ActorDetector vs Plex Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActorDetector
This app uses AI-powered face recognition to identify actors and celebrities in images. Simply upload a photo, and it will tell you who is in it. It's like Shazam, but for the faces of famous people.
- AI-powered face recognition
- Actor and celebrity identification
- Image analysis
- Fast results
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ActorDetector detects actors and celebrities via face recognition, powered by AI.
Plex Photos
Access and view your personal photo libraries from anywhere. Relive your favorite moments with curated highlights, chronological timelines, and organized library browsing. Requires a Plex Media Server with a photos library.
- Recommended photo highlights
- Chronological timeline view
- Browse by folders and albums
- Access personal media libraries
- Seamless remote viewing
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Important: A Plex Media Server with access to at least one photos library is required to use this application. Plex Photos is your dedicated app for viewing your personal media photo libraries, providing a seamless and intuitive way to relive your favorite moments. Whether you're at home or on the go, Plex Photos lets you access your personal photo collection with ease. Currently Supported Features: - Recommended View: Discover curated highlights from your photo library, bringing your best moments to the forefront. - Timeline View: Explore your photos in a chronological format, making it easy to travel back in time and revisit memories from specific dates. - Library View: Browse through your entire photo collection organized by folders and albums, making it simple to find and view exactly what you're looking for. Note: This is the first Plex Photos release and will receive regular updates over the coming months. We're committed to adding new features, improving performance, and enhancing your overall experience. We value your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts with us in the forums as we continue to develop and refine the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ActorDetector at 66% against Plex Photos's 4%. ActorDetector also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Plex Photos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ActorDetector holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 475 and 293 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of ActorDetector's written reviews are positive against 4% of Plex Photos's.
ActorDetector ships an update every 3 weeks, Plex Photos every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActorDetector | Plex Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (475 ratings) — better | 1.3 (293 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 475 — better | 293 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Lang | Plex Inc. |
Customer experience
ActorDetector
Plex Photos
User reviews
ActorDetector
From 475 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Identifies actors accurately
- 👍 Useful for finding actors
- 👍 Works well for obscure actors
- 👍 Fast identification
- 👍 Great for recognizing familiar faces
Room to improve
- 😠 Ads are annoying
- 😠 Ads are too long
- 😠 Ads are unbearable
- 😠 Ads make the app unusable
- 😠 Ads are intrusive
Plex Photos
From 293 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick response
- 👍 Good organization
- 🎉 Impressive beginning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes and crashes
- 🚫 Lacks basic features
- 🤔 Questionable purpose
- 🚫 No HEIC support
- 🚫 No upload/sync capability
Bugs and requests
ActorDetector
Reported bugs
5 issues- 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
Requested features
5 requests- 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
Plex Photos
Reported bugs
4 issues- Buttons not responding to touch
- Vertical videos shown in landscape
- Photos disappearing or not loading
- Rotation issues causing app freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to sync photos from mobile devices
- Implement HEIC format support
- Improve video playback controls
- Allow organizing photos into albums
- Integrate with cloud storage services
In-app purchases
ActorDetector
No in-app purchases
Plex Photos
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActorDetector free?
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