# Phishbowl: AI Scam Detector

> AI scam checker and scam detector for messages, links, QR codes and data breach

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.phishbowl](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.phishbowl)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.phishbowl`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Phishbowl Solutions
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 131,112
- **Version:** 4.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2025-11-24
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 42 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phishbowl)
- **Website:** [https://www.phishbowl.in](https://www.phishbowl.in/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://phishbowl.in/privacy-policy/](https://phishbowl.in/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Phishbowl** is an AI-powered scam detector and fraud protection app for identifying suspicious messages, links, phone numbers, QR codes, apps and payment details. Analyze SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and email content, upload screenshots for OCR-based detection, scan URLs for phishing threats, check QR codes before UPI payments, and verify phone numbers or UPI IDs against scam intelligence.

The app helps detect digital arrest scams, fake job and loan offers, investment and crypto fraud, romance scams, impersonation attempts and unsafe apps. It also offers data breach and dark web monitoring, scam reporting, family protection tools and access to cybersecurity experts. Phishbowl combines AI, machine learning, OSINT and human intelligence to help users identify risks before losing money or personal information.

## Rankings

- #194,900 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.phishbowl.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.phishbowl)