ad blocker vs Roadblock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ad blocker
This utility app removes ads and multimedia content from your browser, enhancing speed and reducing distractions. It also offers privacy locking features for a cleaner browsing experience.
- Ad removal
- Multimedia content blocking
- Privacy locking
- Browser speed enhancement
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تطبيق حذف اعلانات وتوقيفها من المتصفح , لتسريع المتصفح وتخفيف الازعاج في المتصفح. مميزات التطبيق :- - ازالة الاعلانات - امكانية ازالة الوسائط المتعددة - اقفال الخصوصية - وغيرها الكثير من المميزات لا تنسوا تقييم التطبيق ودعمنا بالافكار عبر الاميل
Roadblock
Take control of your online experience by blocking unwanted ads, trackers, and other web content. This app enhances privacy, security, and speeds up page loading while reducing data usage. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices.
- Block ads and trackers
- Block social, chat, and AI widgets
- Block notification banners
- Customizable blocking rules
- Hide webpage elements
- iCloud Sync across devices
- Passcode lock
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Control your web browsing experience with Roadblock, a powerful and lightweight content blocker for Safari. Roadblock blocks unwanted content, protects your privacy and security, improves webpage load time, and reduces browsing data usage. Roadblock is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Profiles and settings sync seamlessly across all devices. Built-in Rules: • Block ads and trackers • Block social, chat, and AI widgets • Block privacy, newsletter, and notification banners Custom Rules: • Block or allow web resources and websites • Hide webpage elements • Strip cookies from web requests • Force the loading of websites and resources over a secure connection (https) • Specify filters using a simple and an intuitive format or using regular expressions • Search, import, and share custom rules Other features: • Block and hide content visually • Blocker profiles • iCloud Sync • Passcode lock • Built-in rules updates and improvements Please note that you can only enable the settings in the 'Block and Trackers' and 'Languages' sections. Upgrade to Premium and unlock access to all the features in Roadblock. Privacy Policy: https://www.obiedcorner.com/privacy/roadblock/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ad blocker at none against Roadblock's 3. ad blocker also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Roadblock's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (268 vs 19). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Roadblock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ad blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roadblock holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roadblock has 268 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ad blocker's written reviews are positive against 54% of Roadblock's.
| Parameter | ad blocker | Roadblock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (268 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 268 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mohamed ahmed | Obied Corner Software |
Customer experience
ad blocker
Roadblock
Bugs and requests
ad blocker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Roadblock
Reported bugs
10 issues- Custom filters fail to block websites despite being enabled
- Hide Content feature doesn't allow adding filters
- Text deforms when resizing window horizontally
- VoiceOver cannot focus Add button in rule edit UI
- Settings disable after iPad restart
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- Cookie stripping only works on HTTPS, not HTTP
- App crashes on latest iOS versions
- Safari broken or severely degraded after updates
- Restore purchases functionality broken
- Block Trackers option breaks website browsing
Requested features
10 requests- Quick whitelist feature in Safari toolbar
- Support for WebSocket and ping content types
- Ability to block specific YouTube channels
- Local activity log
- IP address and port blocking
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- Granular video blocking (not all-or-nothing)
- Better documentation for custom rule selectors
- Adjustable sidebar width
- Domain blocking without subdomain blocking
- Better pre-purchase clarity on subscription model
In-app purchases
ad blocker
No in-app purchases
Roadblock
- Premium (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- Premium (1 Year)$5.991 Year
- Premium (Legacy)$1.99
