Catch phone intruders with photos, video and GPS location alerts
Pros & Cons
Very high total install base and strong recent interest (16K in the last 30 days)
No ads within the app for subscribers, enhancing focus during security alerts
Comprehensive alert suite: photo, location, SIM details, and reboot notifications
7-day free trial with a paid subscription unlocks all features
Requires Device Administrator permission, which may raise privacy concerns for some users
Subscription required after the 7-day free trial to maintain features
Some features depend on device capabilities and network availability
About Lockwatch – Thief Catcher
Lockwatch – Thief Catcher is a tools app developed by BlokeTech.
Download Statistics
Lockwatch – Thief Catcher has been downloaded 8.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 16 thousand times.
User Ratings
Lockwatch – Thief Catcher is rated 4.50 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 71 thousand ratings.
App Information
Lockwatch – Thief Catcher is FREE to download. The last update was on April 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2013.
Description
🔐 SEE WHO TRIED TO UNLOCK YOUR PHONE
When someone enters the wrong PIN, password or pattern, Lockwatch silently emails you a front-camera photo and your phone's GPS location.
For a more complete picture, Premium is an optional upgrade that adds 20-second video with sound, a back-camera photo of the surroundings, SIM change and power-on location alerts, and more alert history.
There are no ads in Lockwatch.
🚨 FREE PROTECTION
• Detects incorrect PIN, password and pattern unlock attempts • Captures a front-camera photo • Emails the photo with your phone's GPS location • Works with your existing Android lock screen • Cancels the alert if the correct code is entered within 10 seconds, so a simple mistype will not send an email
✨ MORE EVIDENCE WITH PREMIUM
• Record a 20-second front-camera video with sound • Add a back-camera photo to show the surroundings • Get location alerts with new SIM details when the SIM card changes • Get a location alert after your phone powers on or restarts, before it is unlocked • Keep up to 50 alerts in History instead of 5
🕘 BUILT FOR RELIABLE ALERTS
• Automatically retries sending alerts when mobile data or Wi-Fi becomes available • Designed to run only when needed, minimizing battery use
ℹ️ NOTES
• Lockwatch only triggers when an unlock attempt contains at least four digits, password characters or pattern dots. • This app uses the Device Administrator permission to monitor screen unlock attempts. Lockwatch will never use this permission to wipe your phone.
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Lock watch is a powerful and reliable security app. It smartly captures intruder photos, GPS location, and sends alerts via email after failed unlock attempts. I would love to see three features added: (1) audio recording length extended to 30–40 seconds, (2) display the exact wrong password or pattern used, and (3) record a short 30–40-second video of the intruder. These would significantly enhance protection and help in criminal identification. – Bayard Habit, Bangladesh 🇧🇩
★☆☆☆☆Cinthia Smith· Oct 13, 2025
I used to have it in 2016, and I just added it back, and it's not working at all even after testing it. It used to take a pictures every time your phone was unlocked, which is cool, because I have kids that know my lock pin, because I have nothing to hide on my phone, but I'd like to know who and when they went on my phone, so I can know what they were doing on my phone to ask them, but Lock watch no longer has that feature anymore. It just takes a pic when someone messes up the pin, but not working!
★☆☆☆☆BigBadBoogie· Mar 6, 2025
Had this on my previous phone s9+ and they had a free and premium option. Noted that it didn't work after SEVERAL years on my s22 ultra, so I had no protection that time (aka it's not set and forget). Updated today and found that new version REQUIRE subscription. Bye lock watch, was fun while it lasted.
★★☆☆☆judi rac· Apr 21, 2025
Edit april 25 updated ts my phone now I have to pay to use any feature 😞 Edit 4/23 Just remembered I had this, and it was transferred to a new phone. Still works as it should and after a few phone updates as well. So far so good. Edit june 21. Forgot I had this ap and received an email. I had tried unsuccessfully twice to unlock my phone. So still a good app working away in the background
★★☆☆☆Sai Sai· Dec 24, 2024
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