AppBrain Ad Detector
November 23, 2024
More About AppBrain Ad Detector
- 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.
Latest Version
2.71
November 23, 2024
AppTornado
Tools
Android
3,382,428
Free
com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.detector
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User Reviews
A Google user
5 years ago
Thank you, THANK YOU for blocking all the annoying swipe screens and pop-up ads on my phone!! You developed a great app that works quickly and easily- no muss, no fuss. Give yourselves an "atta boy/girl" and have a beer on me!!
Doc Flay
4 years ago
I have recommended this app for a long time. Easy to use and helps find privacy problems in your device. Using the app you also help contribute to the info on the site which means people can usually see an app does things they don't like, before installing it. Normally having adverts in an app that helps you get rid of adware would lose a star, but this is a rare app that shows adverts actually controlled by the app developers so they know what users will be seeing. Used with their front-end for the google store you will always be more informed about your app choices before making a mistake you regret.
Adrian Busuioc
4 years ago
Amazingly useful. The app very responsive and I like the uncomplicated UI. Great job! I do have one suggestion for improvement: add support for detecting kits from the Huawei Mobile Services.
A Google user
6 years ago
This app does exactly what it says and I'm really happy for it! Keep working on functionality, don't push yourself too hard about the interface! Although that IS mandatory for a "good app".
A Google user
6 years ago
People who think this app is bad is a lying piece of trash. In my experience, I think this app overall is amazing and helps get rid of annoying, intrusive and invasive ads. And most of all, they are brainless fools who are uneducated and do not know how to use this app. This app is amazing and people can suck my long d*** if they don't like it.
A Google user
6 years ago
Had random ads pop up as soon as I unlocked my phone, everytime! My own fault I downloaded a sketchy program. But I couldn't find the app anywhere, walwarebytes couldn't find it, avg couldn't find, Norton coulnds find it ect... So I downloaded this app and went to ads tab and saw an app that had no name and no picture at the bottom of the list, I may have not even noticed if it hadn't been for the empty space at the bottom which kinda stuck out
A Google user
5 years ago
Finally! An app that shows me what the ads are. I knew the one causing me full screen random ads even with no browser open was a certain one and this was the only app that told me which of my apps was using that ad company.
A Google user
5 years ago
Excellent forget all other apps! Have had nothing but issues with ads appearing as soon as phone was unlocked (S10+) this app was the only one that found two apps that were installed without my knowledge! This app is not leaving my phone!
HardBloodNelza
1 year ago
Oh dear God thank you. I hate to admit that I went looking for trouble and tried getting a mod apk of this other app and it didn't have a name or icon. I knew it was going to be malware but for whatever reason I continued to download it. Only this app was able to display the blank app and I was able to delete it. Life saver.
A Google user
4 years ago
Was getting random full screen pop ups on ky phone, and this app saved me time effortlessly!! In less than 10 seconds I identified the problem and solved it, no more pop ups!! Also, there browser app brave, seems to be working well with good speed and blocks ads! I 100 percent recomend this app.
A Google user
5 years ago
brilliant application. thanks to the developer. I can now relax after days of constant ad pop ups on my phone and not being able to find out where exactly and how else to rid of it . thanks to this app I am shown what apps and that are connected to vungle pop up ads . I've tried loads of options even my settings and I've still been getting them . thanks again Developer
A Google user
5 years ago
Thank you so much!!! I went through piles and PILES of files within my phone trying to rectify the problem, and didn't change a thing sadly :( but when i got this, ads stopped appearing on my chrome AND my whole screen! Thank you so much AppBrain! I owe it to you! 😀
Goldtaker Goldtaker
3 years ago
I was searching for the solution for the pop-up ads in my mobile and then I got suggested this app by an youtuber to sort out that problem and I installed this app and found that nameless and iconless app and uninstalled it through which I got relief from my problem. Thank you so much AppBrain Ad Detector for providing such an excellent service and so for that I would like to give 5 stars and I will surely suggest this app for anyone who has this pop-ip ad problem.
Samuel Rogers
1 year ago
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.
LaTarsha Carr
2 years ago
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?
C S
1 month ago
Half done sloppy work, cant detect flutter frameworks or other ads / frameworks which some Chinese / Japanese/ Korean apps used at all, only entire empty fields, if u are 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
A Google user
5 years ago
Made mo difference. Even allowed pop-ups when I was using my phone to NAVIGATE, thereby blocking the screen and upcoming turns!!! AppBrain asked me to elaborate: Since I uninstalled their app, I have seen NO difference in the frequency of pop-ups - the app does not do anything. It even kept allowing pop-up ads while I was using my phone to navigate. The pop-up would block nav screen, so you could NOT see it, forcing you to look away from the road to find the "X" to close the pop-up. DANGEROUS!
A Google user
5 years ago
This app provides a wealth of information about which apps are accessing what data on your phone. It does a very nice job of ranking the level of danger. That being said, I installed this product because I was getting ads displayed immediately after unlocking my phone. It was not able to detect which app was pushing the ad, which is why I gave it only 4 stars. I was able to fix my problem using another app...
Anthony C
3 years ago
It's Fair. *When I click on About, it's a link for an app ad, it's not info about this app, bummer. *I will clear a notification by clicking on the app (which shows 999+) listed in the Notification Statistics. It did clear the 999+ entries. But the when viewing the Statistics list, the app is still listed showing 999+. "This app needs an improved method clearing Notifications.
A Google user
6 years ago
Wow!!! I dont review a lot of apps, but this one helped me so much!!! I've been getting pop ups for such a long time and it was so irking and annoying - but I didn't want to factory reset my phone, and then, I stumbled upon this app. As I went through the app's security concerns, I found an app with no name, icon or whatever. When I clicked on it, I saw a bunch of advertising companies and stuff. This app not only showed me where it was, but allowed me to directly access my settings so I could delete it. I am quite happy and pleased to say I haven't had any pop up ads since then. Seriously, great work. I dont know what I would've done without this app.
