Counterlens vs EMF Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Counterlens
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Know when you're on camera. Camera glasses look like glasses. Pocket cams clip to shirts. AI pendants record all day. Counterlens listens to the Bluetooth signals capture hardware can't help broadcasting โ and maps it around you. A RADAR, NOT A RUMOR MILL Every detection is graded โ confirmed, probable, or possible โ and opens to the raw evidence that produced it: advertised name, manufacturer ID, services, and the exact rule that matched. Audit the radar like an engineer. SIX CLASSES OF CAPTURE HARDWARE Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses. Snap Spectacles. Rokid, RayNeo, Xiaomi, Brilliant Labs, even no-name imports. GoPro, DJI Osmo, and Insta360 pocket cams. Plaud and Limitless AI recorder pendants. Plus audio-only and display-only glasses, labeled honestly as lesser risks. A QUEST IS NOT GLASSES Other scanners flag sleeping VR headsets as "smart glasses nearby." Counterlens identifies Quest-family hardware and files it as informational โ never an alarm. ACTIVE-CAPTURE FLAG GoPro-class cameras broadcast state bits. When the encoder-busy flag is set, Counterlens shows "active capture likely" โ a live readout no other scanner ships. LOCATE โ HOT / COLD Geiger-style haptic ticks speed up as you close in and walk you to the broadcasting camera. 60-SECOND ROOM SWEEP Checking into a rental? Run the guided sweep: walk the corners while Counterlens listens at full sensitivity, then get a clean report card โ every device heard, how close, how sure โ plus an honest list of what a passive sweep can't rule out. Share it or keep it. Start a sweep straight from the Action Button. SENTRY MODE Prop a phone or iPad by the door of a studio, clinic, or gym: big glanceable status, event log, optional chime. Entrances are where camera glasses broadcast most. HONEST BY DESIGN No scanner can hear a radio that isn't talking. Glasses broadcast at power-on, pairing, and case-open โ and can go quiet while worn and connected. Counterlens tells you exactly when detection works instead of selling false comfort, and every alert is advisory, not an accusation. PRIVATE TO THE BONE No account. No analytics. No ads. No location. Zero network calls โ there is no server. Your encounter history lives on your iPhone alone, and the full detection database is plain JSON you can inspect in Settings.
EMF Detector
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Four new tools join the meter in 1.1: Radar, Metal Finder, Presence Meter and SLS-Style Camera. Every number on screen comes from your iPhone's own sensors. The magnetometer reading is real. What it means is up to you. THE METER: EMF Detector reads your iPhone's magnetometer and shows the live magnetic field in ยตT or mG. Each start calibrates a baseline for the room and tells you how steady it was. Readings are classed Calm, Weak, Potential, High or Extreme. - Meter | Graph switch; live 30-second graph with X, Y and Z toggles - Sensitivity presets, haptic and beep feedback - Record Mode: a clean full-screen view for filming - Siri and Spotlight shortcut into the meter THE TOOLS TAB (all four free to open): - Radar: a live compass radar driven by the magnetometer. When the field reaches Potential or above, a blip appears in the direction your iPhone faces. - Metal Finder: shows how far the field moves from its baseline, with a threshold, beep and vibration. It responds to magnets and magnetic metals such as iron and steel, not to gold or aluminium. - Presence Meter: shows how much your iPhone itself moves, from its accelerometer. Set it down and it reacts to bumps and vibration. - SLS-Style Camera: a live rear-camera view. Apple's Vision framework looks for human body shapes on your iPhone and draws a stick figure only where it finds one. People, mannequins, photos and TVs can show figures; an empty room shows none. Your live EMF reading stays on screen. RECORDING: Tap Record and walk the space; each spike is marked as it happens. Tap Stop for the timeline, spikes, baseline and peaks. Compare any two sessions side by side. FREE AND PRO: Free: the meter, graph, Record Mode, recording (3 most recent sessions kept), session detail, compare and all four tools. Pro adds: no ads; unlimited history; CSV export; radar skins (colour themes: Thermal, Night Vision, Vintage); Presence Meter recording, sensitivity and sound alert; SLS-Style Camera extras: Depth (LiDAR) on iPhones with LiDAR, a night-vision-style filter and photo capture. Without Pro, a rewarded ad unlocks one session's export while its screen stays open, or a time-limited trial of the Pro tool extras. The trial does not remove ads or unlock history or export. SUBSCRIPTIONS: EMF Detector Pro: Weekly $2.99 (3-day free trial), Monthly $4.99 (3-day free trial), or Lifetime $24.99, a one-time purchase. Prices are in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price. Free trials are for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. To cancel: Settings > your name > Subscriptions > EMF Detector Pro > Cancel Subscription. To avoid renewal after a free trial, cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. ADS: Free users see Google AdMob ads: a native card labelled "Ad" on the meter and tool screens, and occasional full-screen ads after you stop a recording, when you leave a tool, and when you go back from a saved session, a comparison or the instructions. No ads appear on their own in Record Mode or while recording. ENTERTAINMENT NOTICE: The magnetometer reading is real. What it means is up to you. Magnetic fields change near wiring, appliances, magnets, metal and other phones, and this app cannot tell those apart from anything else. It is made for paranormal-style entertainment and does not claim that a change in the field means a ghost is present. PRIVACY: No account. The camera works only in the SLS-Style Camera tool; images are processed on your iPhone and nothing is stored or sent unless you share or save a photo. Sharing usage data (Google Analytics for Firebase) is your choice, changeable in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ashaquavision.com/privacy-policy/emf-detector-ios/ iPhone only. Requires a device with a magnetometer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counterlens at none against EMF Detector's 1. Counterlens also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. EMF Detector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counterlens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Counterlens ships an update daily, EMF Detector every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Counterlens | EMF Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jules Ngambo | Ashir Mehmood |
In-app purchases
Counterlens
No in-app purchases
EMF Detector
- EMF Detector Pro$4.99
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