Comparison

ScanLens Security vs SpyGuard

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

Head to head
About

ScanLens Security

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Check suspicious links, QR codes and messages before you act. ScanLens helps you review: • Links and final destinations • SMS, email and chat messages • QR codes and supported barcodes • Links found in screenshots or images How it works 1. Paste or share a link or message, scan a QR code, or choose an image. 2. Review the content before sending it. 3. ScanLens returns a SAFE, SUSPICIOUS or DANGEROUS result with reasons and practical next steps. Built for deliberate checking • No automatic scan when content is shared or extracted from an image • Screenshot OCR runs on your device and stays editable before you submit a link • Local History stores a privacy-minimized record and supports item deletion and Clear History • Share Extension saves content for review; you open ScanLens to continue • Camera recovery and duplicate protection help prevent repeated scans No ads ScanLens 1.7 contains no banner, interstitial or rewarded ads and no advertising consent screen. Lifetime ScanLens Lifetime is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase. The current localized price is shown by the App Store. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Server-authorized starter access and non-ad credits remain separate from Lifetime. Privacy and control ScanLens does not require an account for basic scanning. You decide when to submit content. Links may be requested by the ScanLens service, and redirect destinations may receive the requested URL. Clear History and shared-content controls affect local data only; remote privacy requests are available in Settings. ScanLens provides risk indicators, not a guarantee. When in doubt, use the official website or known contact details before signing in, paying or sharing information.

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SpyGuard

Features
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Hidden camera detector for hotels, Airbnbs and rentals. Somebody hid a camera in the room you paid for. It happens — and you can check for it in two minutes, with the sensors already in your phone. SpyGuard is a hidden camera detector and spy cam finder that gives you four independent ways to sweep a space: lens detection, infrared, Wi-Fi and magnetic. No app can prove a room is clean, and SpyGuard doesn't claim to. No account. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. FOUR TOOLS • Camera Finder — the flash blinks while the camera watches. A lens sends light straight back where it came from, so a real lens lights up with every flash and vanishes in between. A screen, a lamp or a window reflection doesn't. That difference is what SpyGuard measures — and it's why this finds lenses that a steady flashlight misses. • Infrared Finder — night-vision cameras light a room with infrared you can't see, but your front camera can. Turn the lights off and sweep the room. • Network Scanner — lists every device on the Wi-Fi you're connected to, asks each one whether it speaks ONVIF (the protocol security cameras use), and flags what identifies itself as a camera. A device answering that query isn't a guess — it's the device's own statement. • Magnetic Sensor — measures your phone's magnetometer against a baseline taken in that room, so it reacts to what's behind the wall instead of to the Earth's own field. WHAT IT CANNOT DO No app can prove a room is clean, and SpyGuard doesn't claim to. It makes your search far better than looking with your eyes alone — and it tells you where each method stops: • Lens detection needs a dark room and a direct line of sight. Glass, screw heads and shiny plastic reflect too, which is why a hit reads "possible", not "found". • Infrared detection finds 850 nm emitters. The 940 nm "no-glow" kind is invisible to most phone cameras. • Network scanning only sees the network you're on. Guest networks often isolate devices from each other, and a hidden camera may run its own Wi-Fi. • Magnetic readings react to ordinary electronics too. Use them together, and finish with your own eyes. YOUR PRIVACY • No account. No email, no name, no password. • Camera frames are analysed on your device and discarded. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded. • Scan reports, IP and MAC addresses and magnetic readings stay on your phone. • SpyGuard never asks for location, contacts, photos or the microphone. A MANUAL GUIDE, TOO Smoke detectors, alarm clocks, wall outlets, mirrors, vents, air purifiers — where cameras actually get hidden, what to look for, and the two-way mirror fingernail test. Plus what to do if you find one: don't unplug it, cover the lens, photograph it in place, contact the platform and the police. FREE AND PAID The Network Scanner, Infrared Finder, Magnetic Sensor and Quick Scan are free, with no daily limit. Camera Finder — the flash-modulated lens detection — is the paid feature, unlocked with a weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. WHERE TO CHECK Hotel rooms and hostels. Airbnb and short-term rentals. Changing rooms and fitting rooms. Locker rooms and public bathrooms. Meeting rooms and offices. Rental cars. Anywhere you undress, sleep or speak freely — a two-minute sweep costs you nothing. Cameras get hidden in smoke detectors, alarm clocks, USB chargers, power outlets, air purifiers, TV boxes, picture frames, mirrors and air vents. SpyGuard tells you where to look and what a real lens looks like when the flash hits it. Available in 14 languages. Privacy Policy: https://hdklabs.app/spyguard/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://hdklabs.app/spyguard/terms.html

Screenshots

ScanLens Security4 screens
SpyGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanLens Security and SpyGuard are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanLens Security sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpyGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanLens Security ships an update weekly, SpyGuard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScanLens Security versus SpyGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanLens SecuritySpyGuard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB49 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNOCTIS STUDIOS LIMITEDHarun Demirkaya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanLens Security

One-time1
  • ScanLens Premium Lifetime$0.99
2 purchases

SpyGuard

Subscriptions1
  • Camera Finder Weekly$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Camera Finder Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is ScanLens Security free?
ScanLens Security is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpyGuard free?
SpyGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScanLens Security or SpyGuard have ads?
Neither ScanLens Security nor SpyGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanLens Security or SpyGuard?
ScanLens Security ships an update weekly, and SpyGuard every 2 weeks. Most recently, ScanLens Security was updated on October 9, 2026 and SpyGuard on October 25, 2026.

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