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  • More Beef, Less Filling

    Great! Works as advertised and the performance increase can be remarkable, not to mention the nicer page flows.

    I've noticed a couple issues clicking on an ad I actually wanted that was visible on Google, and a Video I wanted to watch at the bottom of a tech site page. Both were visible but the Google link led to and empty page and the video did not start.

    Still this is a great, it really saves time and makes my phone and tablet much more enjoyable to use. Especially the phone since it does not have room or the processing power for all those crap ads. We are all safer with out all this data being collected also.
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  • Best I've looked at of the free ones.

    I loaded 2 ad intensive sites and looked at the content blocking ability of each of the below list. Criteria were eliminating ads, page load speed and page's ability to render seemlessly.

    Adblock by MoboTap: Best. Did a good job on all criteria.

    Clear: Also very good to excellent.

    Nautilus: Very good.

    AdBlocker by icodesign: Missed some ads, let animated ads animate, difficulty rendering pages at times.

    Ad Blocker by Lei Wang: As above.

    1Blocker: Pretty much useless. Allows ads through, allows animated ads. Page rendering issues and resulting slow loading times.

    Stop Ad: Same as above.
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  • Free and works. No whitelist.

    This is working great! Sad that there is no option to whitelist sites I enjoy and want to support.
  • Passes My Test

    I have a rather simple test for ad blockers - load "The Verge". This app passed perfectly. Albeit The Verge is no one's favorite tech site, it is simply unreadable without an ad blocker and, therefore, a great test subject!
  • Best Free Safari Adblocker

    I'm only giving it a 3 star rating because it doesn't block ad-tracking just the ads themselves. It also has no option to block scripts which is key to me.

    If you don't want to pay for an Adblocker then this is your best option even if it lacks something as simple as blocking ad-tracking.
  • Works fabulous with iPhone

    I like this app. It works great. No whitelist. Only works on Safari. I still use adblocker foe other apps. This does exactly what it says it does. Easy to download and install. I just wish it worked on my iPad! (Not compatible with iPad).
  • great blocker

    The best one I found on App Store and it is free, thanks developers
  • Best of all

    This is definitely a 5 stars app, the best ad blocker so far.
  • Works as described, definitely a 5 star app

    Easy to use, and actually improves the browsing speed/experience!
  • Best of all (till now)

    I tested plenty of the new ad blockers and I must say this one is the best.
    Can't say it block all ads since I don't know which websites you browse but block ads just like any other content blocker I tested. Why it is better? Because the website loads faster and uses less cpu (I noticed less heat = more battery life).

    Hope they continue to offer it for free.

    Interface is a little crap but you just see it once.

    Thanks to devs!
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