# ActorDetector — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of ActorDetector by Matthias Lang, rated 4.50/5 from 401 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actordetector/id1391695285/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actordetector/id1391695285.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 316 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 23 ## What do users think of ActorDetector? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Identifies actors accurately - 👍 Useful for finding actors - 👍 Works well for obscure actors - 👍 Fast identification - 👍 Great for recognizing familiar faces - 👍 Accurate recognition even from poor photos - 👍 Identifies actors in commercials - 👍 Good for finding actors in movies/TV - 👍 Emotion and age detection - 👍 "Shazam for actors" functionality **Cons** - 😠 Ads are annoying - 😠 Ads are too long - 😠 Ads are unbearable - 😠 Ads make the app unusable - 😠 Ads are intrusive - 😠 Ads are mandatory - 😠 App doesn't work for minor characters - 😠 App doesn't work for less famous actors - 😠 App fails to recognize well-known celebrities - 😠 App prompts to install other apps - 😠 Camera part not usable without storage - 😠 Photo upload feature doesn't work - 😠 Limited history records **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot use camera without storage - Photo upload from camera roll never works - App prompts to install other apps - Ads cannot be skipped - No option to remove ads **Most requested features** - Paid option to remove ads - Increase history limit - Option to pay to stop ads - Ability to access past actor searches - Add more actors to the database ## Newest reviews (13 of 58) ### 4/5 — Genuinely fantastic app. *2026-01-24, version 2.6.0* I always use the app, since a lot of minor characters in the kinds of shows I watch have been scattered throughout each other and I can never figure out who they played in other shows. I’d give it 5 stars, but my 2 issues are that when you don’t have enough storage on your device to take anymore photos, you cant even use the camera part of the app, and my other issue is the fact that the option to use a photo from your camera roll has never worked. Apart from those 2 things, it’s great and I highly recommend. ### 4/5 — ActorDetector *2025-12-06, version 2.6.0* Very useful app but is there a paid option to get rid of ads? ### 2/5 — Ok but…. *2025-09-28, version 2.6.0* Can’t cope with the compulsory ads. Not for regular use. ### 3/5 — Ads are annoying *2025-07-01, version 2.6.0* Works great, with amazing accuracy, but it needs a way to avoid the ads. I’d gladly pay for that option. ### 2/5 — Ok, but add make it unusable *2025-05-03, version 2.6.0* It works reasonably well, but as much as I want to keep using it, I just can’t bring myself to based on the obnoxious 1 minute ads you are forced to sit through every single time you search for someone. ### 2/5 — Can I pay to stop the madness? *2025-04-02, version 2.6.0* So I’ll come right out and say it: in almost 90% of cases this app is solid and recognizes the celebrities that I throw at it. Which is great because I searched for “Shazam for actors” but wow… give me an option to avoid the mandatory 30-60 seconds ads every time I search for a single thing ever. There is a reason I buy premium stuff, and it’s not to sit through google ads on apple. I’m on iOS. You made an iOS app. Please let me pay you to stop the mandatory ads? Please? ### 4/5 — Erkennungsrate hervorragend *2025-03-18, version 2.6.0* Erkennt aus dem schlechtesten Foto noch mit super Trefferleistung den Schauspieler. Die Werbung ist allerdings grenzwertig! ### 4/5 — Funktioniert super, aber… *2025-02-21, version 2.6.0* … die Werbung nervt ### 4/5 — 👍🏻 *2024-12-17, version 2.6.0* Geniale App, es wäre mur Cool wenn man auf die Schauspieler im Verlauf nochmals zugreifen kann. ### 3/5 — 1 flaw *2024-03-31, version 2.6.0* really good app and use all the time when i see a familiar person in a show and can’t put my finger on where i've seen them before. also helps because of how specific the app is, it comes up with even the smallest roles where you would barely remember the characters but it scratches that itch of wondering. only flaw is you can’t upload photos even thought there is an option, which is kind of annoying when i’m watching something on my phone and just want to screen shot and upload the picture. ### 3/5 — Trop de pub. *2024-03-15, version 2.6.0* Trop de pub a subir. Et aucune possibilités pour les supprimer. Dommage. ### 4/5 — Too long *2024-01-07, version 2.6.0* The adds are way to long ### 4/5 — Wierd stuff *2023-02-19, version 2.6.0* I put the girl from spy kids in and it showed me she was in tons of porn movies. