SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector vs Argus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector
This app provides tools to scan your surroundings for hidden cameras and tracking devices. It uses WiFi, Bluetooth, magnetic field, and camera lens inspection to help you check unfamiliar spaces for privacy concerns.
- WiFi network scanning for connected devices
- Bluetooth device scanning
- Magnetic field detection
- Camera lens reflection and infrared light detection
- AR Scan for magnetic field mapping
- Bluetooth device identification and sound alert
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Check unfamiliar spaces with more confidence. SafeScan brings WiFi, Bluetooth, magnetic-field, and camera-lens inspection tools together on your iPhone—no extra hardware required. A SMARTER WAY TO CHECK YOUR SPACE Hidden cameras and tracking devices can be difficult to notice. Different devices leave different clues, so SafeScan helps you inspect a room in several ways instead of relying on a single signal. FOUR WAYS TO INSPECT • Scan your WiFi network for connected devices, including possible cameras • Check nearby Bluetooth devices that may require investigation • Look for unusual magnetic-field changes around objects and surfaces • Use your iPhone camera and flashlight to spot possible lens reflections or infrared light TAKE A CLOSER LOOK • AR Scan maps magnetic readings across your room and marks spots worth checking • Bluetooth Find guides you to a nearby device, and Check identifies supported trackers and can make them play a sound USE IT WHEREVER PRIVACY MATTERS • Hotels, motels, and vacation rentals • Bedrooms and living spaces • Offices and conference rooms • Changing rooms and locker areas • Your home, vehicle, or personal belongings HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the inspection tool that fits what you want to check 2. Move through the space carefully and follow the on-screen guidance 3. Review anything unusual and inspect it more closely UNDERSTAND YOUR RESULTS SafeScan helps surface signals and devices that may deserve attention. Results are indicators for further inspection—not proof that a hidden camera, microphone, or tracking device is present. Mirrors, electronics, wiring, magnets, and other everyday objects can produce similar readings. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Camera, network, and sensor scan data is processed on your device and is not uploaded or shared. No account is required. Selected inspection tools can work without an internet connection. Anonymous usage analytics help us improve the app; see our Privacy Policy for details. START FREE Use SafeScan free with ads and included scan allowances. Optional Premium unlocks advanced tools and removes ads. PREMIUM INCLUDES • AR Scan room mapping • Advanced network-device details • Real-time Bluetooth proximity information • Bluetooth tracker Find and Check without ads • Magnetic-field strength readings • Camera-lens and possible infrared-light inspection • Saved WiFi scan history • Ad-free use Whether you are traveling, checking a new rental, or protecting your space at home, SafeScan gives you a practical toolkit for a more informed privacy check. Download SafeScan and check your surroundings with confidence. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/safescaniostermsofuse/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/safescaniosprivacy/home
Argus
This app helps you detect hidden cameras and trackers in various locations using multiple scanning methods. It offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Lens, Infrared, and magnet checks to ensure comprehensive room security. The Lens and tracker finding features are available for free.
- Wi-Fi scanner for network devices
- Bluetooth tracker locator
- Lens mode camera finder
- Infrared mode for night-vision cameras
- Magnet check for electronics
- Privacy-focused with no account or ads
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Argus checks any room for hidden cameras and trackers with four scanners on your iPhone: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with a tracker locator, a camera finder with Lens and Infrared modes, and a magnet check. The Lens camera finder is free with no scan limit and no account, and so is finding a tracker. Hotel rooms, Airbnbs and holiday rentals, changing rooms, gym lockers, rental cars. No app finds every camera, and no single method does: one in a smoke detector may sit on the room's Wi-Fi, or record to a memory card and touch no network. That is why Argus checks four ways. WI-FI SCANNER Finds the devices on the network you joined and flags those answering on camera ports: RTSP video streams, ONVIF, Hikvision, Dahua, XMEye, V380, Ezviz, Tapo, Reolink. Printers, routers and TVs that name themselves are set aside. Free: the device count and camera alerts. Argus Pro shows which device it is: its name, model and maker when they can be read, its address, open ports and what its service says about itself, often the firmware. Blind spot: hotel guest Wi-Fi often keeps devices apart; Argus says so instead of calling the room clean. BLUETOOTH AND FIND IT Lists nearby Bluetooth devices and recognises item trackers: Tile, Samsung SmartTag, Chipolo, Pebblebee, Google Find Hub tags. Find it walks you to one: a ring fills as you get closer, ticks quicken, an optional beep helps. Free: the count, possible trackers and finding them. Argus Pro: every device nearby with its signal, named when it gives a name, and Find it for any of them. Blind spot: a paired, silent device doesn't advertise, and iPhone may hide Apple's Find My tags from apps (iOS warns about those itself). CAMERA FINDER: LENS AND INFRARED Lens mode, free: lights off, torch on, sweep slowly. A lens returns a tight bright glint; a red, green or blue filter makes it stand out. Infrared mode, Argus Pro: night-vision cameras light a room with infrared your eyes can't see, and an iPhone camera often can. Argus looks for that light and beeps when it spots one. Blind spot: both need a dark room, and a shiny point or ordinary light can trigger them. A flag means look closer. MAGNET CHECK, ARGUS PRO Hold the phone close to a smoke detector, clock or charger: the dial jumps at the metal and magnets of hidden electronics, with a buzz and a beep. Screws and pipes move it too, so compare with a similar object you trust. A FIVE-MINUTE SWEEP Scan the Wi-Fi. Run Bluetooth from the bed and follow any tracker with Find it. Lights off: sweep everything facing the bed in Lens, then Infrared. Pass the magnet over whatever stood out. Two checks pointing at one object: inspect it. PRIVACY No account, no ads. What a scan finds stays on your iPhone. Camera frames and sensor readings are never recorded; only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scans are saved, on your phone. Subscriptions run through Apple and RevenueCat; crash reports and usage analytics are not linked to you. No tracking. In 26 languages, from Spanish, German and Italian to Arabic, Hebrew, Thai and Japanese. FREE AND ARGUS PRO Free: the Lens camera finder; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scans with their counts, camera and tracker alerts; finding a tracker. Argus Pro: which Wi-Fi device it is and its details; every Bluetooth device nearby, named when it gives a name; Find it for any device; Infrared mode; the magnet check. Requires iOS 16 or later. Hotel sweep guide: 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. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://tatrom.github.io/privacy-terms/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://tatrom.github.io/privacy-terms/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Argus at 5.0 against SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector's 4.4. Argus also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Argus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Argus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector ships an update fortnightly, Argus every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector | Argus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thuan Vu | Roman Hadiiev |
Customer experience
SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector
Argus
In-app purchases
SS⋅Hidden Camera Detector
- SafeScan Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- SafeScan Monthly Premium$12.991 Month
- SafeScan Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
Argus
- Weekly$7.997 Days
- Argus Pro Yearly Offer$24.991 Year
- Yearly$49.991 Year
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