BlockBear! vs Block advertising
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockBear!
Browse the web without annoying ads and reclaim valuable screen space. This app significantly speeds up website loading times, conserves bandwidth, and protects your privacy from online trackers. Easily manage ad blocking preferences and whitelist favorite sites.
- Blocks all ad types
- Removes website clutter
- Speeds up website loading
- Saves bandwidth
- Protects privacy from tracking
- Customizable blocking options
- Safari extension for whitelisting
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Rawr! BlockBear is a really simple and ferocious adblocking app that allows you to browse the web ad-free and reclaim valuable screen space. BlockBear: • Blocks ads (popups, text ads, banners) and removes website clutter • Loads many websites 3-5x faster saving time and bandwidth • Protects your privacy from widespread online tracking (cookies, beacons, scripts, etc) • Lets you choose to block any combination of ads, online tracking and social buttons with a simple switch • Helps you to conveniently whitelist your favourite websites from within Safari using the BlockBear Safari extension • Includes 100% more bears than competing ad blockers Yeah, you could download another adblocker… but then you wouldn’t have a bear.
Block advertising
Eliminate intrusive pop-ups, banner ads, and trackers across all browsers. Enjoy faster, smoother browsing and enhanced privacy with a single tap. Experience an improved online journey free from unwanted advertisements.
- Powerful ad blocking system
- Removes pop-ups and banner ads
- Blocks prying trackers
- One-tap privacy protection
- Faster, smoother browsing
- Ad-free online experience
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Free your online browsing experience from annoying advertising with our app! Thanks to our powerful ad blocking system, you can say goodbye to intrusive pop-ups, annoying banner ads and prying trackers on any browser. Browse without distractions and protect your privacy with just one tap. With our app, you will enjoy faster, smoother browsing and free of unwanted ads. Try our solution now and discover how much it can improve your online experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlockBear! at 79% against Block advertising's 19%. BlockBear! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlockBear! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlockBear! has 2.8K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of BlockBear!'s written reviews are positive against 19% of Block advertising's.
BlockBear! ships an update every 3 months, Block advertising every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockBear! | Block advertising |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.4 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TunnelBear, LLC | Giacomo Guglielmi |
Customer experience
BlockBear!
Block advertising
Bugs and requests
BlockBear!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Whitelist functionality not working as expected
- Causes Safari pages to load blank
- Blocks YouTube ads inconsistently
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode app icon
- Ability to easily enable/disable on specific sites
- Integration with other browsers (e.g. Chrome)
Block advertising
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BlockBear!
No in-app purchases
Block advertising
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BlockBear! free?
Is Block advertising free?
Which has better reviews, BlockBear! or Block advertising?
Do BlockBear! or Block advertising have ads?
Which is updated more often, BlockBear! or Block advertising?
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