Comparison

CamShield vs Slowth

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

Head to head
About

CamShield

Features
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CamShield helps you identify unknown devices around you and keep track of what you discover. Use Wi Fi scanning to view devices connected to your network, Bluetooth discovery to see nearby devices, and a camera based detector with visual filters designed to help reveal infrared light sources in your environment. Key features - Wi Fi device scanner to list devices on your local network when supported - Bluetooth device discovery to detect nearby Bluetooth devices when supported - Camera detector with real time visual filters - Detection history to review previous results on your device - Simple, modern interface designed for fast checks and clear results How people use Device Finder - Check your Wi Fi for unknown devices - Identify nearby Bluetooth devices when you are in a new place - Review a scan later to compare changes over time - Run quick checks before staying in hotels, rentals, or unfamiliar rooms Important notes - Results can vary based on your device, OS restrictions, router behavior, permissions, and environment - The app is an informational tool and does not guarantee detection of all devices or hidden cameras - Some features require permissions such as Bluetooth, location (OS requirement for Bluetooth scanning on some versions), and camera access for the detector view Terms of Use: https://inder663.github.io/DeviceFinder/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://inder663.github.io/DeviceFinder/privacy.html

About

Slowth

This app blocks distracting short-form video content across various social media platforms within your browser. It allows you to selectively disable Reels, Shorts, and TikTok feeds, restoring a more focused browsing experience without affecting other internet content. The tool runs entirely on your device for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Blocks Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and more
  • Selective content muting
  • Runs entirely on-device
  • No account or login required
  • Free to use forever
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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A Safari extension that quietly hides infinite‑scroll feeds. Slowth blocks YouTube Shorts, Instagram and Facebook Reels, plus Explore and trends on X while leaving the rest of each site available. Each site has labels that match what it blocks. Instagram and Facebook add a feed mode; TikTok is Off or Block site. TikTok is replaced with a friendly blocked page. You can opt any site into full block too. Enable Slowth in Safari, then choose what to hide or block for each website. Safari blocking works on websites without screen recording. For 24 hours, enabled restrictions cannot be turned off. You can add restrictions, but cannot enable whole-site blocking. The timer survives restarts and force-quits. On iPhone and iPad, Slowth can detect YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and Instagram Stories and block the app when your selected content appears. This uses screen access that you start and stop. Choose YouTube or Instagram in Screen Time, then enable the content types you want to block. Start screen recording to use the apps while detection runs. When Slowth detects selected content, Screen Time blocks the entire app, not just that video or story. Slowth needs screen images to recognize Shorts, Reels, and Stories inside other apps. To receive these images, it uses the iOS screen recording feature. You start this access yourself through the system broadcast prompt. Screen images are analyzed on your device to recognize the content you chose to block. Audio is ignored. Screen frames are analyzed entirely on your device and never uploaded. By default nothing is saved; confirmed frames are saved only after explicitly enabling hidden debug capture. Slowth is open source. You can inspect the app and its on-device detection pipeline on GitHub.

Screenshots

CamShield4 screens
Slowth4 screens

Verdict

The call

CamShield and Slowth are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. CamShield sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Slowth sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CamShield versus Slowth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamShieldSlowth
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInderjeet SinghDenis Malin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CamShield

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
3 purchases

Slowth

One-time3
  • Cup of Coffee$0.99
  • Coffee Beans$4.99
  • Climbing Pass$8.99

Questions

Is CamShield free?
CamShield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Slowth free?
Slowth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CamShield or Slowth have ads?
Neither CamShield nor Slowth shows ads.

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