# Purified Porn Filter — user reviews > 57 indexed App Store user reviews of Purified Porn Filter by Jonathan Arnold, rated 4.30/5 from 186 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/purified-porn-filter/id787930898/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/purified-porn-filter/id787930898.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 135 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Purified Porn Filter? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Effective content blocking - 👍 Helps prevent unwanted material - 👍 Great for accountability - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 👍 Purifies browsing experience - 👍 Works well for many users - 👍 Affordable and helpful - 👍 Provides a barrier against temptation - 👍 Works automatically without passwords - 👍 Recommended for Christian users - 👍 Makes browsing safer **Cons** - 👎 Overblocks innocent sites - 👎 Blocks searches for resources - 👎 Doesn't work for all users - 👎 Trial period issues - 👎 Blocks all images and videos in Safari - 👎 Doesn't work on Google app - 👎 Inconsistent blocking on some platforms - 👎 Blocks essential searches like 'combatting porn addiction' - 👎 Blocks Google images for simple searches - 👎 YouTube videos may need work - 👎 Still receiving some illicit content in Gmail **Commonly reported bugs** - App does nothing - Screen Time instructions are misleading - Trial stops blocking sites - Blocks Google images for simple searches - Doesn't work on Google app - Stuck on spinning circle - Paid service doesn't work - Cannot contact developer for help **Most requested features** - Improve blocking for Twitter & Instagram - Add accountability features - Better handling of YouTube videos - Improve filtering for Gmail ## Newest reviews (14 of 57) ### 5/5 — Everyone need it *2021-01-10, version 1.6.1* Is a essential app to have ### 5/5 — Accountability achieved. *2020-12-15, version 1.6.1* Great filter. Easy to use. I set it up, in the background and let it do its thing. Although it would be nice to be able to look at pictures on safari. It seems this web filter blocks all pictures, and access to Pinterest. But, it does what I need it to do: hold me accountable. ### 4/5 — Wow *2020-10-24, version 1.6.1* Amazing ### 5/5 — It works *2020-09-03, version 1.6* 👍 ### 5/5 — This app is great! *2020-08-22, version 1.5* Gives you some accountability and makes you not search for unwanted material. ### 5/5 — Blocks all google images but Bing works fine *2020-08-18, version 1.5* I would highly suggest this App It provides a fence but leaves the alternate choice for purity in the hands of the use I would suggest it be used with a Nother accountability program especially for people with the active pornography addiction Being accountable to someone else is essential for growth as a young Christian ### 5/5 — Works very well! *2020-07-20* Does an excellent job! Browsing becomes a lot safer! ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-07-17, version 1.5* It gets the job done. It does not allow any images or videos in Safari. So it might be too much for some people. It does not work on the google app. So I removed it. I never used it anyway. ### 3/5 — How the app could be better *2020-07-11, version 1.5* I wish the app would do better with apps like Twitter & Instagram , my down fall. Also wish there was some kind of count ability. ### 5/5 — Erfüllt den Zweck! *2020-07-10* Erfüllt den Zweck echt gut — Schade nur dass man ihn auch so schnell ausschalten kann 😰 ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-06-16, version 1.5* I love the interface ### 5/5 — Thank you so much! *2020-06-13, version 1.5* I am extremely grateful for this service! As a teen, pornography poses a grave threat to my health and well-being. I am glad to have realized this with the help of my parents, and I have evidently discovered the next step to defending my sanctity in this app. Thank you very much to all the developers hard at work to purify my online browsing experience! :) ### 5/5 — No more porn *2020-06-07, version 1.5* Great app to control my porn addiction. ### 5/5 — All Christian men should download this filter. *2020-05-22, version 1.5* As a young Christian man I love this filter! I really think it’s foolish for any male believer to not have a filter like this: especially on their smartphone. There’s a lot of pornography and explicit content all over the web these days. If we want to preserve our minds, hearts and souls from this dangerous poison then we need to be proactive and not wait for a moment of temptation or a moment of weakness. We should put up barriers to protect ourselves and our families from pornography. It’s a very serious issue and has destroyed the lives, minds, spirit, and marriages and relationships of many young men today. Pornography is not a joke. It offers a moment of pleasure for the price of your integrity, peace, self-respect, and relationship to your wife and those around you. And above all, it sacrifices and places a barrier between you and God. To all my Christian brothers out there. I strongly recommend you download this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app does absolutely nothing *2023-02-28, version 1.7* The instructions tell you to use screen time to limit adult content in order to “keep the app from being shut off.” That is not at all what screen time does. Furthermore setting up Screen Time to do that means that iOS is blocking the content, not this app. It does precisely nothing. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-06-04, version 1.6.1* It blocks Google images for simple searches like “boat” or “car”. This app is trash. It doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Blocking problems *2020-05-09, version 1.5* It doesn’t matter what I search up, ALL content is blocked on google images and videos, everything that’s not explicit including car images and videos on how to pronounce names, everything on google is blocked, please help ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work at all! *2019-09-30, version 1.3* You still can access those website after it’s turned on. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2019-08-07, version 1.3* I have emailed 5 times and they cannot help me figure out why it does not work. ### 1/5 — I paid and it does not work *2019-07-28, version 1.3* I down loaded the app and paid for the service but now it won’t allow me to get past that point. I can’t set up the accountability and it does not block any sites. I can’t contact the developer for help. ### 1/5 — Stuck on circle in blank page *2018-12-09, version 1.2* Purchased the free trial and app just stands there with the circle spinning. Tried quitting and opening several times and still same thing. Disappointing. ### 2/5 — Why *2021-12-02, version 1.6.1* This app is actually pretty good at blocking sites ifffffff you have enough money to pay for it I started the 7 day trial and then it wouldn’t block the sites anymore ### 3/5 — Over blocks content *2022-08-31, version 1.7* The filter is a bit too broad and blocks a lot of innocent sites and even blocks searches for resources. If you search “combatting porn addiction” the filter blocks that. Its well thought out. Not sure I would pay money for something that takes away too much normal functionality. ### 3/5 — Wow *2022-05-12, version 1.7* Thanks ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — No longer an island. *2025-10-10, version 1.9* Thank you. ### 5/5 — The Help I Need *2024-03-17, version 1.7* Another barrier between conscience actions. ### 5/5 — No longer an island. *2024-03-15* Thank you. ### 5/5 — Phenomenal *2024-02-07* Even if you know you can’t quit porn, this is that on off switch you’ve been looking for. With a free trial. $o cheap too ### 5/5 — Helps prevent a lot of junk in searches *2023-05-24, version 1.7* Awesome app that weeds out the garbage that often shows up in searches. ### 5/5 — Purified *2022-10-27, version 1.7* I like all my viewing pure! ### 5/5 — Purified *2022-10-11, version 1.7* Keeps my phone pure of smut! ### 5/5 — Great app! *2022-07-20, version 1.7* So helpful! Thankful that I downloaded it. ### 5/5 — Good app *2022-07-08, version 1.7* Great ### 5/5 — Will block content *2021-07-02, version 1.6.1* I recommend this as it will keep the wrong content from view. Will block Safari. --- *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 2026-08-23.*