Comparison

TipMate vs Hidden Cam Detect

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

Head to head
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TipMate

Features
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TipMate helps you calculate tips and split bills quickly with a simple, polished interface. Highlights: - Fast tip calculation. - Easy bill splitting. - Clean history and settings flow. - Designed for iPhone and iPad. - English and Vietnamese support.

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Hidden Cam Detect

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Hotel room, short-term rental, or your own home โ€” Hidden Cam Detect sweeps the space for hidden cameras, microphones and tracking devices. And when something turns up, it helps you walk to it. SEE WHAT'S ON THE NETWORK Most hidden cameras need Wi-Fi to be useful. The app lists what's connected and tells you what each thing actually is โ€” "IP camera, known brand" instead of "192.168.1.42" โ€” along with the reason it was flagged. Printers, speakers and phones get ruled out instead of padding the list. WALK TO IT, DON'T JUST WORRY ABOUT IT - A proximity meter that rises as you get closer, with haptic feedback. - An AR signal map you paint by walking around the room, so you can see where the signal peaks. (Pro) - LiDAR depth markers that pin a suspicious reflection in 3D โ€” needs an iPhone Pro. (Pro) CHECK WITH YOUR OWN EYES - Lens scan: your flashlight and camera catch the glint a lens reflects back. - Infrared viewer for the invisible IR light night-vision cameras give off. (Pro) - A guided checklist of the places devices usually hide โ€” smoke detectors, alarm clocks, power strips, air vents โ€” and what to look for in each. AFTER EVERY SCAN A clear risk score with the reasoning behind it, plus a panel showing which checks ran and which ones couldn't โ€” so you always know what was covered and what wasn't. Save the result, compare it on your next visit, or export it as a PDF report. (Pro) HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS No app can find every hidden device, and this one doesn't pretend to. It's a triage tool: it surfaces what a phone can pick up, then guides the rest of the search. "Nothing found" never means a room is safe. A recorder saving to a memory card, an older wired camera, or anything switched off gives off nothing a phone can detect. That's why every scan ends with the checklist. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your scan results stay on your phone and are never uploaded. No account, no sign-in. Optional anonymous crash and usage reports can be turned off in Settings. FREE Wi-Fi scan, Bluetooth scan, lens-glint tool, risk scoring, guided checklist and recent scans, plus one free Full Scan. PRO UNLOCKS Unlimited Full Scan, infrared viewer, magnetometer, LiDAR depth tools, AR locate, AR signal map, extended scan history and PDF export. - Trip Pass: one-time purchase, 72 hours of Pro. Does NOT renew. - Annual: auto-renewable subscription, billed yearly. - Lifetime: one-time purchase. Does NOT renew. Prices vary by region and your local price is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Only the Annual plan renews automatically: it renews unless auto-renew is turned off 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. Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://nhanntv.github.io/hiddencamdetect/legal/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://nhanntv.github.io/hiddencamdetect/legal/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

TipMate3 screens
Hidden Cam Detect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipMate at none against Hidden Cam Detect's 3. TipMate also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Hidden Cam Detect's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hidden Cam Detect sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. TipMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipMate ships an update every 3 weeks, Hidden Cam Detect every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
TipMate versus Hidden Cam Detect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipMateHidden Cam Detect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHieu DoanDUY NHAN TRINH

In-app purchases

None

TipMate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidden Cam Detect

Subscriptions1
  • Pro ยท Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • 72-Hour Trip Pass$2.99
  • Pro ยท Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is TipMate free?
TipMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Cam Detect free?
Hidden Cam Detect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TipMate or Hidden Cam Detect have ads?
TipMate shows ads; Hidden Cam Detect does not.
Which is updated more often, TipMate or Hidden Cam Detect?
TipMate ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hidden Cam Detect every 4 weeks. Most recently, TipMate was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hidden Cam Detect on October 15, 2026.

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