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Your phone\nlooks like it's off. You're filming.\n\n——— WHY INVICAM? ———\n\nRegular camera apps light up your screen and give you away. InviCam is\nbuilt for situations where that matters: security footage, candid street\nphotography, meetings, lectures, personal documentation. Whatever the\nreason — your privacy is the priority.\n\n——— FEATURES ———\n\n• BLACK SCREEN RECORDING\nScreen goes completely dark when you start recording. Hold your phone\nnaturally, lay it face-down, slip it in a pocket — InviCam keeps\ncapturing.\n\n• SILENT SHUTTER\nNo click, no sound, no indication. Take photos without anyone noticing.\n\n• FAKE BACKGROUND\nDisplay any image or a lock screen while InviCam records in the\nbackground. To anyone who glances at your screen — your phone looks\ncompletely normal.\n\n• PRIVATE ALBUM\nAll recordings are stored in an encrypted vault protected by Face ID or\nTouch ID. Nothing goes to Camera Roll or iCloud unless you choose to\nshare it.\n\n• WIDGET ACCESS\nLaunch recording directly from your home screen — no need to open the\napp first.\n\n——— PERFECT FOR ———\n\n• Meetings and lectures (no distracting bright screen)\n• Candid and street photography\n• Home security and monitoring\n• Personal documentation\n• Any situation where a visible camera changes how people behave\n\nPrivacy by default. Your footage stays on your device, locked by\nbiometrics, until you decide what to do with it.\n\nTerms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1P4s5bSk3NIwDRREHzs0vsNUf9d38b1HOyYmAjUvnj0g/mobilebasic\nPrivacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1dwAEHE4WASwq0df3GErxrvHKgea9j3YjTg48SN4xNu8/mobilebasic","facts":{"developer_id":1500479546,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2022-02-03T08:00:00Z","support_url":"https://t.me/@InviCam_bot","privacy_url":"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwAEHE4WASwq0df3GErxrvHKgea9j3YjTg48SN4xNu8/edit?usp=sharing","website_url":null,"app_version":"2.4.2","release_notes":"What's New in InviCam:\n\n Vault is now free for everyone — save your photos and videos to InviCamera's protected gallery without a subscription.\n\n• Volume button camera control — take photos and start video recording with the hardware volume buttons. No need to look at the screen.\n\n• Settings are remembered — your camera and private mode preferences now persist between app launches.\n\n• Haptic feedback — subtle vibration when using volume button shortcuts inside private mode.\n\n• New permissions screen — a cleaner first-launch flow for camera, microphone and notifications access.\n\n• Improved stability and performance\n\nWe continue to improve InviCam and appreciate your feedback!","rating_current_version":4.47985,"rating_count_current_version":273,"star_counts":[24,7,7,9,225],"genres":["Photo & Video","Entertainment"],"languages":["AR","BN","EN","FR","DE","HI","ID","IT","JA","KO","MS","PT","RU","ZH","ES","TR","UK","UR"],"content_advisories":["Unrestricted Web Access"],"device_families":["watch","iphone"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-13T13:46:12.785Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-06T16:14:12.756Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-11-06T15:03:13.310Z","placed_at":"2026-11-06T16:10:13.233Z","scored_at":"2026-11-14T06:53:12.734Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Records video and photos with the screen turned off, with an encrypted album locked by Face ID or Touch ID.","what_is":"InviCam is a Photo & Video app that turns the screen black when recording starts, so the phone appears off while it keeps filming. 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