?
Scam Ranger ships an update every 5 weeks, and StopScam every 4 days. Most recently, Scam Ranger was updated on November 4, 2026 and StopScam on October 30, 2026.

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