Comparison

Hidden Camera Detector vs Hidden Camera Detector Sweep

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Camera Detector

Features
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Scan the room before you settle in. Hidex is a hidden camera detector and spy camera scanner that helps you check hotels, rentals, and other unfamiliar spaces, using sensors already built into your iPhone. WHY PEOPLE USE A HIDDEN CAMERA DETECTOR Changing rooms, short-term rentals, meeting rooms, guest bedrooms, rental cars. Anywhere you would like a little more reassurance about your privacy, a hidden camera detector gives you a simple way to look around before you relax. FOUR WAYS TO SCAN FOR HIDDEN CAMERAS Camera Lens Finder Sweep the room with your camera. This hidden camera finder highlights the reflective glint that camera lenses tend to give off, so you know where to take a closer look. Infrared (IR) Camera Detector Many night-vision cameras rely on IR LEDs that are hard to notice with the naked eye. The IR camera detector helps you scan a darkened room for these light sources. Wi-Fi Device Scanner See what else is connected to the network you are on. This spy camera scanner lists the devices it finds, so you can spot a camera or recording device that looks out of place. Magnetic Field Detector Use your iPhone's magnetometer to look for the magnetic signature that electronics and some tracking devices can produce. Useful around mirrors, vents, smoke detectors, and power outlets. WHAT'S INSIDE HIDEX Four detection methods in one hidden camera detector app Guided, step-by-step scans with no technical background needed Clear on-screen readings you can interpret at a glance A checklist of the spots where a hidden camera is commonly placed A simple, distraction-free interface Scan results stay on your device GOOD TO KNOW Hidex is designed to assist your own inspection, not to replace professional security equipment. No hidden camera detector app can find every hidden camera, and results vary with lighting, materials, distance, and the type of device involved. Treat Hidex as a helpful first step. If you believe you have found real surveillance equipment, contact local authorities. Take a minute to check your surroundings with a hidden camera detector and spy camera scanner you can carry anywhere. Download Hidex and scan with a little more confidence. Privacy Policy: https://hidex-e8552.web.app/#/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://hidex-e8552.web.app/#/terms

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Hidden Camera Detector Sweep

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Your phone already carries the sensors a hidden camera detector uses: a radio, a magnetometer and a camera. This app turns them into a five-minute sweep of any room β€” and tells you plainly what each check can and cannot find. It cannot prove a room is clean, and it does not claim to: a phone can only report what these five methods returned, and a camera that is offline, on another network, or well enough concealed will not appear in any of them. FIVE CHECKS, EACH FINDING SOMETHING THE OTHERS CAN'T Network scan β€” lists every device sharing the Wi-Fi you are on, and flags the ones answering on ports cameras use. Each device is shown with the reason it stood out, so you judge it rather than trusting a verdict. Lens reflection β€” a lens sends light back along the path it arrived on. Under the torch it answers as a small, steady bright point that stays put while everything else shifts as you move. Infrared viewer β€” night-vision cameras light a dark room with infrared your eyes can't see. The front camera can often see it as a pale violet dot. Bluetooth scan β€” some cameras and trackers announce themselves over Bluetooth. Signal strength rises as you get closer. Magnetic field β€” the magnetometer reacts to metal in a housing at very close range. WHERE TO ACTUALLY LOOK A room checklist walks you through the six places cameras genuinely turn up β€” smoke alarms, sockets and chargers, air vents, anything with a clock face, dΓ©cor above eye level, and mirrors facing the bed or shower β€” with what gives each one away. WHAT THIS APP WILL NOT DO It will not tell you a room is clean. Every check here has limits and every screen says what its own are. The network scan cannot see a camera on another network, on mobile data, or recording to a card with no network at all. Bluetooth only finds devices actively broadcasting. The magnetometer reacts to any metal, so a screw reads the same as a camera. A sweep that finds nothing means these methods found nothing β€” no more than that. Apps in this category that show you a green tick and call it safety are selling a feeling. This one is built to be useful instead. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Everything runs on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and the infrared and lens checks only draw a preview on screen β€” no photo or video is recorded or saved. FREE AND PREMIUM Every check is free three times a day. Premium removes the daily limit, keeps your scan history so you can re-check a room later, and shows full device detail. You can also watch a short ad for one extra sweep instead. Terms of Use: https://mrtctns.github.io/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mrtctns.github.io/privacy/

Screenshots

Hidden Camera Detector4 screens
Hidden Camera Detector Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hidden Camera Detector at none against Hidden Camera Detector Sweep's shown. Hidden Camera Detector also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hidden Camera Detector sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Hidden Camera Detector Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Hidden Camera Detector versus Hidden Camera Detector Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Camera DetectorHidden Camera Detector Sweep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size129 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerismail karacayirMert Cetin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidden Camera Detector

Subscriptions3
  • Hidex Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Hidex Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Hidex Pro - Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Hidden Camera Detector Sweep

Subscriptions3
  • Detector Premium$4.997 Days
  • Detector Premium$9.991 Month
  • Detector Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hidden Camera Detector free?
Hidden Camera Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Camera Detector Sweep free?
Hidden Camera Detector Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hidden Camera Detector or Hidden Camera Detector Sweep have ads?
Hidden Camera Detector Sweep shows ads; Hidden Camera Detector does not.

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