Best Speed Camera Apps in 2026
Speed camera apps save you money on tickets. But they only show you 2 of the 10 types of cameras on the road.
The top speed camera apps
Waze (Free, 140M users) The most popular. Crowdsourced alerts plus Google data. Speed cameras, red light cameras, and police reports. Free, ad-supported. The gold standard for avoiding tickets.
Radarbot (Free/$60 per year, 79M downloads) Offline database of fixed cameras plus real-time community alerts. Works without internet. Good for road trips. Premium adds real-time mobile camera warnings.
Sygic (Free/Premium, 200M users) Full navigation with speed camera alerts built in. Fixed cameras are free, mobile camera alerts require premium. Good if you want an all-in-one nav replacement.
Coyote (Subscription only, 5M users) Popular in Europe. Subscription required (5-11 EUR/month). Shows “danger zones” in France (where showing exact camera locations is restricted). CarPlay and Android Auto support.
What they all show you
- Speed cameras (fixed and mobile)
- Red light cameras
What none of them show you
- ALPR readers scanning every plate that passes
- CCTV cameras recording public spaces
- Facial recognition systems at intersections and transit hubs
- Gunshot detection microphones that capture conversations
- Cell-site simulators intercepting communications
- Body cameras on nearby officers
- Drones conducting aerial surveillance
- Traffic analysis cameras tracking vehicle flow patterns
The speed camera is the least concerning camera on the road. It takes one photo when you’re speeding. The ALPR reader next to it logs every vehicle that passes, 24/7, building a pattern-of-life database that persists for years.
What we’re building
Sentinel maps all 10 types of surveillance cameras, not just the two that affect your wallet. Our database covers 417,000+ cameras across 100 countries, including 54,000+ speed cameras, 8,600+ ALPR readers, and 400+ facial recognition deployments.
The web map is live now. The mobile app with real-time alerts is coming soon.
Speed camera apps tell you where to slow down. Sentinel tells you what’s watching.