Comparison

Roadblock vs Total Hours

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

Head to head
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

Total Hours

Features
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Total Hours is a utility app that allows summarizing the time of events in your calendar. You can check how much time you're spending on various meetings in different time periods. — Search your calendar — Check events interval — Compare time periods Your privacy is respected — Total Hours app does not collect your data or share it with anyone.

Screenshots

Roadblock4 screens
Total Hours3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Roadblock at Free against Total Hours's $5.99. Roadblock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Total Hours's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On 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

Roadblock is free to download; Total Hours costs $5.99 up front. Roadblock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Total Hours asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roadblock ships an update every 2 months, Total Hours daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Roadblock versus Total Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoadblockTotal Hours
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.2 (268 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings268 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObied Corner SoftwareDariusz Rybicki

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

Total Hours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Total Hours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roadblock free?
Roadblock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Total Hours free?
Total Hours costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roadblock or Total Hours have ads?
Neither Roadblock nor Total Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roadblock or Total Hours?
Roadblock ships an update every 2 months, and Total Hours daily. Most recently, Roadblock was updated on November 2, 2026 and Total Hours on October 25, 2026.

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