Comparison

PL Detector vs Petal Picker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PL Detector

This is a non-serious application designed for entertainment purposes. It offers a face-scoring feature, but users are strongly advised not to take the results too seriously or use them to judge others. The app emphasizes respecting privacy and enjoying the experience.

Highlights
  • Face scoring feature
  • Non-serious entertainment
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Local photo saving
  • Guideline updates
Features
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IMPORTANT: DO NOT download this App, it is a non-serious application software. If you ignore the above warning, be careful to follow the following guidelines: 1. Please DO NOT detect others' PL too much. Keep calm when you find that others are better than you. 2. DO NOT Judge people by appearances. If you're not happy with the detect results, try to relax and try again with a different expression. 3. Please DO NOT inform others of the results which the detector shows and respect everyone's privacy. The app will only save photos locally. 4. Combat should be left to those who are good at it. To find someone with truly superior PL is to save lives. More guidelines will be updated from time to time with the probe.

About

Petal Picker

Features
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Pick the petal on top. Every level is a bouquet of overlapping flowers, and you take it apart one piece at a time. There is one rule: you can only lift a piece with nothing lying over it. Shadows show you what covers what, and when one comes away it may free the piece underneath. A flower's centre is a piece too, and usually the first to go: it sits over the roots of its own petals. Usually — until another flower settles on top of it, and then the centre is the thing you have to dig out. It starts with a few flowers, room to breathe. A few hundred levels in, they are stacked deep enough to bury a flower whole, and finding the one loose piece is the whole game. A LEVEL IS A MINUTE, OR FIVE No timers. No energy to wait for. No score to chase. Open it in a queue, clear a bouquet, put it away. WHAT'S IN IT • Thousands of bouquets, each grown from its own seed • Six kinds of flower and twelve colours, drawn by the game as you play • Difficulty that climbs for a few levels, eases off, then climbs a little higher • Every bouquet can be cleared — there is always a way through • Each pick plays the next note of a pentatonic scale, so a good run sounds like one • Pinch to zoom in when it gets close • Three hearts a level, and starting over is always free • iPhone in portrait, iPad in portrait or landscape FREE TO PLAY, ONE THING TO BUY Every level is free. If you would rather never run out of hearts, Zen Mode is a single purchase — unlimited hearts, no ads, shared with your family, and you can switch hearts back on whenever you like. NOTHING IS COLLECTED No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no tracking, no ad networks. Your progress stays on your phone. The only ads are short videos for our own other apps, they only play if you tap for one, and nothing about you leaves the device.

Screenshots

PL Detector3 screens
Petal Picker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Petal Picker at every 3 days against PL Detector's every 2 weeks. PL Detector's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PL Detector sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Petal Picker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PL Detector ships an update every 2 weeks, Petal Picker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PL Detector versus Petal Picker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPL DetectorPetal Picker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size312 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer德军 朱Apotherium LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PL Detector

One-time4
  • High Performance Battery$0.99
  • Basement$1.99
  • Medical Robot$3.99
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  • Commander$8.99
1 purchases

Petal Picker

One-time1
  • Zen Mode$3.99

Questions

Is PL Detector free?
PL Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petal Picker free?
Petal Picker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PL Detector or Petal Picker have ads?
Neither PL Detector nor Petal Picker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PL Detector or Petal Picker?
PL Detector ships an update every 2 weeks, and Petal Picker every 3 days. Most recently, PL Detector was updated on November 3, 2026 and Petal Picker on October 31, 2026.

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