AppBrain Ad Detector by AppTornado is a focused Android tool that scans installed apps to flag ads, spyware, and privacy risks. It reveals ad networks, social SDKs, and developer tools, and enables removal of offending apps to protect your privacy. Not ranked in any top lists, the app has maintained a long market presence with 1,000,000+ total downloads and a 3.48 rating from 10342 reviews over 5171 days.
Pros & Cons
Comprehensive detection across ads, spyware, and privacy concerns
Clear visibility of embedded ad networks and social SDKs
Identifies potentially invasive permissions and data access
Regular updates for latest Android versions
Not listed in top market rankings, which may affect visibility
Primarily focuses on detection and guidance rather than automated remediation
User experience may vary on devices with aggressive permission controls
About AppBrain Ad Detector
AppBrain Ad Detector is a tools app developed by AppTornado.
How many times has AppBrain Ad Detector been downloaded?
AppBrain Ad Detector has been downloaded 3.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 970 times.
What is the rating of AppBrain Ad Detector?
AppBrain Ad Detector is rated 3.56 out of 5 stars, based on 10 thousand ratings.
Is AppBrain Ad Detector free?
AppBrain Ad Detector is free to download. The APK download size is 6.32 MB. The latest version available is 3.0.3. The last update was on June 3, 2026.
What are the requirements for AppBrain Ad Detector?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2012.
Description
Free your phone from potential spyware and ads! This app detects all annoyances of apps installed on your phone, such as Push Notifications, Desktop icon spam ads and apps with privacy concerns or spyware. It identifies the adware and allows you to then remove the apps that violate your privacy.
- Helps you to get rid of annoying ad notifications and bookmarks on your desktop. - Become aware of what apps have permissions to access your messages or accounts and could thus invade your privacy, or can use services which could cost you money, and helps you with their removal.
This app detects over 70 different aspects of apps, including:
- Concerns such as Push Notifications (both ads and non-ads), putting spam icons on your desktop, and privacy related concerns such as the ability to access your location, contacts, messages or accounts.
- Android Ad Networks; this app tells you which ad networks are embedded in apps, such as Admob, Millennial Media, ChartBoost, TapJoy and many smaller ones. Indicates which ones may have push ads.
- Social SDKs; detect whether apps have SDKs like Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, and more.
- Developer Tools; detect libraries like Google Analytics, Flurry Analytics, Google Play in-app billing, Android support library, ACRA, Phonegap, and many more.
Recent changes: Suitability for latest android versions, fix crash
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This app helped me remove a spam app that was hiding so nicely that even the name wasn't there to search for. Thank you. Hope you guys improve the UI and I can give you 5 star.
★★★★★Clex Bob· Mar 25, 2022
This app is fantastic. It gives me every detail about the apps and even more. Good job by the developers.
★★★★★Sunil Kumar· Oct 22, 2021
This app is op. This app helped me to found out the app which give me pop-ups and annoyed me alot thanks
★★☆☆☆LaTarsha Carr· Apr 29, 2022
The "Show Concerns" list display a category of problems. When I go into a category on that list, the problem apps are shown along w/descriptions of the problem permissions such as "Can access your contacts" MY ISSUE IS: When I open that specific App Information, the permissions are disabled. I went to dozens on the list and the AppBrain information is inaccurate. None of the Indicated permissions are active, all were already disabled. Am I looking at this correctly, or missing something?
★☆☆☆☆aneesa faisu· Jun 17, 2021
Very bad app. Coming advertisement automatically in my phone. This app can't stop or delete this advertisement from my phone.this is poor and bad app
★★☆☆☆Carolyn Williams· Aug 29, 2020
Not quite what I'm looking for it doesn't show apps that causing ads to pop up on phone. And this app has ads itself puts more ads on your phone
★★☆☆☆C S· Oct 2, 2024
Half done sloppy work, can't detect flutter frameworks or other ads / frameworks which some Chinese / Japanese/ Korean apps used at all, only entire empty fields, if you're a dev planning to look or dissect Asian apps, u will be sorely disappointed There should also be a function to access, view, copy, & delete ads which cannot be normally found even while using those good file explorers manually w/o root. Some ads are so offensive but no way to make a copy as proof in order to submit a complaint
Google Play Rankings for AppBrain Ad Detector
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Technologies used by AppBrain Ad Detector
AppBrain Ad Detector is requesting 7 permissions and is using 14 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions including network access, foreground service, internet, notifications, boot completion, delete-packages, SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW, WAKE_LOCK, and a dynamic receiver. This aligns with its detection and privacy-risk assessment goals. Users should review the permissions and the app’s privacy policy when using this tool to ensure comfort with data access and handling.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
