I often get emails from my readers asking me if I know of an iPhone spy app that doesn't cost a lot of money.

High end iPhone spy apps have unbelievable features, but the problem is that most people don't have $499 bucks to drop on an iPhone spy app.  So what else is out there? What iPhone spy apps can someone purchase if they only have a few bucks to spend?

Here are a few options. All the iPhone spy apps listed below range anywhere from FREE to $50 bucks. Keep in mind that not all these apps are advertised as an iPhone spy app.  I've just listed the apps which I feel can be used in such a way.

LESS THAN A BUCK

FIND MY IPHONE (part of the MobileMe service)

HOW MUCH? FREE for the first 60 days, then $99 per year after.

WHAT DOES IT DO? 'Find My iPhone' is part of Apple's MobileMe service used to locate a lost or stolen iPhone.  However, it's also a great tool for anyone who wants to track an iPhone.  Once you set it up on your partner's iPhone, you can instantly get updates on their location via your online MobileMe account. You'll also get to see the contacts they have stored on their phone, so you know who they are calling.

You do need to purchase a MobileMe account (you can sign up for a 60 day free trial, so you can get started without paying a dime), and then set it up on the iPhone you want to track, but once you do its a pretty cool way to track someone.  Here is a screenshot of how the service looks when you track an iPhone.

As you can see, once you log onto your MobileMe account to track the iPhone, you do get a pretty good picture of where your special someone is.

Bottom line, this is a great iPhone spy tracking app for someone who wants to monitor their kids because it does require you to physically set it up on their iPhone.  What makes this iPhone tracking app stand apart from the other iPhone tracking apps on the app store, is with the 'Find My iPhone' service, you don't need to request permission from the iPhone user every time you want to locate them, as opposed to the other tracking apps.

For more  info, go to www.apple.com/mobileme

SECURITY CAM

HOW MUCH? $0.99 cents.

WHAT DOES IT DO? This iPhone spy app will turn your iPhone into a spy camera.  The way this iPhone spy app works, is that it enables you to snap photos based on various triggers.  For example, you can set it to snap a photo when a certain audio trigger is tripped.  Other features include a countdown timer that snaps a photo when time expires, and the ability to add a date/time stamp to the photos.

Here is how the app looks while in use.

For more information, go to www.crowdedroad.com

LESS THAN $5 BUCKS

NIGHT RECORDER

HOW MUCH? $2.99

WHAT DOES IT DO? This iPhone app is designed to record the sounds you make while you are asleep.  The app starts to record based on the audio triggers you set.  This means you can leave your iPhone somewhere, such as under a car seat, or in a room while you go to the bathroom. The possibilities of using this app as a recording app are endless.  Features include being able to adjust the sensitivity of the mic, transfer your files via WiFi, and an option to have new audio files every time a new recording takes place, or make one continuous recording.

This iPhone spy app also has a cool design to it.  Check out the screen shots below.

For more information, go to www.ipaguri.com/nightrecorder/

LESS THAN $50 BUCKS

MOBILE SPY

How Much? $49.97 (3 month license)

Not many people realize that you can purchase a feature rich iPhone spy app for less than $50.  Mobile Spy was the first company to sell spy software built exclusively for the iPhone.  Mobile Spy's iPhone spy app has a great set of spy phone features that should be more than enough for anyone who wants to monitor an iPhone.  Features include the following:

• View Call Logs - Each incoming and outgoing number is logged along with duration and time stamp.
• Read Text Messages - Every text message is logged even if the phone's logs are deleted. Includes full text.
• iPhone GPS Tracking - GPS positions are uploaded every thirty minutes with a link to a map.
• Browser History - Every website visited in Safari will be recorded into a list inside your account.

All of this for only $50 bucks.  In my opinion, this is great value for the money.

Here is a snapshot of how the user account looks when looking up the iPhone's location history.  If you click on the 'view map' link, you'll be taken to Google Maps, to see where the GPS coordinates are on a map.

For more information, go to www.mobile-spy.net

One thing to point out is that the 'Find My iPhone' and Mobile Spy app require you to physically install the iPhone spy app on the iPhone you want to monitor.  The other apps are installations that are done on your own iPhone.  There is NO way to install either Find My iPhone or Mobile Spy without physical access to the phone.  In addition, Mobile Spy requires that you jailbreak/unlock the iPhone.  Complete step-by-step instructions are provided.

If you know of any more low cost iPhone spy apps, leave a comment. I'd love to hear what else is out there!

SPG

DISCLAIMER: iPhone spy software (cell phone monitoring software) is designed for monitoring your children or employees on a smartphone you own or have proper consent to monitor (in compliance with applicable laws), and you must inform anyone who uses a device upon which the software is installed that their activity may be monitored. You should NEVER attempt to spy on a cell phone you don’t own, monitor your spouse, significant other or adult children with any cell phone monitoring product without the consent and knowledge of such persons. Doing so may be illegal, and violate local, state, and federal laws in your country and you could be subject to civil or criminal penalties. We will cooperate with authorities in investigation of any allegations of misuse. If you are uncertain of your rights to monitor the usage of a cellular device, you should consult legal counsel BEFORE purchasing.

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Reading through emails I received this past week, I noticed that a lot of people still think iPhone spyware is a scam, or it's something that really doesn't do everything they see advertised.  Although there are indeed a few questionable products out there (uhh can anyone say "bluetooth spy software"), iPhone spyware does indeed work.

This means that it's 100% possible, and quite easy to purchase iPhone spyware that enables someone to monitor an iPhone.

