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24 alternatives to Privacy Indicator

iOS 14 Style camera & mic usage indicator

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

1
Antistalker▲90
Alerts you when the mic or cam of your phone is in use
2021 · its alternatives →
2AP
Automatic private time tracking for OS X▲429
2016 · qotoqot.com · its alternatives →
3
Access Dots▲8
App monitors smartphone sensors and shows an glowing dot
2020 · its alternatives →
4
Recording Indicator Utility▲8
Hide the mic recording indicator per app or system-wide.
2022 · its alternatives →
5
Antistalker by Malloc▲52
Control who is recording or sending data from your phone
2021 · its alternatives →
6
Oversight▲141
Get notified when an app accesses your Mac's camera or mic
2019 · its alternatives →
7
ActivityWatch▲130
Track how you spend your time. Privacy-focused & open source
2019 · its alternatives →
8PF
Privacy-first home security on mobile with smart alerts▲51
2021 · ai-cam.app · its alternatives →
9
AppTelemetry▲114
Privacy-first lightweight analytics for apps
2021 · its alternatives →
10
Spytrap — Is an app watching you?▲3
Catch apps secretly using your camera or microphone
Aug 2026 · spydar.pro · its alternatives →
11
IS|CC▲125
Thinnest, most ergonomic & seamless webcam privacy cover
2017 · its alternatives →
12
Smart Battery Monitoring▲60
Interactive battery monitoring for iOS
2021 · its alternatives →
13
Warden▲5
Privacy monitoring for Android.
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Checks by Google▲78
Compliance intelligence for app developers
2022 · its alternatives →
15
Nice Sex Tracker▲90
Privacy centric sex and intimacy tracking app for iOS
2019 · its alternatives →
16
Safety Photo+Video▲73
An app to help keep your photos and videos safe and secure
2021 · its alternatives →
17
YellowDot▲80
Hide the microphone orange dot in macOS Monterey
2021 · its alternatives →
18
Soul▲72
An app to enable people to chat via anonymized videos
2019 · its alternatives →
19
Where/When▲67
The personal and private tracking app
2021 · its alternatives →
20RT
Real-time privacy protection for smart glasses▲42
I built a live video privacy filter that helps smart glasses app developers handle privacy automatically. How it works: You can replace a raw camera feed with the filtered stream in your app. The filter processes a live video stream, applies privacy protections, and outputs a privacy-compliant stream in real time. You can use this processed stream for AI apps, social apps, or anything else. Features: Currently, the filter blurs all faces except those who have given consent. Consent can be granted verbally by saying something like "I consent to be captured" to the camera. I'll be adding more…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
21GP
Generating privacy policies for iOS apps from their code▲22
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
22PM
Privacy Manifest CLI tool for iOS apps▲13
I have created a simple CLI tool to help me go through the codebase of my iOS apps and detect those 'required reason' APIs and SDKs that Apple now requires developers to disclose on a separate manifest file. I have also added the option to generate a simple Privacy Manifest file based on the findings and on the responses that the developer will give. Even though it's a bit too niche for HN, there maybe iOS devs here that might find this tool useful!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
DÆR-08▲4
A truly private period and mood tracker.
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24AA
An anonymous app to vent, chat, and see others do the same in real-time▲13
2021 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →

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