Content Blocker+ vs Adieu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Content Blocker+
Enhance your Safari browsing experience by blocking ads and trackers. This app speeds up web pages, reduces data consumption, and conserves battery life. It operates directly within Safari, offering a seamless and efficient way to browse the web.
- Blocks ads and trackers
- Speeds up web browsing
- Lowers data usage
- Improves battery life
- One-tap whitelisting
- Works directly with Safari
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"Wow Safari is so fast now!" -Everyone after they try Content Blocker+ for the first time Content Blocker+ is a new kind of app. It works directly with Safari to block unwanted ads and trackers, which speed up web browsing, lower data usage and improve the battery life of your device. Benefits of Content Blocker+ Faster web browsing Lower data usage Improved battery life while using Safari One tap whitelisting without leaving Safari Content Blocker+ does not track your web usage in order to work. Instead it provides a set of rules to Safari which then blocks the content automatically. Simply enable Content Blocker+ in the settings app and it 'just works'. Settings -> Safari -> Content Blockers Content Blocker+ is a universal app and is optimized for all 64 bit devices that run iOS9.
Adieu
This content blocking extension for Safari removes all ads from web pages, making them more readable and cleaner. It also speeds up page loading times, conserves battery life, and reduces cellular data usage.
- Blocks banners and pop-up ads
- Faster web page loading
- Saves battery life
- Reduces cellular data usage
- Easy to use
- No access to user data
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Adieu is simple but very powerful content blocking extension for Safari. Once installed Adieu blocks all ads on the web pages opened in Safari and makes the pages more readable and clean. With Adieu the pages are loaded faster and it saves the battery life as well as it reduces your cellular data plan usage. FEATURES • Blocks banners and pop-up ads • Faster loading of web pages • Saves battery life • Reduces monthly cellular data plan usage • Very easy to use, just enable it and go browsing with Safari VERY IMPORTANT! Adieu doesn't have access to your data or browsing history! No proxy or VPN connections are used!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Adieu at 5.0 against Content Blocker+'s 3.8. Adieu also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Content Blocker+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 126 months) and ratings volume (214 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Content Blocker+ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Adieu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Adieu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Content Blocker+ has 214 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Content Blocker+ ships an update every 3 months, Adieu every 126 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Content Blocker+ | Adieu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (214 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 214 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 126 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynamic App Design LLC | Ivan Zahariev |
Customer experience
Content Blocker+
Adieu
Bugs and requests
Content Blocker+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes frequently
- Stops working after updates
- Unable to remove websites from whitelist
- Incompatible with certain iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add ad blocking for apps
- Allow customization of blocked content
- Provide whitelist/blacklist options
- Implement dark mode
Adieu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Content Blocker+
- Unlock EverythingFree
- Image Blocking$0.99
- Font Blocking$0.99
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- Unlimited Whitelisting$0.99
- Comment Blocking$0.99
Adieu
No in-app purchases
