Comparison

Detection Helper vs Listening Device Detector

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

Head to head
About

Detection Helper

Features
Read full description

Detection Helper – Privacy Toolkit Detection Helper is the all-in-one security toolkit built for anyone who values privacy. Privacy Policy: https://burnai.app/privacy-policy-spycam.html Terms & Conditions: https://burnai.app/terms-of-conditions.html

About

Listening Device Detector

This app scans your surroundings for devices that can listen to you, checking Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and magnetic fields. It identifies and explains potential listening devices like smart speakers and cameras, offering a guided physical sweep for areas your phone can't see.

Highlights
  • Network sweep for smart speakers and voice assistants
  • Detects IP cameras and baby monitors
  • Identifies Bluetooth audio devices
  • Provides device classification and explanation
  • Guided physical room sweep
  • Lists limitations of phone-based detection
Features
Read full description

LD sweeps the room you are in and answers one question: what here can hear you? It checks the Wi-Fi network you are on, the Bluetooth around you, and the magnetic field, then gives you a report. Every device is named, classified and explained — not a needle on a dial you have to interpret. Everything runs on your phone. No account, no sign-up, nothing uploaded. WHAT A SWEEP FINDS Smart speakers and voice assistants. Echo, Nest, HomePod and the rest announce themselves on the network, and LD tells you which ones listen for a wake word. IP cameras and baby monitors. Anything streaming over RTSP or ONVIF is visible, and nearly all carry a microphone next to the lens. Bluetooth audio devices. Headsets, speakers and earbuds broadcasting nearby, including ones you never paired. Everything else on the network. Printers, computers and file shares are listed too, so every device is accounted for. EVERY FINDING EXPLAINS ITSELF Tap any device and LD shows what it actually broadcast, why that led to the conclusion, and what to do about it. A verdict you cannot check is not worth much. THE GUIDED ROOM SWEEP The devices a phone cannot see have to be found by looking, in the right places, in order. LD includes a step-by-step physical sweep: smoke detectors and ceiling fittings, anything with a plug, air vents, mirrors, the bedside area, the bathroom. WHAT NO APP CAN FIND, INCLUDING THIS ONE Read this before you trust a clean result. A covert bug transmitting on its own radio frequency sends on a band an iPhone has no receiver for. It is invisible to this app and to every other app - those are found with a dedicated RF detector, not a phone. A bug with a SIM card reports over the mobile network and broadcasts nothing. A recorder that only stores audio transmits nothing at all. A wired microphone is electrically silent from outside. Anything switched off is not there to be found. LD does not detect hidden cameras by their lens or infrared - that is a different technique. It finds cameras only when they are on the network. So a clean sweep means exactly one thing: nothing with a microphone answered on this network or over Bluetooth. It is not proof a room is clear, which is why the guided physical sweep exists. WHAT YOU GET FREE - Full sweep across network, Bluetooth and magnetic checks - The findings report, with every device named and classified - Device detail showing the evidence behind each conclusion - The hotel room guided sweep - The complete, honest list of what a phone cannot detect WHAT PRO ADDS - Guided sweeps for cars, offices and rental homes - History, so you can spot a device that was not there last time - Magnetic locator with a live proximity meter - Export a sweep report as CSV IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING MONITORED Contact the police. If you find a device, photograph it where it sits rather than handling it, and report it. In a rental, tell the platform too - an undisclosed indoor camera breaks most of their rules. LD is a tool for checking a room, not a substitute for the authorities. PRIVACY Sweeps stay on your device. No account, no analytics, nothing uploaded. LD reads what devices broadcast about themselves — it never connects to them, logs in, or sends them anything. SUBSCRIPTION LD Pro is available as a weekly subscription at $3.99 with a 3-day free trial, or a yearly subscription at $17.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off 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. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://leomarston.github.io/manycode-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Detection Helper4 screens
Listening Device Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Detection Helper at 3 against Listening Device Detector's 1. Detection Helper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Detection Helper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Listening Device Detector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Detection Helper versus Listening Device Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetection HelperListening Device Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmet Yagız SarıdoganEmine Saridogan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Detection Helper

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Listening Device Detector

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Detection Helper free?
Detection Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Listening Device Detector free?
Listening Device Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Detection Helper or Listening Device Detector have ads?
Neither Detection Helper nor Listening Device Detector shows ads.

Other comparisons