Alien Motion Detector

Name: Alien Motion Detector
Rating: 3.9 (31 reviews)
Author: Joey To

by Joey To

iPhone

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $1.99

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Entertainment

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Entertainment

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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4 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

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Price: $1.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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3.9 31 ratings · App Store

5/5Motion tracker
You should try to make it so when you place a beacon down it uses your current location and you could place a beacons around your house or elsewhere and actually use it to Mark where something is or have an actual role-play using it

Michie61 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Way better
This one has way better sound and control a must have. Authentic sounds way better even the pulse is better. Thx for the update

beagleman2009 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Just figured this out.
The rate at which the bloops close in seems to be perfectly timed to Hudson counting down the distance during the big attack scene when the aliens drop from the ceiling. I don’t know if it’s intentional or accidental, but I appreciate it!

INvalidSYNapse · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Idea!
Nice app, but maybe see if you could integrate with Apple Location Services or Googlemaps and scan/import locations of your contacts list... How awesome would it be to locate your friend in a crowd, find your wife's lost phone in the trash, etc.? Apple might pay you for that one...

Mrowmrif2 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Awesome App! One suggestion!
This app is fantastic! A must have for any Aliens fan. I would recommend, however, in a future update, to add Bluetooth detection of other devices to track friends' movement. How awesome would that be??? Keep up the good work!

SernaDesigns · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.0.1
+Updated graphics to work on larger resolutions better +Adjusted volume of sound effects +Added random movement to the alien blobs +General bug fixes
1.0.2
+Updated distance meter reading to give an actual value of the nearest alien +Variable pitch audio based on alien distance (higher pitch the closer they are) +Cleaner audio for the sound effects +New gyroscope code for smoother experience at different angles +Improved alien pulse animation to hide them instead of black +Speed of overall pulse put up a notch to match closer to original
1.0.3
+Updated pulse timings to match the original +Updated alien dot graphics to vary in size slightly upon placement +Fixed bug which had aliens drifting away from the player - now they will always come towards the player +Optimized performance
1.0.4 · 11 Oct 2017
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. + All new customisation options by tapping CONFIG in the corner - Adjust how many aliens you want on the screen - Change how long the aliens live for before the disappear - Choose how fast you want the aliens to move as they zone in to your position + Updated code to 64-bit for iOS 11 compatibility + Updated alien shaders to pulse better and brighter + Fixed bugs in the backend

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