AppBrain Ad Detector

Name: AppBrain Ad Detector
Rating: 3.58 (11092 reviews)
Author: AppTornado

By: AppTornado

Find out which of your apps have ads and spyware

Features & Capabilities

AppBrain Ad Detector is a powerful tool designed to help you identify and eliminate apps on your phone that display ads, push notifications, or have spyware and privacy concerns. It scans over 70 aspects of your installed apps, detecting ad networks like Admob and TapJoy, social SDKs including Facebook and Twitter, and developer tools such as Google Analytics and Flurry Analytics.

With AppBrain Ad Detector, you can stop annoying ad notifications, clear desktop spam icons, and become fully aware of apps accessing sensitive permissions like your messages or location. This extension empowers you to protect your privacy by pinpointing intrusive apps and facilitating their removal, ensuring a cleaner, safer phone experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

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Downloads:

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Version:

3.0.3 Last updated: 2026-06-03

Version code:

Creation date:

2012-03-28

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES Very high risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.detector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

8.97MB

Email:

de*****@apptornado.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 30,192 ▼ 82

Other rankings

#75 in ad keyword 81 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

AppTornado

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.detector

Email:

de*****@apptornado.com

Website:

https://ad-detector.appbrain.com/

User Reviews

Users largely praise the app for being easy to use and fast, and for revealing ad networks and permissions, plus helping manage/uninstall apps and remove spammy software. The main recurring drawbacks are intermittent non-functionality (crashes/closures) and occasional design/quality concerns with settings, which affect consistency and reliability.

Pros

Easy to use with a simple, fast interface.
Detects ad networks and permissions used by apps.
Helps manage and uninstall apps, including those with trackers.
Useful for identifying and removing spam or malware apps.

Cons

App sometimes doesn’t work or closes unexpectedly (reported by multiple users).
Some users report design/quality issues and settings mismatches, indicating reliability problems in certain cases.

Recent reviews

v3.3 appears to have fixed the crashing problem. The UI is totally different now. It seems straightforward, but not as robust; it feels like a lite version. Off the cuff, the grey color layout could use some tweaking in some areas. Need to update the app's description images on The Play Store.