Security camera apps: Privacy Labels Compared
Security camera apps stream video from inside and around your home. Cloud recording, sharing with household members and law-enforcement request policies all matter. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 53%
- Linked, no tracking
- 9%
- Collect nothing
- 21%
- No label details
- 8
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| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hidden Camera Detector | Gibco LTD | Tracks you | Other Data | 1 |
| AI Detector | Joshua Curry | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Alaga Cam | GLAMORA CREATIONS INC | Linked | None | 7 |
| Aosu | Aosu Life Inc. | Linked | None | 4 |
| Blink Home Monitor | Immedia Semiconductor, Inc | Linked | None | 5 |
| Bug Cam Detector | Jayleen Logan | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Cam Detector App:Home Security | AppNexus Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Cam&Cam | Have a nice day e.U. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| CamViewer | Michel Franciscus Maria Helsdingen | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Defender Empower | Empowerment Technologies Inc | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Defender Guard | Empowerment Technologies Inc | Tracks you | Location | 6 |
| Easy Security Camera | Andrew Greenshaw | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| ehome link | Shenzhen Kanhujia Technology Co., Ltd. | Linked | None | 5 |
| ERA IP116 Plus Camera | ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Find Cameras:Privacy Protector | 琳 邓 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Find Hidden Cameras & Spyware | Mats Vink | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Gazing | WEBFRONT INNOVATIONS LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| GENBOLT CAM | GENBOLT INC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| GoodCam | Hunan Anpan Zhike Security Technology Co., Ltd | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| GrusHome | Najing Hemeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Tracks you | Location | 9 |
| Hidden Camera Detector | Logan Security Consulting, LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Hidden Camera Detector - Spy | Cosima Schmud | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Hidden Camera Detector FindSpy | KAIN SUITE PTE. LTD. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 6 |
| Hidden Camera Detector Spy | Emin Burak YILDIRIM | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 2 |
| Hidden Camera Finder | NATHAN BRAYT | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Hidden Camera Spy Detector Hid | Gowalk Inc. | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| HiseePro | 传根 张 | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Home Security | CodePioneer Technologies Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Home Security Camera - Camvora | kota tada | Tracks you | Usage Data | 7 |
| Home Security Camera App | MDA POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Home Security Camera by Core Security Limited | Core Security Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Home Security Camera by Orin Light Limited | Orin Light Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 3 |
| Home Security Camera Camerito | TappyTaps s.r.o. | Tracks you | Usage Data | 5 |
| Home Security Camera Finder | Binary Bridge HK Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Home Security Camera Scanner | Witty Widgets Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Home Security Camera: Scanner | FIRESTAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 5 |
| HomeGuard | 京泽 周 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| HomeSafe View | Swann Communications Pty Ltd | Not linked | None | 4 |
| iCam | SKJM, LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Insite Gold | Paradox Security Systems Ltd. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| IP Camera Viewer | Nogosoft LLC | Not linked | None | 3 |
| IP116 Camera | Chuango Security Technology Corporation | Not disclosed | — | — |
| IP116 Plus Camera | Chuango Security Technology Corporation | Not disclosed | — | — |
| ix cam | GUANGZHOU QIANGUI IOT TECHNOLOGY CO,.LTD | Tracks you | Identifiers | 5 |
| Kemo | NumLake Tech Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Mobile Security Camera | Drive Headquarters, Inc. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| MyLiveCam | 海丰 孙 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Nora Security Camera | OREON Company Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag | Linked | None | 6 |
| P70 Camera | Chuango Security Technology Corporation | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PerchCam | 原野 葛 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Q-See QT View | Q-SEE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Reolink | Reolink Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Security Camera - Surveillance Video | thomas Custodio | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Security Camera App CamScan | UnionByte Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Security Camera for Home | Xi'an Yuhao Lexing Network Technology Co., Ltd | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Security Camera Home App | Driving Theory Test LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers | 5 |
| Security Camera Home Scanner | InfoStream Networks Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Security Camera pro | 卉 周 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Security Cloud Camera | Pawel Mitek | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Security Home | GearX Apps | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Seeing | LONSEN ELECTRONICS LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| SentryBlack | Matthew Wong | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| Smart Security Camera App | On Hand Apps - FZCO | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Smart Security Camera Viewer | Milos Ristic | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Smartfrog Home Security Camera | smartfrog Limited | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Spy Camera Scanner and Finder | Miriam Sandmeier | Not linked | None | 2 |
| SpyRadar | 小荣 李 | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| supra IP Security Cam | SUPRA FOTO-ELEKTRONIK-VERTRIEBS-GmbH | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Suspicious Device Cam Detector | Max Bishop | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| TP-Link VIGI | TP-Link Systems Inc. | Not linked | None | 6 |
| VicoHome | PHOTON SAIL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. | Tracks you | Usage Data | 6 |
| Visorix | 东 张 | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Vivitar Smart Security 2 | Sakar international inc., | Linked | None | 6 |
| Zencam Security | Amcrest Technologies LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
Most common data types
- Identifiers61%
- Usage Data44%
- Diagnostics41%
- User Content23%
- Contact Info23%
- Location18%
- Purchases11%
- Financial Info6%
How to read this list
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Turn on two-factor authentication for the camera account and review who has shared access.
Exposure follows the label's own structure: an app that declares any tracking is shown as “Tracks you”, even if it collects little else. Open any app for every data type explained and the iPhone settings that limit it.