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.

Head to head
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 utility app uses your phone's magnetometer to detect metal objects like nails, screws, pipes, and rebar hidden within walls. It offers two scanning modes and provides real-time feedback to help you avoid drilling into unwanted materials.

Highlights
  • Magnetometer-based metal detection
  • Two distinct scan modes (Stud & Metal)
  • One-tap calibration
  • Live signal gauge with haptic feedback
  • Save and revisit scans
  • Light and dark themes
  • Deep Scan Pro feature
Features
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Before you drill, know what's behind the wall. Stud Finder uses your phone's built-in magnetometer to detect metal hidden in your walls — the nails and screws that mark a stud's edge, and the pipes, rebar and conduit you want to avoid hitting. Calibrate against a clean section of wall, then sweep slowly. The live gauge rises as you approach a target and calls a hit when the signal is strong enough. TWO SCAN MODES Stud Mode — Tuned for the faint, brief signals produced by the nails and screws fastening a stud to the wall. Trace the fastener line to locate the stud edge. Metal Mode — Tuned for the strong, sustained fields of pipes, rebar, conduit and steel studs. The threshold sits high enough that a nail line won't trigger it, so you can tell a fastener from a pipe. Both modes are free. No paywall on the core detector. FEATURES • One-tap calibration against your actual wall, so readings adapt to the room • Live signal gauge with real-time strength readout in microtesla • Haptic feedback the moment a hit is detected • Save scans with a label like "Living room wall" and revisit them anytime • Keep-screen-awake option so the display won't sleep mid-sweep • Optional reminder if you haven't scanned in a while • Light and dark themes STUD FINDER PRO • Deep Scan — boosted sensitivity that surfaces faint fastener lines a standard scan can miss • Unlimited saved scans (the free version keeps your 5 most recent) HOW IT WORKS — AND WHAT IT CAN'T DO We think you should know exactly what you're buying. Your phone's magnetometer senses magnetic fields. That means it detects ferrous metal — steel nails, screws, pipes, rebar and conduit. Wood is not magnetic, so no phone can detect wood directly. Stud Finder locates studs the same way a magnetic stud finder does: by finding the metal fasteners holding them in place. This is why we describe what we find by signal strength rather than claiming to identify materials. If a reading in Stud Mode is unusually strong, the app tells you it's likely metal rather than a stud. Results depend on your device's magnetometer, wall material and depth. Detection is less reliable through thick plaster, tile, concrete or metal lath. Always verify before drilling, and never rely on any app alone when electrical wiring or plumbing may be present. PRIVACY Stud Finder is designed with your privacy in mind and does not share personal data unnecessarily. Your scans are stored on your device. Privacy Policy: https://redizeuz.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://redizeuz.com/terms

Screenshots

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector4 screens
Stud Finder App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Faraday Hidden Camera Detector at 5.0 against Stud Finder App's 4.5. Faraday Hidden Camera Detector also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Stud Finder App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Faraday Hidden Camera Detector versus Stud Finder App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaraday Hidden Camera DetectorStud Finder App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlueMind SoftwareEbenezer Oteng

Customer experience

Faraday Hidden Camera Detector

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stud Finder App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

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?
Faraday Hidden Camera Detector is rated higher. Faraday Hidden Camera Detector averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Stud Finder App averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Faraday Hidden Camera Detector or Stud Finder App have ads?
Stud Finder App shows ads; Faraday Hidden Camera Detector does not.

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