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24 alternatives to Access Dots

App monitors smartphone sensors and shows an glowing dot

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Access Dots launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Privacy Indicator▲61

   iOS 14 Style camera & mic usage indicator

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   YellowDot▲80

   Hide the microphone orange dot in macOS Monterey

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Antistalker▲90

   Alerts you when the mic or cam of your phone is in use

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dot by New Computer▲253

   A living AI journal that talks back

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Aurascope▲195

   Scan the world, collect aura points, compete with friends

   2025 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Left▲337

   Visualizing time in interactive dots - one dot, one moment

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Colordot for iOS▲168

   A color picker for humans.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Trace▲254

   A time tracker that visualizes your app activity

   2024 · trytrace.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PixelsMeasure 3.0▲78

   Measure anything on your macOS, iOS and iPadOS

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    XSight▲171

    Find friends and places in AR using your phone camera

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dot 2 Dot▲105

    Connect the dots and become an artist

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dot Go▲62

    Connect with things around you

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dot Collector app for Zoom▲73

    Share perspectives through real-time feedback and polling!

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Google Lookout▲125

    An app that identifies objects for the visually impaired

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    rfparty▲59

    A new way to see BLE, a tricorder for your wireless world

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    One Dot▲151

    Visualize your life in dots with a daily-updating wallpaper

    Jan 2026 · onedot.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dot Watch▲148

    World’s first braille smartwatch

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Photo Finish▲111

    Accurate timing system for your phones with camera detection

    2024 · photofinish-app.com · its alternatives →

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    Thanks to BeAware, Deaf iPhone users have a free alerting device (OSS)▲124

    2022 · deafassistant.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SkinVision▲103

    App to detect skin cancer - with 70%+ accuracy

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    QuickLens▲81

    Inspect the UI of apps, illustrations & websites like a PRO!

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Antistalker by Malloc▲52

    Control who is recording or sending data from your phone

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dotspot▲79

    Evolving the way the world discovers places.

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24MA
    MobSquid, an SDK that makes it easier to interpret phone sensors▲28

    2011 · mobsquid.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →