Comparison

Roadblock vs ANDM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Roadblock

Block unwanted web content

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.2266 ratingsView app →

ANDM

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.01.8K ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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/

About

ANDM

This app allows you to download files by copying their URLs. It provides a built-in file manager for copying, pasting, renaming, deleting, and moving files. Additionally, it supports HTTP file sharing for uploading and downloading various file formats.

Highlights

Copy file URL to download
Built-in file manager
Copy, paste, rename, delete, move files
HTTP file sharing
Upload & download files
Supports various file formats

Features

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**ANDM:** Copy file URL to the app to download the file then you can: Copy, paste, rename, delete, and move files using the built-in file manager interface **HTTP File Sharing** HTTP File Sharing, Upload & Download. Supported File Formats - Plain Text Files - Zip and Rar files  - Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, ...) - iWorks (Pages, numbers, and Keynote)  - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - RTF (Rich Text Format) - PDF Documents

Screenshots

Roadblock4 screens

ANDM1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ANDM at none against Roadblock's 3. ANDM also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 266). Roadblock's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (54% vs 43%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Roadblock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ANDM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roadblock holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ANDM has 1.8K ratings behind it against 266, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Roadblock's written reviews are positive against 43% of ANDM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roadblock ships an update every 6 weeks, ANDM fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level

Roadblock versus ANDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Roadblock	ANDM
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.2 (266 ratings) — better	4.0 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews	54.2% of reviews — better	43.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	266	1.8K — better
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Freemium	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	9.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	29 MB	27 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Obied Corner Software	Bahra Ibrahim

Customer experience

Roadblock

All ratings266 ratings

Positive77.8%

Neutral5.3%

Negative16.9%

Written reviews96 reviews

Positive54.2%

Neutral7.3%

Negative38.5%

ANDM

All ratings1,761 ratings

Positive71.1%

Neutral8.3%

Negative20.6%

Written reviews90 reviews

Positive43.3%

Neutral22.2%

Negative34.4%

User reviews

Roadblock

From 266 App Store ratings

What we love

🎯 Effective ad and content blocking across devices
⚡ Lightweight with minimal resource usage
🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface
🔧 Powerful custom rule filtering capabilities
🔄 Cross-device synchronization

Room to improve

💳 Switched from one-time purchase to subscription model
🚫 Did not grandfather in legacy purchasers
🐛 Custom filters don't work for some users
⚠️ Misleading free vs paid feature presentation
🔗 Cannot block domains without blocking subdomains

ANDM

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Fast download speeds
👍 Useful for watching offline
🖤 Appreciated by users

Room to improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
🔍 Disappearing downloaded files
⏱️ Slow download speeds

Bugs and 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

ANDM

Reported bugs

3 issues

Crashes when trying to delete or stop downloads
Downloaded files disappearing after completion
Unreliable download process

Requested features

4 requests

Dark mode option
Ability to transfer downloaded files
Faster download speeds
Improved stability and reliability

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Roadblock

Subscriptions2

Premium (1 Month)$0.991 Month
Premium (1 Year)$5.991 Year

One-time1

Premium (Legacy)$1.99

None

ANDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roadblock free?

Roadblock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is ANDM free?

ANDM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Roadblock or ANDM?

Roadblock is rated higher. Roadblock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while ANDM averages 4.0 from 1.8K ratings.

Do Roadblock or ANDM have ads?

Neither Roadblock nor ANDM shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Roadblock or ANDM?

Roadblock ships an update every 6 weeks, and ANDM fortnightly. Most recently, Roadblock was updated on September 18, 2026 and ANDM on September 20, 2026.