# Garrett ACE Apex Metal Detector

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/garrett-ace-apex-metal-detector
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/metal-detectors
- Placement: #8 of 14 in Metal Detectors, D tier
- Brand: Garrett
- LP on this board: 323
- Last researched: 2026-09-04T03:33:31.049Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

The improvements over previous ACE models, particularly in depth and discrimination, justify its placement above older ACE versions.

## For

- Improved depth capability
- Better discrimination than earlier ACE models
- Lightweight construction
- Strong performance at mid-price point
- Modern ergonomic design

## Against

- Depth and sensitivity lower than comparable models
- Price not justified by performance gains

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 4 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 21 cited sources across 17 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iron & Dirt | Piotr Lesniewski | B | https://www.joanallen.co.uk/garrett-apex-metal-detector-review-uk | fetched and confirmed |
| DetectHistory | DetectHistory | B | https://detecthistory.com/garrett/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Rock Reviews | Rock Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqXnT0JU0S4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Mental Metal | Mental Metal | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGJkyAZydQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Metal Detecting NYC | Metal Detecting NYC | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY4xQOnLy1o | fetched and confirmed |
| Digger Dawn | Digger Dawn | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCzFYqvWSBs | fetched and confirmed |
| Digger Dawn | Digger Dawn | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uND1lreIVc | fetched and confirmed |
| Suffolk Sifter - Detectorist | Suffolk Sifter - Detectorist | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzY4oL8RtcE | fetched and confirmed |
| Metal Detecting NYC | Metal Detecting NYC | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1-Xfrv6GxE | fetched and confirmed |
| metaldetectorvideos | metaldetectorvideos | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stlfpza5VhU | fetched and confirmed |
| Destination Gold Detectors | Destination Gold Detectors | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkGlEvtCUNg | fetched and confirmed |
| She Detector | She Detector | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIxYd6dTGA | fetched and confirmed |
| The Ferret's Variety Channel | The Ferret's Variety Channel | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_E4A_CfDc | fetched and confirmed |
| Ski Searcher | Ski Searcher | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfRPOBf-Ok | fetched and confirmed |
| The Hoover Boys | The Hoover Boys | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW2KOF5ROng | fetched and confirmed |
| Mental Metal | Mental Metal | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4o26fQnE0U | fetched and confirmed |
| Digger Dawn | Digger Dawn | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsq8-urHY4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Detective-store | Detective-store | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pmS5Lvbmc | fetched and confirmed |
| Kellyco Metal Detectors | Kellyco Metal Detectors | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVYASiRNwg | fetched and confirmed |
| 180 Felixstowe Hunter | 180 Felixstowe Hunter | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YDXWV6DY7U | fetched and confirmed |
| Gold Roger Treasure Hunter | Gold Roger Treasure Hunter | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKK833PeKc | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | Garrett AT MAX Metal Detector | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/garrett-at-max-metal-detector |
| 4 | Minelab Equinox 900 Metal Detector | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/minelab-equinox-900-metal-detector |
| 5 | Nokta FindX Pro Metal Detector | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/nokta-findx-pro-metal-detector |
| 6 | Minelab Manticore Metal Detector | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/minelab-manticore-metal-detector |
| 7 | Minelab Equinox 700 Metal Detector | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/minelab-equinox-700-metal-detector |
| 9 | Garrett ACE 300 Metal Detector | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/garrett-ace-300-metal-detector |
| 10 | Minelab Legend 2 Metal Detector | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/minelab-legend-2-metal-detector |
| 11 | Garrett ACE 250 Metal Detector | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/garrett-ace-250-metal-detector |
| 12 | Bounty Hunter Metal Detector | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/bounty-hunter-metal-detector |
| 13 | Gold Monster 1000 Metal Detector | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/gold-monster-1000-metal-detector |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/metal-detectors.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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