# Halt: AdBlock Browser — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Halt by Pie Technologies Inc., rated 4.55/5 from 2,207 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halt-adblock-browser/id1529362535/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halt-adblock-browser/id1529362535.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,445 · 4★ 158 · 3★ 62 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 100 ## What do users think of Halt? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and efficient - 🔒 Effective ad blocker - 👍 Smooth browsing experience - 💡 Useful features like PiP and background audio **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent ad blocking, especially on YouTube - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🔋 High battery consumption - 👎 Doesn't work as advertised **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup - Stuck on tutorial screens - Doesn't block all ads and popups - Incompatible with some websites and services **Most requested features** - Add dark mode option - Improve YouTube ad blocking - Allow customization of default favorites - Implement better proxy and VPN support ## Newest reviews (14 of 116) ### 2/5 — Pretty Solid *2026-01-25, version 1.7.4* This app is pretty good. No joke, on YouTube I got 18 different ads during an hour long video. If anything, there’s an ad that plays before a video on Halt, but I won’t get bombarded any ads during a video. ### 2/5 — Bad still gin use tho *2025-11-04, version 1.7.4* Ts lowk some ahh ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on YouTube *2025-09-13, version 1.7.4* Thus worthless ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2025-09-11, version 1.7.4* Still get YouTube ads and popups use Brave browser instead. Works better. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t block ads, this is useless *2025-09-10, version 1.7.4* Doesn’t block ads, this is useless ### 1/5 — DONT GET THIS APP *2025-08-16, version 1.7.4* This app absolutely doesn’t work. It doesn’t block any ads and I have so many virus because I trusted this app. Bye. ### 4/5 — I’d *2025-07-28, version 1.7.4* Dkks ### 3/5 — Bro… *2025-07-19, version 1.7.4* So it’s a Ad blocker? But it’s doing everything BUT blocking my ads I checked the settings and all the ad options were switched off yea don’t download ts ### 1/5 — Not worth the effort *2025-07-02, version 1.7.4* Did not work at all ### 1/5 — Didn't block YouTube *2025-06-24, version 1.7.4* Go fluff your pants! ### 1/5 — USELESS *2025-06-22, version 1.7.4* CANT BLOCK YOUTUBE ADS ### 4/5 — Amazing review *2025-06-07, version 1.7.4* 4 stars I can’t wait to try ### 1/5 — Adds *2025-06-05, version 1.7.4* Has adds ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2025-06-03, version 1.7.4* I got this because I listen to audio books at work and I can’t turn off ads and I turn on a book so excited and instantly there’s 5 ads I try to see if there’s a problem? Nope it’s just horrible and doesn’t work. An abomination of an ad blocker ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-05-20, version 1.7.4* It doesn’t work at all, if anything I had more ad’s and pop-ups during use. ### 1/5 — -2 stars *2026-04-25, version 1.7.4* Will still show you ads. No matter the settings that are applied. Disappointing. ### 1/5 — Worst ad blocker *2026-04-23, version 1.7.4* It’s like this app does absolutely nothing ### 1/5 — No *2026-04-03, version 1.7.4* Nada bueno la verdad, no bloquea los anuncios realmente y sigues teniendo que borrar todas las ventanas emegwrntes y te manda a otras apps ### 1/5 — WARNING: doesn't work for YouTube *2026-03-31, version 1.7.4* I bought this for the sole purpose of blocking all ads on YouTube without purchasing Premium. Turns out, that's NOT what it does - in turn wasting my time. ### 1/5 — Hate to select default as well as on dock setup *2026-03-02, version 1.7.4* No alternative skip option there ### 1/5 — Doesnt work *2025-12-22, version 1.7.4* Just a regular browser ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work-do not install *2025-11-24, version 1.7.4* They clearly here just for our data cause they certainly ain’t blocking no ads… still just as many ads as before if anything feels like more ads ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-10-07, version 1.7.4* I still get bombarded with ads ### 1/5 — Does NOT block ads *2025-09-27, version 1.7.4* Smooth browser when watching videos but doesn’t block ads on videos (youtube etc) or popups on websites at all!! so you get one star for lying! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Picture in Picture *2026-08-04, version 1.7.4* I much appreciate the ability to watch YT while being able to do other tasks on my phone, and not have to pay for YT premium. ### 5/5 — Brian, loan readiness coach *2026-03-25, version 1.7.4* Today I called and spoke with Brian on the phone. He was very polite, Very helpful. He told me everything I needed to know. It was a pleasure speaking with him on the phone. I really love this company. ### 5/5 — No full screen on mobile *2026-02-14, version 1.7.4* Great browser but you can’t go full screen on youtube. Only long ways full screen not side ways full screen. Pls fix bc everything else is perfect. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-01-19, version 1.7.4* Very good ### 5/5 — Likely good as Brave *2025-10-23, version 1.7.4* But can you suppress the message "Browser not supported" in a certain Music Web Page 🙏😉🥂 ### 5/5 — Ótimo *2025-08-27, version 1.7.4* Ótimo ### 5/5 — Best app and I will be promoting this app in YouTube comments *2025-04-18, version 1.7.4* Halt is hands down the best ad and product blocker I’ve used! It effectively eliminates intrusive ads and pop-ups, making browsing smoother and more enjoyable. What sets it apart is how it also blocks unnecessary product recommendations, keeping my online experience clean and distraction-free. It’s easy to set up, lightweight, and doesn’t slow down my device. If you’re tired of being bombarded with ads or targeted suggestions, Halt is a must-have app. Highly recommend! Please add PIP I honestly hope your downloads have gone up because I’ve been promoting this app since I downloaded it. ### 5/5 — Positive *2025-01-31, version 1.7.4* Its very easy to installed and will work automatically on my iPhone ### 5/5 — Best search engine! *2025-01-17, version 1.7.4* Clear interface, no ads. ### 5/5 — Over charged on PayPal *2025-01-12, version 1.7.4* Have not showed me anything yet! I purchased adblock 3 times by accident was only suppose to be one charge! --- *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 2026-09-08.*