AdBlock

As of December 1, 2024, this app works PERFECT. Although the ad system was changed by Apple not long ago, this app does still disable not 99%, but 100% of all ads, whether it be on a mobile game, social media, or a browser. For people that have purchased it and can’t set it up, casing them to leave a bad review, try my little tutorial, and it should work for you (NOTICE: THSI TUTORIAL IS BASED OFF OF WHAT I EXPERIENCED); 1. When you download it, it gives you a kinda bad tutorial on the app, but I will break it down; so once you download it, go to settings, swipe up to get the search bar, search “safari”, then tap on “content blockers”, then enable Adblock. That’s search>safari>content blockers>enable Adblock. 2. I have an iPhone 12, which may make my experience different because older phones have outdated iOS’, but when I swiped up to activate it, I got a message saying to allow the app to use a vpn. Tap yes, then enter your passcode if you need to. After this, the app should change to an Orange theme. This is because the proxy DNS isn’t activated. Without it, the ads won’t go away, to enable it, press “settings” in the middle of the screen, scroll till you see “enable dns”, and enable it. And that’s it! Then it should turn green. I just got this app, but fidgeted around with it, so I know how it works. If something goes wrong, I recommend doing the same, or looking online/looking at other reviews. Anyways, awesome app, 10/10, 5 stars, would recommend!

PLEASE READ IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH...Regardless of some other reviews, this app DOES WORK if setup correctly! At the time of this review, I am using an iPhone 12 Max Pro with iOS 14.4. I decided to give this app a try since it was very low cost and I’m glad I did. Some of the other App Store ad blocking software is subscription based requiring monthly or yearly payments or simply much, much more expensive with similar features. I know because I installed and tried them. Some other apps weren’t necessarily up front about this (specifically AdGuard for iOS). Also, the other apps perform analytics and collect information about the user and/or their device; regardless of their claim they don’t collect information about you. The other apps do! Just read the permissions that are required once other ad blocking apps are installed or go directly to the app’s websites and read their privacy policies. Highly recommend you read any apps privacy policies carefully and thoroughly especially if you’re concerned about privacy. AdBlock wins every time and includes ad blocking with a LOCAL VPN. Meaning, none of your browsing traffic (or DNS requests) is transferred or translated to any of AdBlocks servers. OTHER APPS DO! AdBlock keeps your information LOCAL to your device only and I validated this claim by intercepting ALL my traffic using network forensic techniques. AdBlock is clean and awesome! It was easy to setup the LOCAL VPN, apply add blocking rules to Safari, and monitor my DNS traffic requests! One last thing... I highly recommend you investigate where the headquarters of any App Store app is located. I prefer to ONLY SUPPORT AND INSTALL apps from countries that are allies of the USA. AdBlocks parent company, FutureMind, is based in Poland (also called Polska). Poland is a stalwart ally in Central Europe and one of the United States’ strongest partners in fostering security.

It places a VPN icon on my phone, but outside of this it really doesn’t do much else. I use the same apps that most of the world uses and this doesn’t affect the ads within those apps at all, including browsers. I really just do not understand the purpose of this app as it does nothing it says it does. Even more suspicious, are the fake reviews that claim it’s an amazing app and a must buy and listed as most useful of reviews. what is that? Can you be a bit more explicit on why this app has changed your life and why you need it? From the first day of purchasing it i have been waiting for this life changing affect to take place and nothing has happened. I still get ads in all of my apps and the only difference is that a VPN icon appears on my phone. So, perhaps this is good if you want need to change your IP but beyond that I don’t see any benefits. and further, i’ve never tested the VPN functionality just that an icon appears nor do i have any motivation to do so. I am deleting this app immediately and asking for a refund - you should too. But if you don’t i would really love to understand why you have decided to keep it. It literally has just sat on my phone for over a year and i just realized today that i never ever use it and when i do i question “what is this app doing?” Everything is exactly the same. Ads appear on any game or any streaming device. Safari takes care of itself and this app does nothing literally nothing on safari. Lastly, the developers haven’t updated this for a very long time. It appears abandoned. Deleting the app right now, i advise you to do the same or at least tell us why, explicitly, how it has improved your experience...