Comparison

PowerDetector vs Glint

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

Head to head
About

PowerDetector

Features
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The PowerDetector app uses the iPhone charging status to sense AC power, allowing the iPhone to act as a remote power sensor and email notification device. Configure the PowerDetector app with email addresses, plug in the iPhone to a charger and if the power goes out an email or text message will be sent to you.

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Glint

Features
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Is someone watching? A hidden camera in a rental or a hotel room is small, cheap, and easy to miss. Glint gives you four ways to look โ€” and tells you plainly what each one can and can't see. FREE, AND COMPLETE The network scan is free forever, and the results are never blurred or held back. Glint lists every device sharing your Wi-Fi and says in plain words what each one probably is: a router, a printer, an Apple TV โ€” or something that matches a known camera manufacturer. Most apps in this category show you a scary number and charge you to see what's behind it. We don't. The live magnetic sweep is free too. WHAT GLINT PRO ADDS โ€ข Infrared detector โ€” spots the IR LEDs a night-vision camera gives off in a dark room โ€ข Lens glint finder โ€” catches the reflection a lens throws back at your torch โ€ข Guided room sweep โ€” ten places, in the order cameras are actually found: smoke detectors, alarm clocks, USB chargers, air vents, the two-way mirror test โ€ข Saved reports โ€” a record of every room you've checked NO LOCATION. NO SERVER. Glint never asks for your location โ€” it doesn't need it. Everything runs on your iPhone: the camera feed is analysed frame by frame in memory and never recorded, the network scan never leaves your local network, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. There is no server to leak. HONEST ABOUT LIMITS No app can prove a room is clean, and any app that says otherwise is selling you something. A network scan can't see a camera recording to an SD card. Infrared works in the dark, not in daylight. Glint tells you this at the end of every sweep, because a false sense of safety is worse than none. Glint Pro is a one-time purchase โ€” pay once and keep every tool, on every device you sign in with. There is no subscription and nothing to cancel. Terms of Use: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/glint/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/glint/privacy/ Terms also include Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PowerDetector4 screens
Glint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PowerDetector at none against Glint's 2. Glint's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Glint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. PowerDetector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerDetector ships an update every 2 months, Glint every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PowerDetector versus Glint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerDetectorGlint
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiver Rock LogicAlec Bogdan

In-app purchases

None

PowerDetector

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Glint

Subscriptions2
  • Glint Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Glint Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PowerDetector free?
PowerDetector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glint free?
Glint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PowerDetector or Glint have ads?
Neither PowerDetector nor Glint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerDetector or Glint?
PowerDetector ships an update every 2 months, and Glint every 3 weeks. Most recently, PowerDetector was updated on October 14, 2026 and Glint on October 9, 2026.

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