Radarbot, Waze, SocialDrive and miDGT compared — fixed, mobile and average-speed alerts, offline databases and what is actually legal in Spain.
A fixed speed camera is not a secret in Spain: its location is public, and the DGT publishes the list precisely so drivers slow down before it. Alert apps use that openness legally, and the differences worth caring about are how often the database is verified, whether mobile checks appear thanks to other drivers, and whether the alerts coexist with your navigation or demand a second app open on the mount. The two apps reviewed in depth below lead those two approaches in 2026, and the questions cover community alternatives, the legal line and checking your points.
Radarbot is the Spanish reference for camera alerts: a daily-verified database, clear voice warnings and background running alongside any navigator, including offline.
It warns about fixed cameras, mobile reports, average-speed sections and red-light cameras from a database checked daily, speaks the alerts clearly so you never need to look at the screen, and runs in the background behind Google Maps or Waze with Android Auto support. The offline mode keeps fixed-camera warnings working where there is no coverage, and using it is legal in Spain. The freemium split matters: community-sourced mobile alerts are a Premium feature, the free version has ads, and background GPS inevitably adds battery drain on long drives.
Waze puts camera, hazard and police alerts inside the navigation itself, so no second app runs, with a huge driver community feeding reports.
It is the leading social navigator: other drivers report speed cameras, accidents, jams and police positions in real time, and the app reroutes around incidents as they appear. Because the alerts live inside the navigation, you avoid running Radarbot as a second GPS stack — less battery, one mount, one voice. The camera coverage is a layer on top of routing rather than the core product, and the compromises are car-only use with no walking or transit modes, ads shown whenever the car is stationary, a cluttered interface and high battery use.
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Questions & answers
Is using a speed-camera warning app legal in Spain?
Yes. The law draws the line between warning and jamming: jammers, which block the camera's signal, are banned and carry a serious penalty. Alert apps only publish camera positions that are already public — the DGT releases the fixed-camera list precisely for prevention — and are legal.
Can these apps detect mobile speed cameras?
They do not detect them physically; they show them when other drivers report them, so Radarbot and SocialDrive are only as good as local usage. Busy roads get fairly reliable mobile-check alerts; quiet secondary roads get far fewer. Fixed cameras come from the verified database and do not depend on the community.
Can I keep the phone visible to see the alerts?
Only in an approved mount, without handling it while driving. Holding the phone at the wheel, even just to glance at navigation, means a fine and licence points. All of these apps use voice alerts precisely so you never need to touch or stare at the screen.
How do I check my driving licence points?
Through miDGT, the DGT's official app: it shows your points balance, the digital driving licence legally valid in Spain and your vehicle details, after first-time identification via Cl@ve or a digital certificate. Its store rating is low due to access problems, but it is the official route.
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