Comparison

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector vs Stud Finder App

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

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About

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector

This app helps you enhance your privacy by detecting hidden cameras, Bluetooth trackers, and unknown devices on your Wi-Fi network. It offers tools to scan your surroundings and provides honest insights into its detection capabilities.

Highlights
  • Hidden camera detection
  • Bluetooth tracker detection
  • Wi-Fi device scanner
  • Background monitoring
  • Magnetometer bug detection
  • Room sweep presets
Features
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Checking into a hotel or Airbnb? Sweep the room in about two minutes before you unpack. Faraday turns your iPhone into a privacy scanner: find hidden cameras, spot Bluetooth trackers that may be following you, and see exactly who's connected to your Wi-Fi. We'll tell you the honest truth up front — no phone can catch everything, and we show you what each scan can and can't detect. That's the difference between Faraday and the apps that overpromise. WHAT FARADAY DOES • Hidden Camera Detector — scan your Wi-Fi for connected devices and possible IP cameras, and use your camera to catch tell-tale lens reflections and infrared LEDs. • AirTag & Tracker Detector — sweep for nearby Bluetooth trackers and flag the ones that look like they're traveling with you. • Who's On My Wi-Fi — see every device on the network, with unknown devices called out. Plus a built-in Wi-Fi safety check and speed test. • Continuous Background Monitoring — keep watching your Wi-Fi after you close the app and get an alert when a new device appears. • Bug Detector — use the magnetometer to sense magnetic fields from some hidden electronics. • Room Sweep Presets — one tap runs the whole sequence for where you are: Hotel, Airbnb, Home or Car. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Faraday runs entirely on your device. No account. No sign-in. No third-party tracking. Your scan results never leave your iPhone. FARADAY PRO Upgrade for unlimited scans, background monitoring with new-device alerts, full scan history, and complete room-sweep reports. Available as a weekly, monthly, or annual subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase with no subscription. Each subscription starts with a free trial. HONEST ABOUT LIMITS A phone can't do professional RF detection, and no scan is guaranteed to find every device. Faraday helps you check the most common risks quickly and tells you plainly where its limits are. Travel a little safer. Questions? Contact us at contact@bluemindsoftware.com Privacy Policy: https://bluemindsoftware.com/faraday/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stud Finder App

This tool uses your phone's magnetometer to detect metal objects within walls, such as nails, screws, pipes, and rebar. It offers different modes for finding studs or larger metal objects and can even overlay stud locations on your camera view in augmented reality.

Highlights
  • Magnetometer-based stud and metal detection
  • Multiple scan modes (Stud, Metal, Deep Scan Pro)
  • Augmented reality wall view (Pro)
  • Haptic and sound alerts
  • Live field strength readings
  • Calibration to your environment
  • Save and review past scans
Features
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Find the stud before you drill. Stud Finder turns your iPhone's built-in magnetometer into a magnetic stud finder. It picks up the steel nails and screws that hold drywall to the studs, and warns you about the pipes, rebar and conduit you don't want to hit. Lay your phone flat on the wall, let it calibrate, then slide it slowly. The gauge climbs as you get closer to metal, and the scanner lights up, beeps and buzzes when it finds something. THREE SCAN MODES Stud Mode: Tuned for the small, brief signal of a nail or screw. Follow the line of fasteners to find the stud. Metal Mode: Less sensitive, so only larger metal like pipes, plates and steel studs stands out. A line of nails won't set it off, so you can tell a fastener from a pipe. Deep Scan (Pro): The most sensitive mode, for fasteners set deeper in the wall that Stud Mode can pass right over. WALL VIEW (PRO) Found one stud? Point your camera at the wall and Wall View draws a line on it in AR, then marks where the next studs should be at your stud spacing: 16 or 24 inches, or 40 or 60 cm. Slide your phone onto a predicted line to check it, and tap to confirm. Predicted lines are estimates. Doubled studs around doors, windows and corners can break the pattern, so check each one with the scanner before you drill. FEATURES • Calibrates against your own wall, so readings fit the room • Live field strength in microtesla (µT) or milligauss (mG) • Low, normal and high sensitivity • Haptic and sound alerts: one beep for a possible stud, three for metal • Save scans and look back at them later • Keep the screen awake while you scan • A step-by-step guide that walks you through hanging a shelf, from the first stud to the last screw • Available in 13 languages FREE AND PRO Stud Mode, Metal Mode and calibration are free. The free plan includes 3 scans of up to a minute each. After that, watch a short ad for another scan, as often as you like. You can keep up to 5 saved scans. Stud Finder Pro adds: • Deep Scan • Wall View • Unlimited scans with no time limit and no ads • Unlimited saved scans If your plan starts with a free trial, we'll remind you two days before it ends. HOW IT WORKS, AND WHAT IT CAN'T DO We want you to know exactly what you're getting. Your phone's magnetometer senses magnetic fields, so it detects ferrous metal: steel nails, screws, pipes, rebar and conduit. Wood isn't magnetic, and no phone can detect it directly. Stud Finder finds studs the way a magnetic stud finder does, by finding the metal fasteners holding them in place. That's why the app reports what it finds by signal strength instead of claiming to identify materials. If a reading in Stud Mode is unusually strong, it tells you it's likely metal rather than a stud. Results depend on your device's magnetometer, the wall material and how deep the metal is. Detection is less reliable through thick plaster, tile, concrete or metal lath. Always check before you drill, and never rely on any app alone where there may be electrical wiring or plumbing. SUBSCRIPTIONS Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY Your saved scans are stored on your device. Privacy Policy: https://redizeuz.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://redizeuz.com/terms

Screenshots

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector4 screens
Stud Finder App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Faraday Hidden Camera Detector at none against Stud Finder App's shown. Faraday Hidden Camera Detector also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Faraday Hidden Camera Detector sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Stud Finder App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. 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 — 4.4 for Faraday Hidden Camera Detector against 4.4 for Stud Finder App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Faraday Hidden Camera Detector's written reviews are positive against 80% of Stud Finder App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector ships an update every 2 weeks, Stud Finder App every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Faraday Hidden Camera Detector versus Stud Finder App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaraday Hidden Camera DetectorStud Finder App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlueMind SoftwareEbenezer Oteng

Customer experience

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Stud Finder App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Stud Finder App

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Faraday Hidden Camera Detector free?
Faraday Hidden Camera Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stud Finder App free?
Stud Finder App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faraday Hidden Camera Detector or Stud Finder App?
Stud Finder App is rated higher. Faraday Hidden Camera Detector averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Stud Finder App averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Faraday Hidden Camera Detector or Stud Finder App have ads?
Stud Finder App shows ads; Faraday Hidden Camera Detector does not.
Which is updated more often, Faraday Hidden Camera Detector or Stud Finder App?
Faraday Hidden Camera Detector ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stud Finder App every 2 months. Most recently, Faraday Hidden Camera Detector was updated on November 10, 2026 and Stud Finder App on November 10, 2026.

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