Hidden vs Argus

Detect Hidden Cameras & Spy Devices Protect your privacy with Hidden - Spy Camera Detector. Use your iPhone to help detect hidden cameras, inspect suspicious places, and scan for nearby electronic devices using available device capabilities. Whether you're staying in a hotel, Airbnb, office, rental apartment, changing room, or another unfamiliar place, the app helps you perform quick privacy inspections and find potential hidden cameras and spy devices. Features Hidden Camera Detector Help detect hidden cameras and inspect suspicious locations using your device sensors. Spy Camera Scanner Scan nearby areas and perform manual inspections to help find hidden cameras and electronic devices. Wi-Fi Scanner View nearby Wi-Fi networks and discover connected devices to help identify unknown or unexpected equipment on your local network. Bluetooth Scanner Scan nearby Bluetooth devices, monitor signal strength, and help locate wireless devices around you. Infrared Scanner Use your device camera to inspect possible infrared light sources that may indicate night vision cameras on supported devices. Magnetic Field Scanner Monitor magnetic field changes using compatible hardware to help identify nearby electronic equipment. Signal Strength Meter Estimate the proximity of detected Bluetooth devices using real-time signal strength indicators. Privacy Guide Learn common hidden camera locations and follow practical recommendations for manual inspections. Perfect For Hotels Airbnb Vacation Rentals Offices Meeting Rooms Changing Rooms Public Restrooms Rental Apartments Travel Why Choose Hidden - Spy Camera Detector Hidden Camera Detector Hidden Camera Finder Spy Camera Detector Spy Camera Scanner Detect Hidden Camera Find Hidden Cameras Wi-Fi Scanner Bluetooth Scanner Infrared Scanner Magnetic Sensor Detection Fast Room Scanning Simple Interface Privacy Inspection Tips Important Information Hidden - Spy Camera Detector assists users in inspecting unfamiliar environments using available device capabilities. Detection results depend on device hardware, supported sensors, surrounding electronics, and environmental conditions. The app is intended to assist with manual privacy inspections and does not guarantee detection of hidden surveillance devices.

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.