Rather than try to explain in detail how iPhone spyware works, I've decided to post a recent TV news report.  I think this video provides an excellent overview of what cell phone spyware is, and how it works. You'll see cell phone spyware in action, and by the end of the video you'll see that not only does cell phone spyware work, but you'll also understand just how powerful it is.  By the way, the iPhone spyware used in this video is the same technology found in Spyera's Gold product. Scroll down for details on Spyera.

PLEASE NOTE:   Although an iPhone not used in this news report, EVERY feature you see demonstrated is available for the iPhone.  The only other requirement is that you'll be required to unlock/jailbreak the iPhone in order to install iPhone spyware on it. Complete instructions are provided on how to do it by either iPhone spyware vendor.

For more information or to purchase iPhone spyware, check out the following:

MOBILE SPY

Mobile Spy was the first company in the world to release iPhone monitoring apps, and although not as feature rich as Spyera, their iPhone spy software has enough features to satisfy most people. Combined with a low price, Mobile Spy is a solid product.

* Features: GPS tracking, view photos & videos, read text messages, & view call logs.
* Industry's ONLY secured SSL control panel to view your logs.
* Monitor multiple phones.
* 30 day money back guarantee. (If they can't get the the software to work on your phone.)
* FREE Sniper Spy PC spy software (Includes remote installation, live PC monitoring, & more) with purchase of Mobile Spy's annual license.
* Price: $49.97 - $99.97 USD
* URL: www.mobile-spy.net

DISCLAIMER: iPhone spy software (cell phone monitoring software) is designed for monitoring your children or employees on a smartphone you own or have proper consent to monitor (in compliance with applicable laws), and you must inform anyone who uses a device upon which the software is installed that their activity may be monitored. You should NEVER attempt to spy on a cell phone you don’t own, monitor your spouse, significant other or adult children with any cell phone monitoring product without the consent and knowledge of such persons. Doing so may be illegal, and violate local, state, and federal laws in your country and you could be subject to civil or criminal penalties. We will cooperate with authorities in investigation of any allegations of misuse. If you are uncertain of your rights to monitor the usage of a cellular device, you should consult legal counsel BEFORE purchasing.

AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: This disclosure is provided so you as a consumer understands the relationship between a person reviewing, endorsing, or writing about a product or service and the product owner or service provider. This website participates in various affiliate programs in which the owner(s) receive a commission whenever you purchase through a link on this site. These links can be in the form of text links located throughout the site, in blog posts, on pages, linked from images within a post or on a page, buttons, within the sidebar, and graphic ads such as banners. Even though the owner(s) of this website may have been provided compensation, we always post honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences based on our research and/or experience with the product or service. We are independently owned, and the views and opinions expressed on this website are purely the writer’s own. Any product claim, feature, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified. For more details click HERE.

A common question asked by readers, is if it's possible to install iPhone spyware without physical access to their iPhone.  Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO.  None of the spy phone vendors that currently sell iPhone spyware, have remote installation features, and I'm guessing it will be a very long time before they do.

Although technically possible, in my opinion it's a bit risky to create spy software that enables someone to remotely install it.  The possibilities for abuse would far exceed the benefit a company would get marketing such a product online. The reason is that installing an iPhone spyware app on an iPhone you don't own, or have consent to monitor and track, would create so many legal issues that it's just not worth going down that path. iPhone spyware apps should never attempted to be installed on an adult child, associate, etc.., by doing so the person who installed the software would be breaking numerous laws in their country.  This is the reason remote installation is not available. Although you can get someone to agree never to remote install on someone without their consent, how can you manage this to ensure they follow the law? You really can't hence the reason remote installation is not an option.

So what should you do if you cannot get physical access to their iPhone? Definitely don't waste your money on iPhone spyware.  I repeat, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I know there are few sites out there claiming that you can remotely install spy phone software on any type of phone.  However, the sad truth is that most of these are scams and the others just don't know what they are talking about.  Software sold by companies such as Mobile Spy require the iPhone spy app to be installed directly on the phone via a direct download using the iPhone's browser. Without physical access to the iPhone, not only will you not be able to download the spy app.

Bottom line, there is absolutely no way to install iPhone spyware without having physical access to the iPhone. (This also means being able to get past the PIN code if the iPhone is locked.)

Now you know, that no matter what you read online, there is no way to remotely install iPhone spyware, but at least there are other ways to get the information you want if you absolutely can't get access to their iPhone.

SPG

RELATED LINKS:

• Mobile Spy - iPhone spy software
• Sniper Spy - PC Spy Software

DISCLAIMER: iPhone spy software (cell phone monitoring software) is designed for monitoring your children or employees on a smartphone you own or have proper consent to monitor (in compliance with applicable laws), and you must inform anyone who uses a device upon which the software is installed that their activity may be monitored. You should NEVER attempt to spy on a cell phone you don’t own, monitor your spouse, significant other or adult children with any cell phone monitoring product without the consent and knowledge of such persons. Doing so may be illegal, and violate local, state, and federal laws in your country and you could be subject to civil or criminal penalties. We will cooperate with authorities in investigation of any allegations of misuse. If you are uncertain of your rights to monitor the usage of a cellular device, you should consult legal counsel BEFORE purchasing.

AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: This disclosure is provided so you as a consumer understands the relationship between a person reviewing, endorsing, or writing about a product or service and the product owner or service provider. This website participates in various affiliate programs in which the owner(s) receive a commission whenever you purchase through a link on this site. These links can be in the form of text links located throughout the site, in blog posts, on pages, linked from images within a post or on a page, buttons, within the sidebar, and graphic ads such as banners. Even though the owner(s) of this website may have been provided compensation, we always post honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences based on our research and/or experience with the product or service. We are independently owned, and the views and opinions expressed on this website are purely the writer’s own. Any product claim, feature, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified. For more details click HERE.