# BlockBear! — user reviews > 437 indexed App Store user reviews of BlockBear! by TunnelBear, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 2,782 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blockbear/id1023924541/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blockbear/id1023924541.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,242 · 4★ 358 · 3★ 57 · 2★ 33 · 1★ 92 ## What do users think of BlockBear!? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Effective ad blocker - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🐻 Cute bear theme - 🔒 No data collection - 💰 Free app **Cons** - 🐛 Blocks legitimate links/content - 🔍 Ineffective at blocking some ads - 🗓️ App not updated in years - ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Commonly reported bugs** - Whitelist functionality not working as expected - Causes Safari pages to load blank - Blocks YouTube ads inconsistently **Most requested features** - Dark mode app icon - Ability to easily enable/disable on specific sites - Integration with other browsers (e.g. Chrome) ## Newest reviews (20 of 437) ### 3/5 — Yo *2026-05-16, version 1.3.1* it definitely slows down ads but still get ads but less often ### 5/5 — Best app here! *2026-05-11, version 1.3.1* this app actually works perfectly and you don’t have to pay or worry about any ads! ### 5/5 — the goat *2026-05-07, version 1.3.1* absolutely based. free. works. what more could u ask for. ### 5/5 — So good *2026-05-07, version 1.3.1* Absolutely beutiful does its job perfectly recommend only 18mb ### 5/5 — Free and Works *2026-05-04, version 1.3.1* Fandom wiki ads on mobile are unbearable, this works on fandom wiki and is minimally invasive and I’ve never been asked to pay them a dime. ### 5/5 — So cute! *2026-04-25, version 1.3.1* I absolutely love this app and it works so well. If you need an ad blocker. I definitely recommend this one. ### 5/5 — 너무좋음 *2026-04-24* 이제광고의식도안해여 ㅎㅎ ### 5/5 — Kinda good *2026-04-14, version 1.3.1* Make sure we want everything protected with zero glitches ### 4/5 — Rawr-tastic *2026-04-08, version 1.3.1* Amazing and you should definitely try because in a few clicks RAWR!!! Almost all your adds are blocked and yes it doesn’t block all you adds but most of them actually a lot of them so you should definitely at least try it! It’s for free and out of all the *blocking adds* apps I tried this one is the best and of course just pls write a review if you really like it because I want more and more people to try this app and them be happy too because I’m a kind person, and hope to all of you guys have a good more like great day or afternoon!!!🐻 ### 5/5 — Great Ad Blocker for Safari 26.4 *2026-03-29, version 1.3.1* This ad blocker works very well on Safari for popular sites like news, and tech pages. I have not had a reason to mess with the settings. ### 5/5 — Mick *2026-03-25, version 1.3.1* Very good thanks ### 5/5 — La necesitan *2026-03-24, version 1.3.1* Muy buena ### 5/5 — Good *2026-02-19, version 1.3.1* Good ### 4/5 — Блокирует не все сайты *2026-02-09, version 1.3.1* Например Рутрекер, куча рекламы 🌚 ### 5/5 — it does it job insanely well would recommend *2026-02-05, version 1.3.1* good job good app black bear is a great extension or app ### 5/5 — Best app *2026-02-05, version 1.3.1* I love it! ### 5/5 — Safe *2026-01-30, version 1.3.1* Very easy to use and install ### 3/5 — srasto *2026-01-27, version 1.3.1* not bad ### 5/5 — Шедевр! *2026-01-24, version 1.3.1* Лучшее расширение! ### 5/5 — Made safari better *2026-01-24, version 1.3.1* Was getting tired of all the ads on safari but this has made things much better. I don’t get as many ads as before (it’s not perfect) I still get some as it’s not as aggressive as say brave browser which blocks almost everything but I that does break a lot of site which this does not. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Failure to launch *2025-11-22, version 1.3.1* The instructions on how to configure the vpn don’t work, none of the screens show actually exist on my iPhone so it doesn’t work. Wasted half an hr of my life I will never get back. ### 1/5 — Last update was 7 YEARS AGO! Not Good. *2025-11-01, version 1.3.1* It says on the app page that "no data is collected by the developer", but it says in the devs T’s&C’s that it is collected. ### 1/5 — Dark Mode App Icon? *2025-10-20, version 1.3.1* This app needs to have a Dark Mode app icon. ### 1/5 — Why you are horrible *2025-10-18, version 1.3.1* Because ### 1/5 — New video *2025-08-19, version 1.3.1* I just watched a video that my boyfriend recorded on my phone . I watched it for a few minutes and really enjoyed it. ### 1/5 — hahahahaha *2025-06-08, version 1.3.1* it literally does nothing ### 1/5 — Inutile *2025-05-28* Franchement je ne comprends pas les avis très positifs donnés sur cette extension. Je l'ai chargée sur mon 15 pro dans le navigateur Safari , il a été sélectionné et pourtant je me suis tapé des pubs. Je suis allé sur Safari sur YouTube et ça n'a rien changé, des pubs. Alors qu'on m'a conseillé le navigateur Brave et là impeccable. Je n'ai vu aucun changement avec cette extension. ### 1/5 — Stopped Working! Very disappointed *2025-03-18, version 1.3.1* I have been using BlockBear! for some time and it’s always been excellent but now suddenly it’s stopped working on iOS 18.3.2 I’ve reached out to the developers but received a response saying they no longer support BlockBear! All I was offered was downloading a paid for VPN but that doesn’t block adverts! What a real shame that you’ve let the support for this app go even if you’d developed a paid for version so that users could choose to use that ### 1/5 — Failed. *2024-12-11, version 1.3.1* Doesn't work on YouTube ads. ### 1/5 — A Hinderance *2024-11-13, version 1.3.1* It does not block most of the ads (especially the annoying ExoClick sliders!) on the few ad-heavy sites I visit. However it does block important site controls, such as paginators. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I like it *2026-08-07, version 1.3.1* Is it useful tools I like using and it is also good yay ### 5/5 — Efficace *2026-08-04* M’en sers depuis 5 ans et pas déçu, fonctionne très bien sur Safari, aucun effet de chevauchement et surtout, c’est gratuit. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2026-07-15, version 1.3.1* This app is great! ### 5/5 — Highly Recommended *2026-07-09* Great app! It works perfectly and is easy to use.. ### 5/5 — Block Bear works *2026-06-21, version 1.3.1* Block Bear works finally something that got rid of the annoying full screen scrolling ad on Facebook!!! ### 5/5 — Just came across this site two days ago *2026-06-18, version 1.3.1* It’s early days but it’s looking very hopeful already for been the best site yet ### 5/5 — Gotta say *2026-06-18, version 1.3.1* Probably Make block ads to the disable Adblocker Ads ### 5/5 — Does the job *2026-06-17, version 1.3.1* Simple to use and gets the job done without constantly telling you it’s doing it. Fabby! ### 5/5 — It was good *2026-06-03, version 1.3.1* Love it ### 5/5 — No pesky privacy invading system access like other add blocker. *2026-05-17, version 1.3.1* Adblock and it’s sinking plus now require that the user allows the extensions to access all content of web sites you visit. Including passwords and credit card details. Thankfully Block Bear hasn’t yet gone down that path. Hopefully it stays like this. A lightweight privacy respecting ad blocker that simply does what it’s supposed to do. Please don’t change this attitude devs. Big thanks. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*