Comparison

Findy vs Argus

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

Head to head
About

Findy

Locate lost Bluetooth devices like Apple accessories and detect hidden cameras or microphones. Utilize a device radar and distance indicator to find items and scan your surroundings for suspicious signals, ensuring privacy and peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device radar
  • Distance indicator
  • Hidden camera detection
  • Hidden microphone detection
  • Supports Apple devices
  • Locates AirTags
Features
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Worried about hidden cameras in your hotel, Airbnb, or changing room? Findy turns your iPhone into a powerful hidden camera detector and anti-spy scanner—so you can check any room for spy cameras, hidden microphones, and surveillance bugs in seconds. Whether you're travelling, renting, or just want peace of mind at home, Findy helps you find what you can't see and protect your privacy wherever you go. ► HIDDEN CAMERA DETECTION Use your camera to reveal concealed lenses through infrared (IR) emission detection and lens-reflection analysis—the same techniques used to find night-vision and pinhole spy cameras hidden in smoke detectors, mirrors, alarm clocks, and everyday objects. ► SPY MICROPHONE & BUG SCANNING Sweep your surroundings for suspicious wireless and Bluetooth devices that may be hidden microphones, audio recorders, or surveillance bugs. ► WIRELESS DEVICE SCANNER See nearby Bluetooth and wireless devices on a real-time radar. A signal-strength indicator gets stronger as you move closer, helping you pinpoint the source of a hidden device. ► THREAT MAP Visualise where suspicious devices were detected so you can sweep a space room by room. ► MULTIPLE SCAN MODES Switch between infrared, lens-reflection, and full-scan modes for thorough coverage of any environment. WHO IT'S FOR • Travellers checking hotels, Airbnbs, and rentals • Anyone concerned about being secretly recorded or watched • People who value their privacy and personal security WHY FINDY • Real detection tech: infrared + lens reflection, not just guesswork • Simple enough for beginners, powerful enough for pros • Fast, dark, distraction-free scanning interface • Built for privacy and peace of mind — SUBSCRIPTION — Findy offers an auto-renewing subscription for full access. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or turn off auto-renew anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Note: Findy is not affiliated with Apple Inc. or any other mentioned company. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. No detection app can guarantee 100% detection of every device. Continued use of Bluetooth can affect battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://findy.flapsapps.net/privacy-policy/

About

Argus

Features
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Argus checks an unfamiliar room for hidden cameras with four scans that all run on your iPhone: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a lens-reflection camera finder and a magnetometer. The camera finder is free, with no scan limit and no account. Hotel rooms, Airbnbs and holiday rentals, changing rooms, gym lockers, bathrooms, rental cars. No single method finds every camera: one in a smoke detector might sit on the room's Wi-Fi, or record to a memory card and touch no network at all. WI-FI SCANNER Finds the devices on the network you joined that answer a scan. Argus Pro lists each one with how fast it answered, which known camera and DVR ports are open and, when a port answers, what the service says about itself — often the firmware. Blind spot: hotel guest Wi-Fi often isolates devices from each other, so an empty result there does not mean the room is clean. BLUETOOTH SCANNER Finds nearby Bluetooth LE devices that are advertising — trackers and battery-powered gadgets — and needs no network. Argus Pro lists each one with its signal strength. Blind spot: a device that is paired and silent does not advertise. CAMERA FINDER — LENS REFLECTION Turns the camera into a lens finder: it watches for the tight bright glint a lens returns when light hits it. Lights off, torch on, then sweep smoke detectors, clocks, chargers, vents, the TV and mirrors slowly and close. This is the scan most people mean by a hidden camera detector. Blind spot: it needs a dark room by design, and any shiny point can glint — a flag means look closer. MAGNET SCANNER Reads the magnetometer for the change in magnetic field that electronics and magnets hidden inside everyday objects cause — the check for something with no radio at all. Blind spot: plumbing, screws and structural metal move the needle too — a reading means look closer. A FIVE-MINUTE SWEEP Join the room's Wi-Fi and scan it. Run Bluetooth from the bed, then the bathroom. Lights off, torch on, sweep everything facing the bed with the camera finder. Pass the magnet scanner over whatever stood out. One signal is a question; if two checks point at the same object, inspect it closely. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS No app can guarantee every hidden device is found. A phone has no thermal camera and no RF detector, so a camera that is off, records locally or uses its own SIM is the hard case — which is exactly why Argus runs four scans instead of one. PRIVACY No account, no ads. What a scan finds — device names, addresses, readings — stays on your iPhone. Camera frames and magnetometer readings are never recorded; only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scans are saved, on your phone, where you can delete them. Apple and RevenueCat handle subscriptions; crash reports and usage analytics (screens, scans, purchases) are not linked to you. No advertising identifier, no tracking across apps. FREE, AND ARGUS PRO Free, in full: the Camera Finder, with no scan limit. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth also run free and report how many devices answered and how many of them are unidentified. Argus Pro adds: the full device list with addresses and names where a device sends one; for Bluetooth, signal and safety score; for Wi-Fi, response time, open ports and the service reply; and the Magnet Scanner. Requires iOS 16 or later. Scanner-by-scanner limits and a step-by-step hotel sweep: https://tatrom.github.io/ Argus Pro is a weekly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://tatrom.github.io/privacy-terms/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://tatrom.github.io/privacy-terms/privacy-policy.html Questions or feedback? Write to us, we read every message.

Screenshots

Findy4 screens
Argus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Findy at 3 against Argus's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Findy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Argus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Findy versus Argus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFindyArgus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzat GoktasRoman Hadiiev

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Findy

Subscriptions4
  • Pods Finder Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
  • Tracking Finder Yearly Pro Plus$19.991 Year
  • Tracking Finder Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
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  • Tracking Finder Yearly Pro Plus$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Argus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Findy free?
Findy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Argus free?
Argus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Findy or Argus have ads?
Neither Findy nor Argus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Findy or Argus?
Findy ships an update fortnightly, and Argus fortnightly. Most recently, Findy was updated on September 29, 2026 and Argus on October 13, 2026.

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