Comparison

Tracker Detect vs Before You Update

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

Head to head
About

Tracker Detect

This app helps you detect suspicious Bluetooth tracker signals around you. It identifies potential hidden devices in various locations like hotel rooms, cars, or shared spaces, providing guidance on next steps for your privacy and safety.

Highlights
  • Detect Bluetooth tracker signals
  • Identify suspicious devices
  • Check various locations
  • Provides clear next steps
  • Privacy safety tool
Features
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Tracker Detect helps you check the space around you for suspicious Bluetooth tracker signals. Use Nearby Scan before you drive, after a trip, in a hotel room, at the office, or when you want to check a bag, coat, or shared space. Tracker Detect shows nearby Bluetooth signals, highlights tracker-like devices that may need attention, and gives clear next steps. Use it to check rooms, cars, bags, desks, travel spaces, and other places where an unwanted tracker could be nearby. Tracker Detect is a privacy safety tool, not a live GPS locator. Results depend on signal conditions, device behavior, and Bluetooth availability. Privacy Policy: https://privacy.ftw-labs.com/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Before You Update

Features
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Before you tap Update, know what changed and why it matters. Before You Update follows the apps you depend on and shows calm, source-attributed evidence before you install the next version, so you can decide to update now, wait, or look at alternatives. Every claim in the app is sourced, timestamped, and tied to a specific storefront. No speculation, no fear language, just evidence you can check yourself. Build a watchlist of the apps you actually rely on. Search the App Store catalog, start from commonly watched apps, or share any App Store page straight into the app to add it in seconds. Each version gets a risk card verdict: Low concern, Review first, or High concern. Every verdict is explained across eight categories including billing, reliability, removed features, and privacy, so you see the reasoning, not just a label. Compare recent review sentiment against lifetime ratings, with sample size, date range, and storefront shown alongside. A dip in recent sentiment is easy to miss on the App Store itself. Here it is surfaced clearly. Browse the version timeline to see release notes next to real complaint themes, with newly introduced complaints highlighted so regressions do not slip by unnoticed. Need to choose between two or three apps you already watch? Compare them side by side on the same source-backed dimensions. Before You Update is local-first. There are no accounts and no tracking. Export or delete your data at any time. The free tier lets you watch 3 apps and pull one full risk report per month, no strings attached. Plus adds instant alerts, a high-signal weekly digest, and a bigger watchlist. Pro adds full history and cross-region comparison for people managing more critical apps. If you have ever been surprised by a redesign, a new subscription tier, a removed feature, or a privacy change, this is the calm check to run before you tap Update. https://1lthr26m4a1ecq5507svx-web.rork.live/terms https://1lthr26m4a1ecq5507svx-web.rork.live/privacy

Screenshots

Tracker Detect4 screens
Before You Update4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tracker Detect at 16.4 against Before You Update's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tracker Detect sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Before You Update sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tracker Detect versus Before You Update: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracker DetectBefore You Update
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALAATTIN OZKAYA3rd Prints LLC (Company/Organization)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tracker Detect

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
4 purchases

Before You Update

Subscriptions3
  • Plus$4.991 Month
  • Plus (Annual)$29.991 Year
  • Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founder Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Tracker Detect free?
Tracker Detect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Before You Update free?
Before You Update is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tracker Detect or Before You Update have ads?
Neither Tracker Detect nor Before You Update shows ads.

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