Clever on your phone. Blind on our servers.
TipOffly does its checking on your phone, so your messages, photos and contacts never reach us. Here's what happens, step by step.
Four quick checks, one clear answer
Most messages are settled in the first check. Only the tricky few reach the small AI model, which keeps your battery happy.
Message arrives
An SMS, WhatsApp link, UPI request or call reaches the phone.
Quick list
Is it from your bank's real sender? Is the number or link on the scam list?
India scam rules
Rush + money + link, fake KYC, UPI collect requests, "digital arrest" words.
Small AI, on the phone
For unclear messages in Hindi, Hinglish, English and regional languages.
Sir this is CBI officer. Your parcel has drugs. Stay on video call and transfer ₹50,000 for verification immediately.
Every warning says why
You'll never see a vague "threat detected". TipOffly names the trick, like "asks you to pay, not receive", so you learn to spot it yourself.
Got a real bank SMS flagged? Tap "This was wrong". That sender is trusted on your phone at once, and the fix reaches everyone within 24 hours.
Updated every hour, from sources you can trust
A small file on your phone holds known scam numbers, links, UPI IDs and apps. It updates in the background using only a few KB a day, and every update is signed so nobody can tamper with it.
Chakshu
Fraud reports from the Department of Telecom's Sanchar Saathi.
cybercrime.gov.in
India's national cybercrime reporting portal.
RBI lending-app list
Registered digital lenders, to spot fake loan apps.
TipOffly users
Reports from people like you, checked by our team first.
What stays on your phone, and what doesn't
Stays on your phone
Leaves, and only in this form
Location
Deleted after 7 days.
Alert history
Deleted after 30 days.
Intruder photos
Deleted after 30 days, or sooner if you choose.
Our servers are in Mumbai, and your data stays in India. Private screens like the family map block screenshots and ask for your fingerprint or face.
If someone takes your phone
Wrong PIN
After 2 wrong tries, or if the SIM is swapped, TipOffly wakes up.
3 quiet photos
The front camera snaps whoever is holding it, with location and SIM details.
You're alerted
By WhatsApp, Telegram, email, SMS link or on a family member's phone.
You act
Ring, lock, show a "call me" message, or use the theft kit to block it on CEIR.
Intruder photos and SIM alerts are Android-only. On iPhone, TipOffly guides you to Apple's Find My.
What works where
Apple limits what safety apps can do on iPhone. Here's the full picture before you pay.
| Feature | Android | iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Scam SMS alerts | Unknown senders only | |
| WhatsApp and Instagram link checks | ||
| Scam call labels | From the scam list | |
| UPI & QR check | When scanned in TipOffly | |
| Intruder photo | ||
| Locate, ring, lock | Through Apple's Find My | |
| SIM-change alert | ||
| App privacy map, spy-app check | ||
| Kids: screen time, bedtime, safe browsing | ||
| Kids: chat danger alerts | Apple blurs nude images only | |
| Arrival alerts | ||
| Screenshot block on private screens | Hides the screen while recording |
See it catch a scam yourself
Paste a suspicious message into our free checker.