CrookCatcher ā¢ Anti-Theft
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3.8star
70.2K reviews
5M+
Downloads
Rated for 3+
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About this app
š CrookCatcher: Your Personal Phone Security Guard
Worried about phone theft or snooping? Me too, that's why I built this app. CrookCatcher protects your phone by capturing photos whenever someone enters the wrong password, PIN, or pattern. Then, it emails you with intruder photos, GPS location, and estimated address. But CrookCatcher can do lots more!
š Trusted by Millions
- 8+ million downloads
- 500M+ intruder photos captured in 190+ countries since 2014
š„³ Free Features everyone needs
ā Capture intruder photos
ā Detect GPS location
ā Send alert emails
š Upgrade to PRO for Advanced Security
š Record Intruders in Detail
- Capture VIDEOS with sound for clear evidence of intruders.
- Use the back-facing camera for environment details.
- Auto-upload photos/videos to Google Drive for access on any device.
š Outsmart Thieves
- Display a fake home screen to trick intruders.
- Show a custom lock screen message warning thieves.
šØ Advanced App Security
- Hide the app with a disguised icon and name.
- Customize alert email subjects and hide notifications.
- Lock access to CrookCatcher with a pattern code.
š Catch Even After Unlock
Break-in detection captures a photo if the intruder successfully guesses your password after failed attempts.
šµ Protection Against Shutdown Attempts
CrookCatcher can block the power menu, quick settings, and notification shade to capture evidence when thieves try to turn off your phone or enable airplane mode. CrookCatcher uses the accessibility permission to detect these elements on the lock screen. (Experimental feature, may not work on all devices.)
š Battery-Friendly
Inactive unless someone enters the wrong PIN, ensuring minimal battery usage.
ā Important Notes
- Unlock your phone once after rebooting to re-enable CrookCatcher.
- Not compatible with pop-up cameras or fingerprint errors.
- On Android 13+, a system notification appears when the camera is in use.
- Uses Device Administrator permission to monitor unlock attempts securely.
š Help & Privacy
Visit www.crookcatcher.app for help and FAQs. Privacy matters ā learn more at www.crookcatcher.app/privacy.
š Donāt Wait Until Itās Too Late!
Download CrookCatcher today and outsmart thieves!
Worried about phone theft or snooping? Me too, that's why I built this app. CrookCatcher protects your phone by capturing photos whenever someone enters the wrong password, PIN, or pattern. Then, it emails you with intruder photos, GPS location, and estimated address. But CrookCatcher can do lots more!
š Trusted by Millions
- 8+ million downloads
- 500M+ intruder photos captured in 190+ countries since 2014
š„³ Free Features everyone needs
ā Capture intruder photos
ā Detect GPS location
ā Send alert emails
š Upgrade to PRO for Advanced Security
š Record Intruders in Detail
- Capture VIDEOS with sound for clear evidence of intruders.
- Use the back-facing camera for environment details.
- Auto-upload photos/videos to Google Drive for access on any device.
š Outsmart Thieves
- Display a fake home screen to trick intruders.
- Show a custom lock screen message warning thieves.
šØ Advanced App Security
- Hide the app with a disguised icon and name.
- Customize alert email subjects and hide notifications.
- Lock access to CrookCatcher with a pattern code.
š Catch Even After Unlock
Break-in detection captures a photo if the intruder successfully guesses your password after failed attempts.
šµ Protection Against Shutdown Attempts
CrookCatcher can block the power menu, quick settings, and notification shade to capture evidence when thieves try to turn off your phone or enable airplane mode. CrookCatcher uses the accessibility permission to detect these elements on the lock screen. (Experimental feature, may not work on all devices.)
š Battery-Friendly
Inactive unless someone enters the wrong PIN, ensuring minimal battery usage.
ā Important Notes
- Unlock your phone once after rebooting to re-enable CrookCatcher.
- Not compatible with pop-up cameras or fingerprint errors.
- On Android 13+, a system notification appears when the camera is in use.
- Uses Device Administrator permission to monitor unlock attempts securely.
š Help & Privacy
Visit www.crookcatcher.app for help and FAQs. Privacy matters ā learn more at www.crookcatcher.app/privacy.
š Donāt Wait Until Itās Too Late!
Download CrookCatcher today and outsmart thieves!
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Ratings and reviews
3.8
69.8K reviews
Rob M
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March 22, 2025
(Edit) PLEASE PLEASE make this available for pixel tablet! š¤© I really like this, does exactly what I wanted, the only one bad thing, is that when you have Google drive enabled, it uploads the data to the main directory, it would be literally perfect if you could create a folder in drive, with video and photo subdirectories, and have the app data uploaded there, as it is now I can't see an option to do this and it just feels like a simple option that should be there, but unfortunately isn't yet.
25 people found this review helpful
CrookCatcher
March 21, 2025
Hi Rob! This is true, you can't do this at the moment. It's on the list! My best, Jakob
Dormar 4me
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April 15, 2025
This app has been a mess since I made payment for the plan.. it doesn't capture when someone tries to unlock my phone with a wrong password.. rather it capture my face when I unlock the phone and I'm using it... it wasn't really like this before I made a subscription payment.
3 people found this review helpful
CrookCatcher
April 18, 2025
Hi Dormar, that sounds strange. That is not the intended behaviour. I've never heard anything like this from another user so I will go ahead and be a bit rude and assume that there might be a problem on your phone. If you want a refund, please write me at contact@crookcatcher.app. My best, Jakob.
Badhree Narayanan
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February 23, 2025
This app is really crazy. But one thing I noticed that I can't get any reminder about enrolling Wrong fingerprint on screenlock. Kindly make this feature in upcoming update so that our device will become more secure! Other than This app drives me awesomeāØ
2 people found this review helpful
CrookCatcher
February 25, 2025
Hello, sadly it is not possible to detect wrong fingerprints ā android simply does not share this event with apps like CrookCatcher. On the other side, a thief would never try to unlock your phone with their fingerprint, so I donāt think it is such a big problem. My best, Jakob
Whatās new
Bug fixes and performance improvements
š CrookCatcher 3.0 is here! š
š± Video capture (PRO)
š¤© Google Drive upload (PRO)
š¤ In-app activity logs (FREE)
š« Fresh UI updates, bug fixes and other improvements.
š Enjoy! All the best, Jakob
š CrookCatcher 3.0 is here! š
š± Video capture (PRO)
š¤© Google Drive upload (PRO)
š¤ In-app activity logs (FREE)
š« Fresh UI updates, bug fixes and other improvements.
š Enjoy! All the best, Jakob
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About the developer
Jakob Harteg
contact@crookcatcher.app
Helene-Lange-Str. 17
14469 Potsdam
Germany
+49 1521 0837766