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stinks no good *2026-01-17, version 2.6.0* This app doesn’t work except for major stars. ### 1/5 — Does not work at all👎🏻🫩 *2025-08-16, version 2.6.0* Absolute rubbish!! Not one person out of 10 have been identified 👎🏻👎🏻 ### 1/5 — Pubblicità! *2024-02-18, version 2.6.0* Pubblicità insopportabile. Disintallato ### 1/5 — 0 Sterne *2023-11-17, version 2.6.0* Meine Freundin ist kein Promi ### 1/5 — ad loaded clickbait *2023-06-11, version 2.6.0* ad loaded clickbait ### 1/5 — Trash *2023-05-30, version 2.6.0* Tested it with 8 different pictures of well known celebrities and it failed every time. Feels like a scam just to force you to watch ads. ### 1/5 — Werbung *2023-04-02, version 2.6.0* Die Werbung kann eben nicht übersprungen werden! Die Anwendung funktioniert 3 bis 4 mal einwandfrei, dann erscheint nach der Anwendung der Anwendung eine Werbung, die (jedenfalls nicht von mir) entfernt werden kann, da ein entsprechendes Feld fehlt. ### 1/5 — Very disappointing *2022-07-02, version 2.6.0* Couldn’t recognise the face of the actor I was trying to identify which I’m pretty sure now was Donald Sutherland. Also kept prompting to install more apps before you could see the results. ### 1/5 — Completely useless *2022-01-31, version 2.5.2* I’m sure it’s fine recognizing incredibly famous people. But I tried with an extra from a tv episode and it came back with nothing but ????s completely stumped. Oh, not before first making me watch a stupid ad for a video game as a punishment for wanting to try a free product. Deleted. It spent a total of 2 minutes on my phone. For easy stuff there’s TinyImage. I don’t need some ad-laden app that doesn’t find results. ### 1/5 — Adware *2021-10-11, version 2.1.0* That doesn’t work. Deleted ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Trotz Werbung 5 Sterne. *2025-11-26, version 2.6.0* Die App ist gut, nützlich und funktioniert. Trotz der Werbung vergebe ich fünf volle Sterne. ### 5/5 — Wow! *2025-07-06, version 2.6.0* I don’t know why people are complaining about the ads! This app is awesome and the ads are nothing compared to the time it took to look up what ever episode I was on and go through the cast to find the person that looked familiar. It’s so much faster even with the ads than what I was doing so this app is awesome! ### 5/5 — Eccezionale *2025-05-15, version 2.6.0* Funziona benissimo. Ho una sola richiesta per lo sviluppatore (Matthias Lang): è possibile aumentare la cronologia? 12 record sono proprio pochi. Comunque, ottimo lavoro! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2024-11-25, version 2.6.0* I had the hardest time finding an actress’ name from a commercial I recently saw. I downloaded this app and it immediately told me who she is! ### 5/5 — Hate The Ads *2024-05-04* Works amazingly well, but the ads are more than annoying. Would gladly pay to avoid them. I’d love that option. ### 5/5 — I GOT IT *2023-11-30, version 2.6.0* app got this actor who i couldnt seem to remember ### 5/5 — ActorDetector *2023-09-03, version 2.6.0* Helps me with knowing celebrities names. ### 5/5 — Bluffant ! *2023-07-03, version 2.6.0* Je me sers souvent du Shazam pour la musique et je découvre le Shazam pour les photos d’acteurs… c’est génial Merci ! ### 5/5 — Surprisingly Good!!! *2023-06-25, version 2.6.0* I try to remember the names of people I have seen in movies & television, but I often get stuck & frustrated. I searched for a website to upload photos of actresses/actors & found out about this app…now, I don’t have to get stuck & frustrated. VERY USEFUL APP!!!🙏🏾👍🏾👏🏾 ### 5/5 — 👍 *2023-05-23, version 2.6.0* Me funciona divinamente,muy buena. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*