AppBrain Ad Detector

3.0.5

AppTornado

3.65

10,376 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Find out which of your apps have ads and spyware

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.

Download Statistics

AppBrain Ad Detector has been downloaded 3.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 1.5 thousand times.

User Ratings

AppBrain Ad Detector is rated 3.65 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 10 thousand ratings.

App Information

AppBrain Ad Detector is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.39 MB. The latest version available is 3.0.5. The last update was on July 16, 2026.

Technical Requirements

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!

More data about AppBrain Ad Detector

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	3.6 million
Recent downloads	1.5 thousand
Rating	3.65 based on 10 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	3.0.5
APK size	6.39 MB
Number of libraries	14
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

Ads Ad Push Notifications Desktop Concerns Detects Spam Messages Accounts Networks Sdks Google Analytics Apps App Privacy Spyware Phone Helps Access Detect

Keywords missing from this app

Anti Device Spy Security Detector Data Malware Hidden Scan Protection Scanner Permissions Threats Check Suspicious Permission Mobile Tools Stalkerware Personal System Installed Identify Monitor Protect Camera Malicious Safe Review Detection Monitoring Files Secure Control Risk Battery Usage Advanced Features Blocker Risks Behavior

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AppBrain Ad Detector has been downloaded 3.6 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 50 downloads per day.

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Comments on AppBrain Ad Detector for Android

★★★★★ Samuel Rogers · Feb 26, 2023

An excellent app that gives you a lot of normally-ignored information about apps, the Ad networks they implement, and the developer told they use. It also provides easy ways to manage and uninstall apps that you no longer want because you don't like the trackers or tools that they use. Amazingly, it showed me no Ads while I was using it.

★★★★★ 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

★★☆☆☆ 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

★★☆☆☆ 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

★☆☆☆☆ Yogesh Shah · Jul 13, 2026

Useless, Moderately Grey theme & Light Grey fonts, inconvenient in reading the app details ! Need to improve the theme with contrast setting !

★★☆☆☆ 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

7 permissions · 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.

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