Comparison

Sanitize vs Poper Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Sanitize

This app enhances mobile browsing by blocking intrusive ads, tracking scripts, and pop-ups. It speeds up page loading, conserves mobile data by preventing ad images from downloading, and cleans up cluttered web pages. Users can customize their experience with whitelisting options.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads and tracking scripts
  • Saves mobile data
  • Hides ad white space
  • Removes social share buttons
  • Customizable whitelisting
  • Supports select ad networks
Features
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Sanitize is a powerful and efficient ad-blocker. It blocks ads, tracking scripts, social share buttons, pop-ups, and other annoyances from websites you visit. Sanitize makes your mobile browsing experience faster, and leaves you with more data at the end of the month. Features: • Blocks ads and tracking scripts with an extensive and regularly-updated list. • Saves mobile data by preventing large ad images from ever loading. • Hides the wasted white space behind ads. • Removes annoying social share buttons. • Full custom whitelist support, so you can support the sites you love. • Whitelist of high-quality ad networks — if you want to support independent blogs and websites, but still block annoying ads everywhere else, you can allow only ads from networks that serve small, unobtrusive ads.

About

Poper Blocker

This tool enhances your mobile browsing by instantly blocking intrusive ads and annoying pop-ups. It works seamlessly with Safari to provide a faster, cleaner, and ad-free internet experience on your devices.

Highlights
  • Powerful Safari pop-up blocker
  • Faster browsing with no ads
  • Removes pop-ups and overlays
  • Ad blocker for Safari
  • Free ad blocker
  • Simple setup
Features
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Poper Blocker: Block Ads & Browse Seamlessly! Tired of intrusive ads and annoying pop-ups ruining your mobile experience? Poper Blocker is a powerful safari ad blocker designed to give you a clean, lightning-fast, and no ads experience on your iPhone, iPad and computer. Whether you are reading the news or shopping online, Poper Blocker acts as your dedicated ad blocker for safari, working silently in the background to block ads before they even load. Why Choose Poper Blocker? - Powerful Safari Pop Up Blocker: Experience the web without interruptions. Our advanced popup blocking technology ensures that hidden overlays and new tabs are stopped instantly. - Faster Browsing with No Ads: By using Poper Blocker’s solution, you reduce data usage and significantly speed up page load times. - Remove Popups & Overlays: Unlike a basic free ad blocker, Poper specializes in those hard-to-stop popups and content overlays that take over your screens that other blockers miss. Key Features - Ad Blocker for Safari: Fully integrated with iOS Safari for seamless performance. - Remove Popups: Instantly block ads and site notifications that clutter your screen. - Free Ad Blocker: High-end popup blocking features available to everyone at no cost.Simple Setup: Activate your safari ad blocker in seconds and enjoy a cleaner, safer internet immediately. Poper Blocker is the perfect adblock safari tool for anyone seeking a private, distraction-free online world. Download today and see why millions trust us to remove popups and deliver a no ads experience!

Screenshots

Sanitize4 screens
Poper Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sanitize at 74% against Poper Blocker's 0%. Sanitize also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (207 vs 20). Poper Blocker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Sanitize sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Poper Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sanitize holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sanitize has 207 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Sanitize's written reviews are positive against 0% of Poper Blocker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sanitize ships an update every 6 weeks, Poper Blocker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sanitize versus Poper Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanitizePoper Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (207 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings207 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenry LeeBig Star Labs LP

Customer experience

Sanitize

All ratings203 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative20.0%

Poper Blocker

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sanitize

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Report problems button doesn't work
  • Doesn't work with YouTube
  • Doesn't work with video ads
  • Increases stored cookies
  • Stopped working for some users

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a blacklist feature
  • Add a whitelist feature
  • Add DNS configurations and ability to add/edit other DNS addresses
  • Add Safari share menu option to whitelist or blacklist sites
  • Add whitelist websites option in Safari extension
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  • Block advertisements on mobile applications

Poper Blocker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sanitize

One-time3
  • Silver Supporter Package$0.99
  • Gold Supporter Package$1.99
  • Platinum Supporter Package$3.99
None

Poper Blocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sanitize free?
Sanitize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poper Blocker free?
Poper Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sanitize or Poper Blocker?
Sanitize is rated higher. Sanitize averages 4.5 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while Poper Blocker averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Sanitize or Poper Blocker have ads?
Neither Sanitize nor Poper Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sanitize or Poper Blocker?
Sanitize ships an update every 6 weeks, and Poper Blocker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sanitize was updated on November 2, 2026 and Poper Blocker on November 4, 2026.

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