Verified Call vs InterviewGuard: interview integrity compared

Updated November 1, 2026

Verified Call also runs on the candidate's own computer, and shows a badge next to each person in the call, with face and same voice checks and published test results. InterviewGuard is a desktop app the candidate installs for an interview on any video link, with real-time alerts and an integrity report.

This page compares the two on the questions hiring teams ask, using InterviewGuard's own public pages for every InterviewGuard cell, with links. Checked November 2026.

Verified Call vs InterviewGuard at a glance

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Verified Call compared with InterviewGuard, checked November 2026

What it checks	Verified Call	InterviewGuard
Spots hidden AI tools like Cluely and Interview Coder	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesClaims system-level monitoring of AI tools.Their words: "Detects 100+ AI assistance tools"Source, read November 1, 2026
Detects deepfakes and face swaps	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesLists deepfakes and face swaps among what it detects.Their words: "Face swaps, video manipulation"Source, read November 1, 2026
Notices a different face or voice	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardPartlyClaims it. Its report lists video, audio, location, remote access and VPN; we found no public face or voice match.Their words: "We verify the person interviewing is who they claim to be"Source, read November 1, 2026
Checks the voice belongs to the same person	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardNo public informationReports whether audio comes from a physical microphone or virtual routing. We found no public voice match.
Tells a direct camera from camera software	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesIts report lists the video source.Their words: "Physical webcam or virtual camera software"Source, read November 1, 2026
Checks during the live call	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesAlerts while the interview runs.Their words: "Real-time alerts during interviews"Source, read November 1, 2026
No bot joins the call	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesOur reading: it runs as an app on the candidate's computer, and none of its pages mention a bot.Their words: "Candidates join your regular video call."Source, read November 1, 2026
Works inside the interviews you already run	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesUses your meeting link.Their words: "works with any video platform that has a shareable link"Source, read November 1, 2026
No special hardware needed	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardYesA desktop app, with no extra device named.Their words: "Candidates install a lightweight app in under 30 seconds."Source, read November 1, 2026
Publishes how it tests, false alarms included	YesVerified Call: Yes	InterviewGuardNo public informationCalls its detection deterministic. We found no published test counts or false-alarm rate for its own detection.

Checked November 2026. InterviewGuard cells come from its own public pages, linked in each row and read on November 1, 2026; they are its claims, not our tests. "No public information" means we found no public evidence, not that the feature is missing. Verified Call's results, with how each was tested, are on the Research page.

How InterviewGuard works

You add your meeting link and schedule the interview. The documentation says the candidate gets an email, downloads the desktop app and joins the call through it, while you join through your regular link. It covers Windows, macOS and Linux, and advises giving candidates at least 24 hours to set up. Its product page lists AI tools, remote access, virtual machines, virtual webcams, VPNs and hidden overlays, with a risk score, a timeline and PDF export. Its home page says "We never record your meetings", and its consent page lists what it may access during a session, including the webcam stream, desktop and running processes.

It publishes its prices, which is useful when you are comparing. Its home page shows Starter at $100 a month with 10 interviews included, then $10 per additional interview; Professional at $1,000 a month with 200 included, then $5 per additional interview; and a 7-day free trial with 5 interviews. These are its own claims, read November 1, 2026. The company named on the site is VerifIQ LLC.

What Verified Call does

Verified Call checks the person on a video call, before and during it, without joining. The host turns it on for guests in Google Calendar. The candidate gets an email link that opens 10 minutes before the call, agrees on a consent screen and runs the Verified Call app for about five minutes of checks. During the call the app keeps checking for hidden AI tools, camera software and a change of face. The host sees a badge next to each person in the call: Verified, Needs a look with the proof, or Can't confirm.

• 30 of 30tries, each of 4 hidden AI tools foundOctober 4, 2026
• 0 of 30false alarms with no AI tool open, and 0 of 30 with everyday apps openOctober 4, 2026
• 0 of 3,990sessions with someone else’s face got through, on recordings of 70 peopleOctober 1, 2026
• 962 of 970sessions with the real person clearedOctober 1, 2026

Our own testing. How each was tested is on the Research page.

What each is best for

Both ask the candidate to run an app, so tell candidates early. For how camera checks differ, see whether you can detect OBS or a virtual camera in an interview.

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