Hacker Protection vs Argus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hacker Protection
This app helps you understand your device settings, online threats, and privacy choices. It offers guided checkups, network visibility, and an AI assistant to evaluate suspicious messages, providing practical information for informed decisions.
- AI Scam Detector
- Data Breach Check
- Device Privacy Checkup
- Wi-Fi Network Overview
- Privacy Setup Guides
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Securio: Privacy Checkup & Scam Awareness Securio helps you better understand your device settings, online situations, and everyday privacy choices. With guided checkups, network visibility tools, and an AI assistant for evaluating suspicious messages, Securio provides practical information to help you make informed decisions while using your iPhone. Designed around transparency and education, Securio focuses on awareness rather than background system protection. Key Features • Scam Detector (AI Assistant) Not sure about a message, email, or link? Ask Scam Detector. The assistant helps you review messages or online scenarios and explains common scam techniques so you can better evaluate what you’re seeing. • Data Breach Check Check whether an email address appears in publicly reported data breach databases and receive guidance on recommended next steps for your accounts. • Device Privacy Checkup Review important iOS settings through guided checks. Securio highlights configuration areas related to privacy and explains how available system options may be adjusted. • Wi-Fi Network Overview View devices visible on your current network connection and better understand what equipment is connected to the same network environment.* • Privacy Setup Guides Step-by-step educational guides help you review iPhone settings and learn how to manage permissions, sharing options, and account safety features available in iOS. Build Better Digital Habits Securio provides clear explanations and practical insights so you can confidently manage privacy settings and recognize common online risks. Premium Access Advanced features are available with a subscription: • Weekly Subscription • Yearly Subscription Subscription Details • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Important Information Securio operates within standard iOS capabilities. The app does not perform system-level threat removal or device scanning. Its purpose is to provide information, visibility, and educational guidance. * - Results depend on network visibility and device behavior, and may not detect all hidden devices. Legal: • Privacy Policy: https://exploreapps.co/privacy_policy.pdf • Terms of Use: https://exploreapps.co/terms_of_use.pdf We’re constantly improving. If you have feedback or need help, contact us at support@exploreapps.co.
Argus
This app transforms your iPhone into a comprehensive counter-surveillance tool. It helps users detect hidden cameras, listening devices, and trackers in various locations with a structured sweep protocol and multiple detection methods.
- Six independent detection methods
- Optical lens reflection scan
- Infrared light source detection
- WiFi network audit
- Bluetooth Low Energy scan
- Magnetic field meter
- Guided room presets
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Argus is a counter-surveillance field instrument for iPhone. It turns your phone into a six-tool sweep kit for travelers, hosts, parents and privacy-minded users — built to check any room for hidden cameras, listening devices, BLE trackers and rogue WiFi nodes in roughly three minutes. Most "spy detector" apps do one trick (a magnetometer dial in a fake radar UI) and call it a day. Argus rejects that model. It chains real iPhone sensors into a structured sweep protocol that mirrors how counter-surveillance teams actually inspect a room. — WHAT MAKES ARGUS DIFFERENT — ◉ A real protocol, not a single trick Six independent detection methods, each surfacing a different class of threat. Every reading folds into a structured dossier. ◉ Six instruments, one workflow Optical lens reflection, infrared light source, WiFi network audit, Bluetooth Low Energy scan, magnetic field meter, maximum-brightness flashlight beacon. All driven by real iPhone telemetry. ◉ Guided room presets Six location presets — Hotel, Airbnb / Vrbo, Office, Bathroom, Changing Room, General — each walks you step by step through where to point, what to listen for and what to flag. ◉ Threat Map (unique to Argus) Every sweep is geotagged and pinned on a MapKit view, color-coded by threat level. Browse every hotel, rental and venue you've checked. Useful for frequent travelers and hosts auditing their own units. ◉ Sweep Dossier reports Each sweep produces a shareable PDF report (safety score, flagged devices, timestamps, findings). Records live on-device. ◉ Field Manual built in Real counter-surveillance tradecraft — how spy cameras hide, how to spot them, your legal rights, what to do if you find one. Researched content, not filler. ◉ Privacy by design No account. No cloud sync. No telemetry. The app works fully offline. Useful in hotel WiFi situations where you don't want to broadcast what you're doing. — INSTRUMENT REFERENCE — ◉ Optical Lens Scan — flags reflective glints from camera lenses hidden in mirrors, smoke detectors, vents and décor. ◉ Infrared Detector — surfaces invisible IR light sources from night-vision spy cameras via the front sensor. ◉ WiFi Network Audit — enumerates every device on the local network and flags unknown vendors and rogue cameras. ◉ Bluetooth RF Sweep — discovers BLE transmitters in the 2.4 GHz band, including Bluetooth item trackers and BLE bugs. ◉ EMF Magnetic Meter — baseline + peak detection of magnetic anomalies from electronics hidden behind walls and furniture. ◉ Flashlight Beacon — maximum-brightness mode for manual lens-glint inspection. — QUICK SCAN PRESETS — Hotel Room · Airbnb / Vrbo · Office · Bathroom · Changing Room · General. Each preset chains the relevant instruments into one dossier. — WHO ARGUS IS FOR — • Travelers checking hotel rooms before unpacking • Airbnb / Vrbo guests auditing short-term rentals • Hosts inspecting their own properties • Parents checking rooms, dorms or daycares • Anyone in shared housing, gyms or rentals • Privacy-conscious professionals on the road — IMPORTANT — No consumer app can guarantee 100% detection of every hidden camera or covert device. Argus is a supplementary tool that helps a careful user inspect a room more thoroughly than they could unaided. Use Argus to sharpen awareness, structure the sweep, and create a record — not to replace common sense. — PRO ACCESS — Unlimited sweeps, all six room presets, PDF dossier export, ad-free. Weekly, yearly or lifetime. — LEGAL — Terms of Use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy — SUPPORT — pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com
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Verdict
Hacker Protection and Argus both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Argus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hacker Protection's. Argus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hacker Protection's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Hacker Protection sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Argus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hacker Protection against 5.0 for Argus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hacker Protection has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Hacker Protection's written reviews are positive against 100% of Argus's.
| Parameter | Hacker Protection | Argus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EXPLOREAPPS SP Z O O | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
Customer experience
Hacker Protection
Argus
In-app purchases
Hacker Protection
- Securio Premium Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Securio Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
Argus
No in-app purchases









