# Ad Detector

> Ad Detector detects advertisement used by your installed applications.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/krow.dev.addetector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/krow.dev.addetector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `krow.dev.addetector`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** krow
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 341,376
- **Rating:** 3.56 / 5 (862 ratings)
- **Last updated:** 2016-01-19
- **First published:** 2014-07-28
- **Publisher country:** KR
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=krow.dev.addetector)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://syuan.github.io/privacy-policy/ad\_detector.html](https://syuan.github.io/privacy-policy/ad_detector.html)

## Description

**Ad Detector** is a Chrome extension designed to help users identify advertisements embedded within their installed applications. By analyzing app content, it detects various ads, providing greater transparency and allowing users to understand the ad presence in their software environment. This tool promotes informed usage by making ad detection straightforward and accessible directly through the browser extension.

## Rankings

- #121,864 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Ad Detector for identifying adware-causing apps and helping them remove offending software. The most mentioned benefits are detecting and uninstalling adware, and the app's simplicity. However, frequent complaints center on its limited ability to block ads or remove them automatically, inconsistent detection (e.g., YouTube ads), and compatibility/update issues on newer Android versions. Some users report it does nothing or is outdated.

### Pros

- Detects adware/culprit apps pushing ads.
- Helps uninstall offending apps to remove adware.
- Simple and easy-to-use interface.
- Stops or reduces ad interruptions in many cases.
- Can be effective where other security tools fail to remove adware.

### Cons

- Does not block or remove ads; only detects which apps may be causing them.
- Detection is inconsistent; may not reliably identify the exact culprit (and can miss ads, e.g., YouTube).
- Compatibility issues with newer Android versions (Android 10+) and appears not to be updated regularly.
- Some reviews report it does nothing or fails to identify the problem.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/krow.dev.addetector)