Comparison

Ad Blocker ⊘ vs Safari Shield

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

Head to head
About

Ad Blocker ⊘

Enhance your Safari browsing experience by blocking intrusive ads, protecting your privacy, and speeding up website loading times. This tool helps improve productivity by allowing you to manage website access and save data by blocking images.

Highlights
  • Block popups, text ads, and banners
  • Adult website blocking
  • Online privacy protection
  • Faster website loading (3-5x)
  • Data and battery saving
  • Productivity improvement
  • Image blocking
Features
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Advanced Ad Blocker for Safari. Enjoy faster and safer Internet browsing! FEATURES - Block ads (popups, text ads, banners) - Adult Website blocker - Protect your privacy online - Load many websites faster 3 - 5x faster. Saving time, data and battery - Improve productivity (add websites to black list that may distract you) - Block images to save data - White list - support your favorite websites Installation 1. Download app 2. Open Settings app 3. Tap Safari row 4. Tap Content Blockers row 5. Turn on Ad Blocker ------------------------------------ TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION - You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription. - Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial). - Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. - Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm

About

Safari Shield

Enhance your web browsing by eliminating intrusive advertisements, pop-ups, and trackers. Enjoy faster page loading, reduced battery consumption, and a cleaner reading experience across websites. Simply activate it for an ad-free internet.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads and pop-ups
  • Removes trackers
  • Faster webpage loading
  • Lower battery consumption
  • Easy to use
  • Ad-free browsing
Features
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Are you tired of having to click and close adverts when you're reading an interesting article on the internet? Now your web surfing experience will be entirely ad-free! NAME will help get rid of annoying ads from websites that you're browsing. AdsBlock for Safari — no ads, so you can read content freely and easily. Does a great job dealing with ads in Safari! Are you constantly seeing adverts, pop-up windows, banners, advertising links hidden in content, or ads that appear out of nowhere? NAME will save you the constant annoyance of these ads by removing them from websites that you're browsing! The ADVANTAGES of AdsBlock for Safari: - No annoying ads - Fast loading of webpages - Lower battery consumption - Ease of operation - Additional features Our AdsBlock for Safari will help you load a website's pages faster, since it gets rid of ads on the page. AdsBlock for Safari will ensure you can surf the web in peace. Just one click and you won't have to see unwanted ads ever again! About Subscription: Subscriptions are managed by users. Users can close subscriptions by going to ‘‘ Account Settings ’‘. The unused portion of the free trial period will be lost when the user purchases a subscription. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account with your confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will be automatically renewed unless the automatic renewal is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the valid period. Privacy policy: https://www.digitalhero.tech/application-privacy-policy Terms of Usage: https://www.digitalhero.tech/terms-of-usage Support: https://www.digitalhero.tech/application-support

Screenshots

Ad Blocker ⊘4 screens
Safari Shield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Safari Shield at 70% against Ad Blocker ⊘'s 25%. Safari Shield also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). Ad Blocker ⊘'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (44 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Ad Blocker ⊘ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Safari Shield sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Safari Shield holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ad Blocker ⊘ has 44 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Ad Blocker ⊘'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Safari Shield's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ad Blocker ⊘ ships an update every 18 months, Safari Shield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ad Blocker ⊘ versus Safari Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAd Blocker ⊘Safari Shield
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (44 ratings)3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTapMedia LtdBohdan Kozachenko

Customer experience

Ad Blocker ⊘

All ratings44 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Safari Shield

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ad Blocker ⊘

Subscriptions1
  • TapMedia PRO - 1 Month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
2 purchases

Safari Shield

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Ad Blocker ⊘ free?
Ad Blocker ⊘ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safari Shield free?
Safari Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ad Blocker ⊘ or Safari Shield?
Safari Shield is rated higher. Ad Blocker ⊘ averages 2.4 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Safari Shield averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Ad Blocker ⊘ or Safari Shield have ads?
Safari Shield shows ads; Ad Blocker ⊘ does not.
Which is updated more often, Ad Blocker ⊘ or Safari Shield?
Ad Blocker ⊘ ships an update every 18 months, and Safari Shield every 2 months. Most recently, Ad Blocker ⊘ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Safari Shield on November 3, 2026.

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