HideCam vs NoxCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HideCam
This utility allows discreet recording of photos, videos, and audio with a black screen, offering a secure, encrypted vault for your captured media. It includes features like alternative covers, vibration feedback, and a duress passcode for enhanced privacy.
- Blackout screen recording
- Encrypted media vault
- Volume button controls
- Vibration feedback
- Duress passcode
- Calculator disguise
- Panic wipe
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Some conversations you need a record of. HideCam records photo, video and audio while its own screen stays black — no preview, no controls, nothing on display that announces what the phone is doing. Everything you capture is encrypted on your iPhone and stored inside the app, not in your photo library. RECORD DISCREETLY • Blackout screen — no interface at all while recording • Alternative covers: a dim clock, a charging screen, a notepad • Start and stop with the volume buttons, without touching the display • Feedback by vibration, so you know it is running without looking • Photo, video or audio-only; front or rear camera; portrait or landscape AN ENCRYPTED VAULT, NOT YOUR CAMERA ROLL • AES-GCM encryption with a key held in your device's keychain • Protected by a passcode and Face ID • Import existing photos and videos, and remove the originals from Photos in one step • Search, day-by-day grouping, favourites and notes • Excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups BUILT FOR YOUR OWN SITUATIONS • A duress passcode that opens a decoy album instead of your real vault • A break-in log that photographs whoever enters the wrong passcode • A calculator disguise — the app opens as a working calculator • Panic wipe destroys the encryption key, not just the files PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION • No account. No sign-in. No servers. • No analytics, no advertising, no tracking • Nothing you record ever leaves your iPhone — we cannot see it, and nor can anyone else BEFORE YOU START Recording laws vary. Many places require the consent of everyone recorded, especially for audio. HideCam is made for documenting situations you are part of, not for monitoring other people, and it says so before you can use it. HideCam also cannot hide the recording indicator iOS itself displays — no app can. It blacks out its own interface, and is honest about the difference. SUBSCRIPTION Recording and the vault require a plan. Everything else is free to explore. Terms: https://mohshifax90.github.io/hidecam-legal/terms.html Privacy: https://mohshifax90.github.io/hidecam-legal/privacy.html
NoxCam
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NoxCam is a camera for the dark. The screen stays dim and doesn't glare at night, under the stars or on an evening walk. And you shoot with gestures instead of looking for a button. MODES • Standard — live preview with all the controls • Clean — just the viewfinder, everything by gestures • Night — a red-tinted picture on a dimmed screen that doesn't blind you in the dark • Compact — a small viewfinder you drag with a finger, the rest of the screen is dark NO NEED TO FIND THE BUTTON • Double tap anywhere — a photo, or start and stop a video • Hold until it buzzes, then release — start recording • Volume buttons — the same as a double tap • Swipe left or right — switch the mode • Swipe up — controls, swipe down — recording status • Tap — focus, pinch — zoom EVERYTHING STAYS WITH YOU Shots go straight to the Photos app. No account, no cloud: NoxCam doesn't upload your photos or videos. SHOOT RESPONSIBLY While NoxCam uses the camera, the iOS camera indicator is on and the app shows the recording status with a timer. Recording people without their consent is illegal in many countries. You are responsible for following the law where you are. NOXCAM PRO Free videos are up to 1 minute long. PRO removes the time limit and unlocks every mode. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZsKtrJA-ya3lrM25YpmUtkJng8QRFZM1/view?usp=share_link Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iekqXk9oiiJ5LMJnrfU3y4yPh69dc_OV/view?usp=share_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HideCam at 17.0 against NoxCam's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. HideCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and NoxCam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HideCam | NoxCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed shifaz | Mikhail Altunin |
In-app purchases
HideCam
- HideCam Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
- HideCam Plus Monthly$7.991 Month
- HideCam Plus Lifetime$39.99
NoxCam
- NoxCam PRO Weekly$2.997 Days
- NoxCam PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
- NoxCam PRO Yearly1 Year trial$14.991 Year
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- NoxCam PRO Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year









