9 Best Scam Protection Apps of 2026

Norton now builds AI Scam Protection into every Norton 360 plan, which makes it the broadest scam bundle on this list. Safe SMS checks texts for scams and fake delivery notices, Safe Email flags suspicious messages before you open them, Safe Web blocks phishing sites and fake e-stores, and Deepfake Protection looks for financial scams in streaming videos. Norton Genie, the built-in AI assistant, answers safety questions and checks texts, emails and YouTube videos you share with it. Pricing on the US page starts with Norton AntiVirus Plus at $23.99 for the first year on 1 device, renewing at $59.99, while Norton 360 Deluxe covers 5 devices for $49.99 in year one. The catch is that Safe Call, which blocks scam calls, is only in Scam Protection Pro, found in Norton 360 with LifeLock Select Plus at $99.99 for the first year. Scam Reimbursement of up to $10,000 sits on the top LifeLock Ultimate Plus plan. Watch the renewal prices.

Trend Micro ScamCheck is a dedicated scam app rather than a full antivirus suite, and that focus keeps the price low. Scam Check lets you ask the app's AI about a suspicious phone number, website, email, text, image or video link from Facebook, X or TikTok. Scam Radar is an AI model that looks for subtle signs of a scam, AI Video Scan watches for face-swapping during video calls, and SMS Filter blocks spam texts with rules for keywords, unknown numbers and links. Call Block and Caller ID with reverse lookup cover the US, Canada, Japan, Italy and Taiwan, and a December 2025 update made scam call blocking and caller ID free. The US App Store lists subscriptions from $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with higher tiers at $6.99 a month and $59.99 a year, and every new user gets a 30-day trial of the Individual plan. The Family plan adds Family Circle alerts for up to 5 people. It does not protect a laptop.

Avast splits its scam tools into two tiers. The free Avast One app includes Scam Guardian, Web Guard for risky websites and the AI-powered Avast Assistant, which you can ask about a message or an offer that looks wrong. Premium Security adds Scam Guardian Pro: Email Guard connects to up to five email accounts on Gmail, Outlook and other providers and flags scams and infected attachments in your inbox, Call Guard blocks scam calls and labels spam or verified businesses, and Safe SMS checks text messages. Windows users also get deepfake video detection. On the US store, Premium Security costs $49.08 for the first year for 1 PC plus 1 mobile device, then renews at $77.99, and Windows buyers can try it free for 30 days without a card. It is a good fit for someone who wants a free start and pays only when they want inbox and call screening. The renewal jump and the Windows-only deepfake tool are the main drawbacks.

Bitdefender Scamio is not a blocker but a free AI chatbot you consult when something looks off. You sign in with a Bitdefender account once, then describe the situation, paste a text or link, share a QR code or upload a screenshot of an email or chat. Scamio breaks the message down by sender information, structure and language patterns, compares it with Bitdefender's database of known scams and phishing attempts, and tells you whether it looks safe along with tips for what to do next. It runs in a web app and as a contact on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Discord, so there is nothing to install and older relatives can use it inside apps they already know. The limits are clear: Scamio cannot screen calls, filter texts or block websites on its own, and it only helps if you remember to ask. Pair it with a phone app such as Trend Micro ScamCheck or Hiya if you want automatic blocking.

McAfee Scam Detector is part of McAfee's paid plans rather than a separate app, and McAfee says it is included with McAfee+, LiveSafe and Total Protection. In the iPhone app it flags risky messages, blocks harmful sites even if you click by accident, and identifies suspicious emails before you open them, with a short explanation of the danger so you learn the warning signs. The App Store description lists Text Scam Detector under McAfee Basic Protection and the full Scam Detector under McAfee+ Advanced, which also adds unlimited device protection, Personal Data Cleanup, Online Account Cleanup, transaction and credit monitoring, and $1M identity theft coverage. US in-app prices start with a Monthly Standard Subscription at $2.99, and McAfee+ Advanced is $19.99 a month. The free McAfee Security tier covers one device with Wi-Fi, identity and system scans but no scam detection. Call blocking is not listed in the app description, so pair it with a call app if robocalls are your main problem.

Hiya focuses on the phone call, which is still where many impersonation scams start. The app shows caller names and context for incoming calls, automatically blocks numbers that other users have reported as unwanted, and lets you look up any number to see whether it has spam reports. Call Screener answers unknown calls for you and asks the caller why they are calling, so you can decide whether to pick up, and on those screened calls Hiya can flag signs of an AI-generated voice or risky requests. Those screening features need call forwarding set up through your carrier, are only available in the US and Canada, and may not work on every carrier or plan. On the US App Store, Hiya Premium costs $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year, with a separate Lookup Plan at $2.99 a month. The listing does not spell out which features sit behind Premium. Hiya does nothing for scam texts, emails or websites.

Aura is an identity and fraud protection service first and a scam app second, which explains both its depth and its price. Every plan now includes Spam Call Protection, and the Individual plan for 1 adult and 10 devices adds $1M identity theft insurance, 3-bureau credit monitoring, instant credit lock, home and auto title monitoring, financial transaction alerts, antivirus, a VPN, a password manager and removal of your data from 425+ data brokers and people search sites. Removing that data cuts down the personal details scammers use to sound convincing. Individual costs $12 a month billed annually or $15 month to month, and Family covers 5 adults and unlimited kids for $32 a month billed annually with $5M insurance. A separate Scam Protection add-on blocks spam calls, flags suspicious emails and covers eligible cybercrime losses up to $50K, but Aura says to add it by calling during the free trial. All plans start with 14 days free and a 60-day money-back guarantee.

Malwarebytes approaches scams from its antivirus roots. Every paid plan includes Browser Guard for in-browser scam and web protection, an ad and tracking blocker, data breach notifications and malware protection for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. The mobile app adds checks for suspicious text scams, phishing attempts, malicious links and brand impersonation, along with spam call protection, and Malwarebytes is testing a dedicated Scam Guard tab with some users. On the US pricing page, Standard costs $59.99 a year for 3 devices, Plus adds a WireGuard VPN for $79.99 a year, and Ultimate adds identity protection with $2 million insurance for $139.99 in the first year against a $279.99 list price. Families can buy Standard Family for 10 devices at $119.99 a year. The mobile app offers a 7-day free trial. Compared with Norton or Avast, Malwarebytes lists no inbox scanning, and you pay a yearly fee from the start, so it suits people who also want malware cleanup on a computer.

Truecaller is the best known caller ID app, and the company says it is trusted by over 500 million users. On iPhone it can identify spam, fraud, scam and robocalls before you answer, show identified calls in the Phone app on iOS 18.2 and above, and block unwanted callers. You can also search any local or international number to see a name and other details. The important limit is that spam identification on iPhone requires a paid subscription, so the free version is mainly a number lookup tool with ads. Truecaller Premium costs $9.99 a month or $74.99 a year on the US App Store and adds automatic spam blocking, unlimited lookups, no ads and a Family Plan that shares Premium with up to 4 members. New users get a free trial. Truecaller covers calls only, with no text, email or web scam checks on iPhone, and its monthly price is the highest of the call apps here, so Hiya is cheaper for one person.