Comparison

Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ vs Dowse

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Camera Finder ⁺

Instantly detect hidden threats and unauthorized devices to protect your privacy. This security scanner uses advanced lens detection, Wi-Fi analysis, and magnetic field sensing to uncover spy equipment and hidden cameras in any environment.

Highlights
  • Hidden camera detection
  • Wi-Fi network analysis
  • Magnetic field detection
  • Intruder detection
  • Privacy protection
  • One-tap scanning
Features
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Hidden Camera Finder Protect your privacy and secure your personal space instantly. This all-in-one security scanner detects hidden threats, spy equipment, and unauthorized devices around you. Key Features: * Hidden Camera Finder: Scan any room using advanced lens detection technology. Ensure no hidden cameras violate your privacy in hotels, apartments, or changing rooms. * Wi-Fi Network Scanner: Analyze your Wi-Fi network and see all connected devices. Instantly detect intruders, block suspicious activity, and secure your personal data. * Magnetic Field Detector: Locate hidden magnetic devices using your phone's hardware. Measure EMF levels to uncover buried trackers, micro-microphones, and dormant bugs. Why Choose Us: * Intuitive one-tap scanning interface. * Frequent updates for enhanced threat detection. * Fully optimized for the latest iOS devices. Subscription Information: * Charges apply to your Apple ID account once the purchase is confirmed. * Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current cycle ends. * Renewal fees are processed within the final 24 hours of the active subscription period. * Review and modify your subscription preferences anytime inside your App Store account settings. * Welcome offers or free trial periods expire immediately upon upgrading to a premium subscription. https://www.transmobisapps.com/terms https://www.transmobisapps.com/privacy

About

Dowse

Detect hidden cameras and trackers in your surroundings using your phone's sensors. It scans Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices, guides you through a physical inspection, and helps locate lost Bluetooth items. The app also alerts you to persistent unknown trackers.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi device scanning
  • Bluetooth tracker detection
  • Guided physical inspection
  • Lens glint scanner
  • Infrared scope
  • Lost Bluetooth item finder
  • Persistent tracker alerts
Features
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Someone found a camera in an Airbnb once, and the whole internet remembers. You still have to sleep somewhere tonight. Dowse checks a room in one walk. You go from place to place while the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth checks run underneath, and the room seals into one report you can keep or share. THE WALK Eight places cameras actually hide, one at a time: the smoke detector, the alarm clock, the USB charger charging nothing, the air vent, the shelf, the bathroom, the TV and the mirror. At each one, hold to look. Dowse strobes your flashlight and watches for the tiny glint a lens sends back, with night vision built in for cameras that light the room in infrared. If something flashes back, its photo stays in your report. If it turns out to be a screw, tap It was nothing. THE WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH While you walk, Dowse knocks on the room's Wi-Fi address by address and flags anything that behaves like a camera, quoting the device's own words when it gives any. Bluetooth listens for 20 seconds for trackers and gadgets that have no business in a rented bedroom. PULL THE PLUG Found a camera-like device on the Wi-Fi but can't see it? Unplug things in the room one at a time. Your phone buzzes the moment it drops off the network, so you know which object it was. THE HONEST PART Every room also says what it couldn't check. A camera that records to a memory card and never joins a network is invisible to every phone app, ours included, which is why the eight places exist. If Bluetooth is off or you're on mobile data, Dowse tells you before you start, and a room that couldn't check anything doesn't use up your free check. FIND YOUR LOST STUFF Earbuds under the couch again. Pick the device and walk. The number climbs as you get closer and the Geiger clicks speed up. 60... 74... 91. There they are. Tap Found it. Works with anything that speaks Bluetooth. WATCHING YOUR BACK Dowse notices when the same unknown tracker keeps turning up around you in different places, and stays silent otherwise. No alerts about your neighbor's speaker. Your first room is free. After that, Dowse needs an active subscription. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hidden Camera Finder ⁺4 screens
Dowse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ and Dowse are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Dowse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ against 5.0 for Dowse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ versus Dowse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Camera Finder ⁺Dowse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRANSMOBIS, UABRedjan Hysa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidden Camera Finder ⁺

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium$9.991 Month
3 purchases

Dowse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ free?
Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dowse free?
Dowse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ or Dowse?
Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ and Dowse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ or Dowse have ads?
Neither Hidden Camera Finder ⁺ nor Dowse shows ads.

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