Question 1

Is BSmeter a RevEye alternative?

Accepted Answer

No, and it would be misleading to pitch it that way. RevEye does reverse image search — BSmeter doesn't offer that feature at all. If reverse image search is what you need, install RevEye; it's free and very good at it. BSmeter is an alternative to nothing RevEye does: it fact-checks the spoken claims in videos and audio. They're complementary tools for different halves of the same verification problem.

Question 2

Can RevEye check a video for me?

Accepted Answer

Not directly. RevEye works on still images via right-click. A common workaround is to screenshot a frame from a video and reverse-search that image, which can reveal whether the footage is older or from a different event than claimed. That's a genuinely useful technique — but it tells you about the picture, not about the claims being made in the audio. That's the gap BSmeter fills.

Question 3

Which one should I install if I can only pick one?

Accepted Answer

It depends entirely on what you're verifying. Images and screenshots, or you want something free, open source and totally private: RevEye. Videos, reels and podcasts, where the questionable part is what's being said out loud: BSmeter, which has a free tier and paid plans at $3.99 and $8.99/mo. Both are browser extensions and neither conflicts with the other, so most people verifying content seriously end up running both.