Glint vs SpyGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Glint
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Is someone watching? A hidden camera in a rental or a hotel room is small, cheap, and easy to miss. Glint gives you four ways to look โ and tells you plainly what each one can and can't see. FREE, AND COMPLETE The network scan is free forever, and the results are never blurred or held back. Glint lists every device sharing your Wi-Fi and says in plain words what each one probably is: a router, a printer, an Apple TV โ or something that matches a known camera manufacturer. Most apps in this category show you a scary number and charge you to see what's behind it. We don't. The live magnetic sweep is free too. WHAT GLINT PRO ADDS โข Infrared detector โ spots the IR LEDs a night-vision camera gives off in a dark room โข Lens glint finder โ catches the reflection a lens throws back at your torch โข Guided room sweep โ ten places, in the order cameras are actually found: smoke detectors, alarm clocks, USB chargers, air vents, the two-way mirror test โข Saved reports โ a record of every room you've checked NO LOCATION. NO SERVER. Glint never asks for your location โ it doesn't need it. Everything runs on your iPhone: the camera feed is analysed frame by frame in memory and never recorded, the network scan never leaves your local network, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. There is no server to leak. HONEST ABOUT LIMITS No app can prove a room is clean, and any app that says otherwise is selling you something. A network scan can't see a camera recording to an SD card. Infrared works in the dark, not in daylight. Glint tells you this at the end of every sweep, because a false sense of safety is worse than none. Glint Pro is a one-time purchase โ pay once and keep every tool, on every device you sign in with. There is no subscription and nothing to cancel. Terms of Use: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/glint/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://identifier-proxy.vercel.app/glint/privacy/ Terms also include Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SpyGuard
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Hidden camera detector for hotels, Airbnbs and rentals. Somebody hid a camera in the room you paid for. It happens โ and you can check for it in two minutes, with the sensors already in your phone. SpyGuard is a hidden camera detector and spy cam finder that gives you four independent ways to sweep a space: lens detection, infrared, Wi-Fi and magnetic. No app can prove a room is clean, and SpyGuard doesn't claim to. No account. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. FOUR TOOLS โข Camera Finder โ the flash blinks while the camera watches. A lens sends light straight back where it came from, so a real lens lights up with every flash and vanishes in between. A screen, a lamp or a window reflection doesn't. That difference is what SpyGuard measures โ and it's why this finds lenses that a steady flashlight misses. โข Infrared Finder โ night-vision cameras light a room with infrared you can't see, but your front camera can. Turn the lights off and sweep the room. โข Network Scanner โ lists every device on the Wi-Fi you're connected to, asks each one whether it speaks ONVIF (the protocol security cameras use), and flags what identifies itself as a camera. A device answering that query isn't a guess โ it's the device's own statement. โข Magnetic Sensor โ measures your phone's magnetometer against a baseline taken in that room, so it reacts to what's behind the wall instead of to the Earth's own field. WHAT IT CANNOT DO No app can prove a room is clean, and SpyGuard doesn't claim to. It makes your search far better than looking with your eyes alone โ and it tells you where each method stops: โข Lens detection needs a dark room and a direct line of sight. Glass, screw heads and shiny plastic reflect too, which is why a hit reads "possible", not "found". โข Infrared detection finds 850 nm emitters. The 940 nm "no-glow" kind is invisible to most phone cameras. โข Network scanning only sees the network you're on. Guest networks often isolate devices from each other, and a hidden camera may run its own Wi-Fi. โข Magnetic readings react to ordinary electronics too. Use them together, and finish with your own eyes. YOUR PRIVACY โข No account. No email, no name, no password. โข Camera frames are analysed on your device and discarded. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded. โข Scan reports, IP and MAC addresses and magnetic readings stay on your phone. โข SpyGuard never asks for location, contacts, photos or the microphone. A MANUAL GUIDE, TOO Smoke detectors, alarm clocks, wall outlets, mirrors, vents, air purifiers โ where cameras actually get hidden, what to look for, and the two-way mirror fingernail test. Plus what to do if you find one: don't unplug it, cover the lens, photograph it in place, contact the platform and the police. FREE AND PAID The Network Scanner, Infrared Finder, Magnetic Sensor and Quick Scan are free, with no daily limit. Camera Finder โ the flash-modulated lens detection โ is the paid feature, unlocked with a weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. WHERE TO CHECK Hotel rooms and hostels. Airbnb and short-term rentals. Changing rooms and fitting rooms. Locker rooms and public bathrooms. Meeting rooms and offices. Rental cars. Anywhere you undress, sleep or speak freely โ a two-minute sweep costs you nothing. Cameras get hidden in smoke detectors, alarm clocks, USB chargers, power outlets, air purifiers, TV boxes, picture frames, mirrors and air vents. SpyGuard tells you where to look and what a real lens looks like when the flash hits it. Available in 14 languages. Privacy Policy: https://hdklabs.app/spyguard/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://hdklabs.app/spyguard/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SpyGuard at 15.0 against Glint's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Glint sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and SpyGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glint ships an update every 3 weeks, SpyGuard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glint | SpyGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alec Bogdan | Harun Demirkaya |
In-app purchases
Glint
- Glint Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
- Glint Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
SpyGuard
- Camera Finder Weekly$4.997 Days
- Camera Finder Lifetime$19.99
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