Comparison

Three Degrees vs Blockbird

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

Head to head
About

Three Degrees

This minimalistic content blocker integrates directly with Safari to prevent tracking scripts, reduce website clutter, and block unwanted content. It helps conserve battery life and reduce data usage by preventing the loading of non-essential elements. The app is designed for a seamless, 'fire and forget' user experience.

Highlights
  • Content blocking
  • Prevents tracking scripts
  • Reduces website clutter
  • Blocks cookies
  • Improves battery life
  • Reduces data usage
  • Direct Safari integration
Features
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This is a very minimalistic and clean Content Blocker that is designed to reduce the amount of third-party and unwanted content present on web sites. Make no mistake, Three Degrees isn't just another Ad Blocker, it is a full Content Blocker that is not limited to only ad sites! What can Three Degrees do for you? - Prevent tracking and analytic scripts (more effective than saying Do Not Track) - Reduce clutter on websites you visit - Prevent cookies before they are even there. - Help in battery life by reducing animations that are not part of the content you want and by reducing the amount of data traffic your devices generate - Reduce data usage on cellular connections by not loading unwanted content -Install directly into Safari; no second thought needed on your part after activating Three Degrees What won't Three Degrees do - Never track where you go; it cannot detect the sites you visit but rather tells Safari what is off limits and Safari does the rest! - Never charge for core features! Three Degrees is meant to provide a great browsing experience, nothing more. - Be complicated and require a lot of attention. It's designed to be a fire and forget weapon against unwanted content! For any items that slip through or if you would like new items added to the list simply submit the site from within Safari itself using the Sharing menu! If you like the App, please leave a review and rate Three Degrees.

About

Blockbird

Features
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Blockbird blocks ads, trackers and cookie pop-ups in Safari — and in Chrome and other browsers on your iPhone. Pages load faster, look cleaner and use less data. WORKS IN SAFARI AND CHROME • Safari: three Safari extensions block ads, trackers and annoyances. Safari applies the rules itself, so the extensions never see the pages you visit. • Chrome and other browsers: Chrome on iPhone has no extensions, so Blockbird adds a DNS filter that runs on your iPhone. Ad and tracker servers simply don't load. WHAT GETS BLOCKED • Banner, pop-up and video ads on websites • Analytics scripts and cross-site trackers • Cookie notices, sign-up pop-ups and other annoyances FILTERS FOR YOUR LANGUAGES • Regional filter lists for 25 languages, picked automatically from the languages on your iPhone • Built on EasyList, EasyPrivacy and 30 more community filter lists, all credited in the app YOU STAY IN CONTROL • Something looks broken? Turn blocking off for one site right from Safari's Share menu • See how many requests were blocked today and which trackers were stopped most often • Turn each kind of filter on or off YOUR BROWSING STAYS PRIVATE • Filtering happens on your iPhone. We don't run servers that see your traffic. • No account and no ads in the app • Only DNS lookups go through the local VPN, sent to Cloudflare over encrypted DNS. All other traffic goes directly. GOOD TO KNOW Ads inside other apps, such as video and social apps or games, come from the same servers as their content, so they can't be blocked. In Chrome, some pages may show empty spaces where ads were. SUBSCRIPTION Blocking requires an auto-renewable subscription; plans and free trial details are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://blockbird.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://blockbird.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Three Degrees2 screens
Blockbird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Three Degrees at none against Blockbird's 3. Three Degrees also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Blockbird sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Three Degrees asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Three Degrees versus Blockbird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree DegreesBlockbird
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJody WhitlockMediaHub Limited

In-app purchases

None

Three Degrees

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Blockbird

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Three Degrees free?
Three Degrees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blockbird free?
Blockbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Three Degrees or Blockbird have ads?
Blockbird shows ads; Three Degrees does not.

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