CloneWatch
For indie app developers

Someone copied your app?

CloneWatch finds the copycats on the App Store and Google Play, puts their icon, screenshots and wording next to yours, says plainly what you can claim, and writes the dispute pack for Apple or Google.

Check my app freeWhat can I claim?
Free for one app. No card. Paste your store link and the first scan takes about a minute.
Example match
91OF 100
Very close copyLikely copy
Icon100
Name100
Screenshots75
Description wording64
2stores searched
250+apps checked per scan
4things compared
1pack, ready to paste

How it works

1

Paste your store link

App Store or Google Play. CloneWatch reads your listing: name, icon, screenshots, description.

2

It searches both stores

Your name, misspellings, joined-up spellings and key words. Every icon and screenshot it finds is fingerprinted and compared, even cropped, mirrored or recoloured.

3

See the proof, side by side

One score per match, with the parts that earned it under it. Nobody has to trust a number.

4

File the right claim

Text for each field of Apple's or Google's own form, plus an evidence PDF. CloneWatch then checks daily and tells you when the copy is gone.

What you can claim, plainly

Name and iconTrademark, and on the App Store, Guideline 4.1(c): no using another developer's name or icon.
Screenshots and descriptionCopyright: your artwork and your words.
Features and the ideaNothing. Not protected, so CloneWatch never claims them and warns you off filing.
Read the full guide

Pricing

Free£01 app · weekly scan · full evidence pages and the AI read of their wording
Indie£9 / app / monthDaily scans · email and phone alerts · dispute packs · evidence PDF · takedown tracking
Studio£49 / monthEverything in Indie for up to 10 apps

Questions

What does CloneWatch check?

Your app's name, icon, screenshots and store description, against apps it finds on the App Store and Google Play by searching your name, close misspellings, joined-up spellings and your key words. Every icon and screenshot is fingerprinted, so a cropped, mirrored or recoloured copy still matches.

Can I get an app taken down because it has the same features?

No. Features and ideas are not protected, and CloneWatch never counts them toward a score or a claim. A name or icon can be a trademark issue (and against Apple's App Review Guideline 4.1(c)); copied screenshots and description text are copyright. CloneWatch tells you which applies and warns you off claims that would fail.

Does CloneWatch file the complaint for me?

No. Apple and Google require the sworn statements and the signature to be yours. CloneWatch writes the text for each field of the store's own form and makes an evidence PDF; you paste and submit it yourself.

What if the copy gets deleted before I report it?

CloneWatch saves the icons and screenshots the day it finds them, with the date and a SHA-256 fingerprint of every image, so your evidence survives even if the listing changes.

Is it legal advice?

No. It is a clear, evidence-first starting point. For anything serious, talk to a solicitor or IP lawyer.

Guides

Find out who is copying your app

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