CrookCatcher: Anti-Theft

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About this app

🔐 CrookCatcher: Anti-Theft Intruder Selfie

Someone tried to unlock your phone? CrookCatcher automatically takes an intruder selfie when someone enters the wrong PIN, password, or pattern, and emails you the photo with their GPS location and an estimated address.

Whether it's a phone thief or a nosy snooper, you'll know exactly who it was and where it happened.

🌟 Trusted by Millions
* 10+ million downloads since 2014
* 1.2 million intruder photos captured every day in 190+ countries

📸 Catch Anyone Who Touches Your Phone
* Intruder selfie on wrong PIN, password, or pattern
* GPS location and estimated address of the attempt
* Instant email alerts with photos
* Catch them even if they guess your password after failed attempts (PRO)

🔍 Collect Stronger Evidence
* Record video with sound of the intruder (PRO)
* Capture the surroundings with the back camera (PRO)
* Automatic Google Drive backup, so evidence is safe even if your phone is gone (PRO)

🚨 Stop Thieves in Their Tracks
* Sound a loud alarm to scare off thieves (PRO)
* Show a warning message on the lock screen (PRO)
* Trick intruders with a fake home screen and capture more evidence (PRO)

🛡️ Keep CrookCatcher Protected
* Lock CrookCatcher with a pattern so it can't be disabled (PRO)
* Disguise the app icon and name (PRO)
* Hide notifications and customize email subjects (PRO)

🔋 Battery Friendly
Only activates on failed unlock attempts, so battery usage is minimal.

❗ Important Notes
* Unlock your phone once after a reboot to reactivate protection
* Not compatible with pop-up cameras or fingerprint-only unlocks
* Android 13+ shows a camera-in-use notification
* Uses Device Administrator permission to detect failed unlock attempts

🛠 Help & Privacy
Help and FAQs: www.crookcatcher.app
Privacy policy: www.crookcatcher.app/privacy

Protect your phone from thieves and snoopers. Download CrookCatcher today.
See who tried to unlock your phone with an intruder selfie, location & alerts
Updated on
Oct 27, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • No data collected
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Ratings and reviews

93.6K reviews
Ak Throwawayacc
July 30, 2025
Awesome app. Loads of functions and options. You can write whatever you want to flash up when it's taken an intruders photo, you can take a video of them with sound, add location settings etc etc. I've been through the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy and they're both concise and easy to read, there's no hidden privacy clauses or data manipulation. Recommend this app to anyone who is worried about their phone falling into the wrong hands.
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Rob M
March 22, 2025
(Edit) PLEASE PLEASE make this available for pixel tablet! 🤩 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.
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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
Kiesha Murry
July 17, 2026
Still has a few kinks. The free version doesn't serve it's purpose every time. at least give us credits from watching ads or something, so we can fully utilize the app when its most important. I've gotten 2 phones stolen without any pictures taken, so far while using crook catcher on the free version. I'm assuming the $$version works as it should🤷🏾. this is an app id invest in even though I can afford to pay subscriptions, once its more full proof. non the less I'm grateful for the potential.
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CrookCatcher
July 21, 2026
Hello Kiesha, thanks for your nice review. I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. Background restrictions on some devices can affect app performance, so I recommend checking out dontkillmyapp.com for help with your specific device. If you have further questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out. Best regards, Jakob

What’s new

Bug fixes.