# Silentium — Privacy and Ad Blocker for faster browsing — user reviews > 14 indexed App Store user reviews of Silentium by Francesco Zerbinati, rated 4.36/5 from 14 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/silentium-privacy-and-ad-blocker-for-faster-browsing/id1037709802/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/silentium-privacy-and-ad-blocker-for-faster-browsing/id1037709802.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don't get duped *2015-10-15, version 1.1* Seriously doesn't do a thing. All the adds still come through. ### 1/5 — Don't Waste Your Money…Too Many Bugs! *2015-10-02, version 1.1* This app breaks the basic functionality of too many websites that function perfectly with other content blockers. I experimentally tried whitelisting the images and scripts on one of those sites (it didn't work), and discovered another serious bug—once a site is added to the whitelist, there appears to be no means to delete it from said list. Using the "Restore Default Configuration" button does not remove it; neither does deleting and reinstalling the entire app. I have permanently uninstalled Silentium from my iPad and will be requesting a refund from Apple. ### 4/5 — Works fine *2017-09-13, version 1.1* Of course advertisers find ways around these things but it does work. (And of course someone's paid for those 1-star reviews.) My only gripes are that I don't know how well this works as the ads are just gone, and they fact it hides Apple's keynote videos. ### 4/5 — Works 99% of the time *2015-09-22, version 1.0* Like the title says, it works great 99% of the time, but sometimes it blocks flash ran photos that are part of a website, that I am assuming the blocker thinks are ads. It happens but is rare. I would buy again. ### 5/5 — Ad Blocker. *2017-11-18, version 1.1* I love this app, it’s awesome!! I have had no problems with this app. It updates automatically and blocks ads like crazy. I recommend this app to anyone who wants and needs to block ads on there phone. If there is a problem with the app, the developers will fix it immediately without any hesitation. They update the app constantly so that the end user will not have problems. On a scale of one to ten, it’s a twelve!!! Thank for this ad Blocker and keep improving on it. ### 5/5 — Terrific! *2016-05-29, version 1.1* A great app - have it installed on 2 iPads and 2 phones and it seems to work really well. I like the interface and ease of use, the white list is good if you want to let some things through. Not sure why some people appear to be having issues with it - for me it's perfect. ### 5/5 — It Does Work *2015-11-02, version 1.1* I read a few negative reviews but this works for me. Pages load so much faster after I enabled script blocking. ### 5/5 — Works great *2015-10-20, version 1.1* Blocks ads and haven't had any trouble browsing any sites ### 5/5 — Great! Blocks Sponsored Links *2015-10-03, version 1.1* Blocks everything and has a whitelist. This is my current favorite. Updated 10-3-2015 Ad Mop: removes ad space, doesn't block sponsored links, doesn't block social media buttons, no white list. 4 star Blockr: removes ad space, blocks sponsored sites, doesn't block social media buttons, has white list. In-app update sometimes glitches until shut down. 4 star 1Blocker: removes ad space, doesn't block sponsored links, blocks social media buttons, no white list. 4 Crystal: removes ad space, blocks sponsored links, doesn't block social media buttons, no white list. 5 star. Purify: removes ad space, doesn't block sponsored links, blocks social media buttons, has white list. 5 star Silentium: removes ad space, blocks sponsored links, blocks social media buttons, has white list. 5 star, current favorite. Issue with previous version has been fixed! ### 5/5 — Most Consistent *2015-10-01, version 1.1* This app has been great from the moment I installed it. The interface is simple, but works as advertised and I haven't had any complaints at all. I've tried multiple ad blockers and this has been the best one of them all. The recent update to the app which enables remote updating was a great and handy feature. Keep up the great work! ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent Support and Great Features! *2015-09-23, version 1.0* The developer of this app is very responsive and committed to improve this already great content blocker. This developer deserves your support. It has a great UI and lots of useful features, including customized whitelisting. It blocks sponsored ads as well. Wonderful and well done app! ### 5/5 — Works well *2015-09-20, version 1.0* Tried a free ad blocker that did not seem to do much. This one was listed in Appadvice and definitely works for me. The searching speed is really quick and the lack of annoying advertisements is well worth the few dollars. ### 5/5 — Great *2015-09-20, version 1.0* Up to now, great ad blocker. No problems to report. Will update if any. ### 5/5 — It works !! *2015-09-19, version 1.0* I especially like the no social widget feature. --- *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 2026-06-10.*