ZuckOff
Privacy app in Privacy & security
Detects nearby Meta smart glasses over Bluetooth so you know when one is in the room. Critics distrust its AI-assisted code, paid upsells, and data collection.
Detects nearby Meta smart glasses over Bluetooth so you know when one is in the room. Critics distrust its AI-assisted code, paid upsells, and data collection.
36 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 19
- approval share
- 47%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong name and branding
“"ZuckOff" is a better quality marketing name for an app like this”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “The name is also much more engaging.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “ZuckOff is amazing branding.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” Well-packaged, polished app
“ZuckOff is just a better packaged app, that's why it took off.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “a product thoughtfully written by a human with LLM assistance”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” Useful for detecting glasses
“It’s a nice app. I was surprised to see 400+ other Bluetooth devices in range.”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “for me it's definitely useful”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Vibecoded, AI-generated look and code
“I get a "buy merch" popup the moment I open the page, and there seems to be a pro option for what seems to be a very much LLM-aided app?”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “Cool idea, but why not spend 5 minutes to tell Claude to generate something besides the default AI UI style for your app?”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “there's no reason, (if you know better) to use the vibe coded sketchy software”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” - Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you”
- Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you”
- Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you”
Pushy purchases, pay-to-rank, cash grab
“I get a "buy merch" popup the moment I open the page, and there seems to be a pro option for what seems to be a very much LLM-aided app?”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “"In-app purchases" for "$9.99 - $24.99 per item", which is more of a turnoff for me personally.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “ZuckOff is paying to rank above NearbyGlasses.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” - Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff Know when a camera is in the room”
Easily defeated or limited detection
“it won't work for long, they'll patch the BT beacons”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “It only works while the glasses are in pairing mode.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “How is this guaranteed to be not spoofed?”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” Accused of adware, spyware, data collection
“this app in question seems to actually contain adware and spyware”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you” “ZuckOff collects app activity.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZuckOffThis page | 17 | 19 | 47% | 1 | — | — |
| Loupe iOS app | 12 | 2 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
What people said
33 of the 38 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Thank you for sharing this.”
“It’s a nice app. I was surprised to see 400+ other Bluetooth devices in range.”
“which is a cash grab slop fest”
“"In-app purchases" for "$9.99 - $24.99 per item", which is more of a turnoff for me personally.”
“I personally would not install this app regardless of how it was coded.”
“this app in question seems to actually contain adware and spyware”
“I wouldn't trust this app even it was manually coded.”
“a product thoughtfully written by a human with LLM assistance”
“The name is also much more engaging.”
“it was not done thoughtfully and did not remain invisible to the user”
“ZuckOff is paying to rank above NearbyGlasses.”
“Where is the fucking download link?”
“If the developer can't be bothered to not make it look vibecoded”
“I love how even all the copy on the site is clearly AI generated.”
“ZuckOff collects app activity.”
“software that exists to "get" people to use it”
“I read about it in a place I trust that isn't github, and only care about the perverts, not the code?”
“ZuckOff is just a better packaged app, that's why it took off.”
“this project giving scary warnings is something I cannot recommend to others”
“this is actually a great lesson in the power of marketing”
“for me it's definitely useful”
“there's no reason, (if you know better) to use the vibe coded sketchy software”
“It only works while the glasses are in pairing mode.”
“"ZuckOff" is a better quality marketing name for an app like this”
“We need more anti-privacy gizmos like this!”
“ZuckOff is amazing branding.”
“sketchy vibecoded proprietary app”
“it's blurring the backs of people's heads, and presumably blurs the faces of the band”
“How is this guaranteed to be not spoofed?”
“I get a "buy merch" popup the moment I open the page, and there seems to be a pro option for what seems to be a very much LLM-aided app?”
“Cool idea, but why not spend 5 minutes to tell Claude to generate something besides the default AI UI style for your app?”
“cool solution to a problem that shouldnt even exist”
“it won't work for long, they'll patch the BT beacons”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.