# ScamWarden > On-device AI that flags scam texts and social engineering Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scamwarden.app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scamwarden.app) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.scamwarden.app` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** BWKM - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 24 - **Version:** 1.0.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-23 - **First published:** 2026-07-01 - **Publisher country:** SG - **Size:** 377 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-12 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scamwarden.app) - **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/scamwarden-privacy-policy/home](https://sites.google.com/view/scamwarden-privacy-policy/home) ## Description ScamWarden helps you spot scam and social-engineering messages before they cost you.

Most scam tools just block bad numbers and links — or leave it to you to spot a suspicious message and check it yourself. ScamWarden works automatically, in real time: it follows how the messages you're sent build toward a scam — the trust-building, the false urgency, and the pressure leading up to the ask — and warns you the moment it sees it, the part those tools miss. (Want a second opinion on something? You can scan any conversation yourself, any time.)

YOU'RE NOT ALONE
Scams are built by professionals to catch anyone off guard — falling for one is never a failure, and spotting them shouldn't be a fight you face on your own. ScamWarden quietly watches your back, so a moment's pause is all it takes to stay safe.

HOW IT WORKS
ScamWarden uses on-device AI to analyse the messages you receive from your messaging apps and SMS — never what you type. The analysis happens entirely on your phone, and nothing is uploaded unless you choose to send a report. When it spots a manipulation pattern, it shows a clear warning so you can pause and think.

WHAT IT CATCHES
• Impersonation — fake banks, delivery services, agencies and bosses
• Social engineering — trust-building, flattery and false urgency that set up a request
• Risky asks — requests for one-time codes, passwords, payments or remote access
• Suspicious links and unverified senders

KEY FEATURES
• On-device analysis — private by design; messages stay on your phone
• Real-time alerts for suspicious conversations
• Screenshot check — share a screenshot to scan a conversation
• Watchlist of flagged threads you can review anytime
• Works across popular messaging apps and SMS

THERE WHEN YOU CAN'T BE
You can't sit beside your parents or the people you love every time a message arrives. ScamWarden can. It keeps an eye on the conversations you're not there to see, and speaks up the moment something looks wrong — so a second pair of eyes is always watching, even when you're not.

ALONGSIDE YOUR OTHER PROTECTIONS, NOT INSTEAD OF THEM
ScamWarden isn't here to replace your bank's alerts, your spam filter or the other safety tools you trust. It fills a gap they leave — reading the subtle, conversational manipulation that slips past everything else, using on-device AI.

PRIVACY
Your messages are analysed on your device. Nothing is uploaded unless you choose to send a report to help improve detection, and you can turn that off anytime.

ScamWarden is a detection aid and does not guarantee every scam will be caught. Always use your own judgement before sharing sensitive information or money. ## Rankings - #2,534,835 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.scamwarden.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [ScamGuard: AI Scam Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vukapps.scamguard) — 12 users - [ScamRadar: AI Scam Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.charles.scamradar.app) — 25 users - [ScamShield AI](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studybridgeapps.ScamShield) — 6 users - [Scamscanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rawmobileapp.scamscanner) — 3,891 users - [Fraud Protector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gi.noema.mobilefraudprotector) — 854 users, 4.00 / 5 - [Scam Scanner: AI Scam Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.richardlangley.scamscanner) — 3,020 users, 4.20 / 5 - [ScamSentry](https://chrome-stats.com/d/es.una.estafa.ia.it.is.an.scam) — 27 users - [SafeWatch: Scam Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.safewatch.protection) — 37 users - [ScamRanger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scamranger.ai) — 200 users - [SMSentry: Scam Detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smssentry) - [ScamCheck+](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rockbottomaegis.app) — 4 users - [BlackSwan SMS Protection](https://chrome-stats.com/d/software.laplace.scamshield) — 3 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scamwarden.app)