Comparison

Hidden Camera Detector Sweep vs Hidden Camera Bug Detector

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

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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/

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Hidden Camera Bug Detector

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Vigil turns your phone into a five-channel sweep for hidden cameras, microphones and trackers. It is the check worth doing before you unpack in a hotel room, a holiday rental, a changing room or an office. FIVE WAYS TO FIND A CAMERA Infrared: night-vision cameras flood a dark room with light your eyes cannot see. The front camera can see it, and Vigil under-exposes the sensor until only the emitters are left. Lens glint: glass reflects light straight back at its source. Sweep with the torch and a lens answers with a small, hard, motionless spark. Magnetic: every camera worth hiding holds a magnet and a switching supply, both of which bend the local field. This is the only channel that finds a camera that is switched off. Wi-Fi: lists every device on the network you are on and flags the ones answering on the ports IP cameras stream over. Bluetooth: finds battery cameras, voice recorders and trackers that advertise themselves, and tells you when one is getting closer. WHERE TO LOOK Smoke detectors, air vents, alarm clocks, chargers, mirrors, TV bezels, power strips, air fresheners and decorative holes. Each mode explains what it is measuring and how to sweep properly. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Every scan runs on your device. No video is recorded, no network data leaves the phone, no account is needed and nothing is uploaded β€” a privacy tool that phoned home would be a contradiction. Vigil raises suspicion, it does not prove anything. If you find something you cannot explain, stop, leave it in place and call the front desk or the police. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hidden Camera Detector Sweep4 screens
Hidden Camera Bug Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hidden Camera Bug Detector at none against Hidden Camera Detector Sweep's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Hidden Camera Bug Detector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
Hidden Camera Detector Sweep versus Hidden Camera Bug Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Camera Detector SweepHidden Camera Bug Detector
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMert CetinHALIME USLU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidden Camera Detector Sweep

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

Hidden Camera Bug Detector

Subscriptions2
  • Vigil Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Vigil Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

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

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