Ad Block Multi vs Redacta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ad Block Multi
Block ads, trackers, and cookie notices in Safari with a highly customizable ad blocker. Utilize numerous filter lists, including region-specific options, to enhance privacy, save data, and improve battery life. This app offers advanced blocking technology without compromising your browsing history.
- 21+ filter lists, including regional options
- Blocks banner and pop-up ads
- Blocks cookie law notices
- Reduces malware and spyware risk
- Enhances privacy by blocking tracking scripts
- Saves data and battery life
- Configurable allowlist
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Why limit yourself with a few predefined filters like other ad blockers do? 21 filter lists and counting, including precise regional ones! Find a combination that suits you. Tired of seeing ads while surfing the net with Safari? Cookie law notices seem obvious to you? Thinking seriously about online privacy? Then Ad Block Multi is here to get your back! Utilizing the most advanced iOS technology, Ad Block Multi integrates with Safari and applies the combination of filters you select to your further browsing experience. ◉ Blocks banner and pop-up ads ◉ High-quality mobile-adapted filters, updated on a regular basis ◉ Very light on CPU usage - filters got compiled to bytecode one time and then reused by Safari without further parsing ◉ Reduces risk of malware and spyware infection ◉ Enhances your privacy by blocking user behavior tracking scripts ◉ Saves up to 51% of data plan and, consequently, your money ◉ Saves up to 24% of battery life, which increases your mobility ◉ Not a VPN or proxy solution ◉ Not a custom browser solution ◉ No in-app purchases, all filters are free to download The most user-requested features are here: - Configurable allowlist - Fast filter auto-updates And most important: * We don't get any access to your data or browsing history, it is just impossible for Safari Content Blocking Extension. Your privacy is on the first place! Wide variety of blocking filters, including: ◉ EU cookie law notices blocking ◉ Malware, spyware domains blocking ◉ Anti-adblock (forcing the user to disable ad blocking) protections and notices blocking ◉ Selection of region-specific filters, including China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine Our aim is to make the app the most powerful ad blocking solution on the App Store. If you would need any specific filter to be added or updated, we are always eager to get the feedback from you. Just tap "Learn more..." button in the app and drop us a line! What people are saying: #4 Top-Paid app Overall, #2 in Utilities in Hong Kong #8 Top-Paid app Overall, #2 in Utilities in Poland #2 Top-Paid app in Utilities in Latvia #4 Top-Paid app in Utilities in Czech Republic #4 Top-Paid app in Utilities in Finland #7 Top-Paid app in Utilities in Spain ***** Surpasses Crystal, Peace and 1Blocker when it comes to ad blocking on polish websites. ***** The app is great, and the dev's support is fantastic (quick & proper)! ◉ "The highest score. Our new choice for Content Blocker" - AppleYra.se (Oct 2015) ◉ "Ad Block-Multi is a great buy. It offers a lot of features for the casual user who wants to focus on being able to use the internet as he or she would like, without having to worry about fine-tuning each site" - Community review on MacRumors.com (Sep 2015) ◉ "Second Fastest iOS Content Blocker" - Content Blocker Test by BrooksReview.net (Sep 2015) ◉ "One of the first apps taking advantage of the new iOS 9 features. 5/5" - ANTYapps.pl (Sep 2015) ◉ "Number 1 among 5 of iOS 9 ad blockers" - ActualidadiPhone.com (Sep 2015)
Redacta
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Redacta helps you check screenshots and photos before you share them. It finds private details on your device, lets you review every detected area, and saves a clean copy to Photos. Use Redacta before posting, sending, or uploading screenshots that may contain personal, customer, payment or delivery information. WHAT REDACTA CAN FIND - Phone numbers and email addresses - IBANs and bank details - Possible ID numbers - Credit and debit card numbers - Addresses and street details - Vehicle license plates - Shipment and order references - QR codes and barcodes - Faces REVIEW BEFORE HIDING Redacta shows detected areas first, so you stay in control. Tap a field to inspect it, save useful values locally, hide false positives, or draw your own area for anything the scan missed. REDACTION STYLES - Black Bar for maximum coverage - Pixelate for a clear hidden-info look - Blur for softer edits - Labels and emoji overlays for manual edits REDACTA PRO - Unlimited privacy checks - More detection types - Face auto-redaction - Batch screenshot scanning - Metadata cleanup - All redaction styles - Share Extension access PRIVACY Image scanning happens on your iPhone. Redacta does not upload your photos for detection and does not require an account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://redacte.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Redacta at Free against Ad Block Multi's $0.99. Ad Block Multi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
Redacta is free to download; Ad Block Multi costs $0.99 up front. Redacta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ad Block Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ad Block Multi | Redacta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (854 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 854 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Shevtsov | Mehmet Ylmaz |
Bugs and requests
Ad Block Multi
Reported bugs
2 issues- Fails to update blocklist
- Causes app crashes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add more regional blocklist options
- Improve YouTube ad blocking
- Ability to whitelist certain websites
Redacta
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ad Block Multi
No in-app purchases
Redacta
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99


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