Comparison

SurfBreeze vs 123Filtering

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

Head to head
About

SurfBreeze

Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive ads and tracking scripts. This tool speeds up page loading, conserves device energy, and reduces mobile data usage for a smoother, more efficient internet connection.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads and tracking scripts
  • Increases web page loading speed
  • Saves device energy
  • Reduces mobile data usage
  • Content blocker for Safari
  • Available on iPhone and iPad
Features
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SurfBreeze is a simple and effective tool to use. SurfBreeze primary mission is to protect privacy and performance on the web. More and more sites have started to use advertising and tracking scripts of visited web pages, which leads to slow loading of pages and operation of your device. Blocking these ads and scripts increases page loading speed, efficient use of time, energy and data for ad-free Internet surfing. - Increases the speed of loading web pages - Saves energy of your device - Reduces the cost of mobile Internet traffic - Available for Safari on iPhone and iPad How do I enable protection and improve performance? - Go to Settings - Choose Safari - Select the Content Blockers section - Enable SurfBreeze We wish you Smart, Save and Secure Surfing Breeze! We hope that you will enjoy SurfBreeze! Your feedback is very important to us leave comments in the App Store or http://coolpop.pro/contact/

About

123Filtering

Features
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123Filtering is a DNS-based internet security service that helps protect your devices from unwanted content and online threats. It filters what reaches your device so you can enjoy a cleaner, safer and more focused internet experience. Whether you are protecting your family, your business or yourself, 123Filtering works quietly in the background to block harmful content and let through what matters most. Key features • Content filtering: block unwanted and harmful domains (e.g. explicit content, malware, phishing). • Device-wide protection: filtering applies across all apps and browsers, not just inside a single browser. • DNS-level security: block unwanted domains before they load, for a faster and more consistent experience. • Simple setup: quick configuration, then 123Filtering runs automatically in the background. • Light and efficient: DNS-based protection designed to have minimal impact on performance and battery. How 123Filtering works When your device looks up a website (a DNS query), 123Filtering checks whether that domain is allowed. Blocked domains are stopped before a connection is made, which helps keep apps and browsers aligned with your preferences. 123Filtering focuses on DNS-level decisions and does not inspect the full content of your web pages, messages or files. It controls which domains can be reached, helping create a more focused, distraction-free and safer environment. Use of VPN / Network Extension (required disclosure) 123Filtering uses Apple’s Network Extension capabilities to provide system-wide DNS filtering and protection on iOS: • 123Filtering can create an on-device “VPN-like” configuration (such as a DNS Proxy or DNS Settings configuration) so it can securely handle DNS queries from all apps and browsers. • Only DNS queries are processed for filtering and policy enforcement. The rest of your internet traffic (the actual content of websites, videos, messages, etc.) continues to use your normal network connection unless your configuration explicitly routes traffic through a tunnel. • 123Filtering is not a general-purpose VPN. It does not aim to change your IP address, hide your location, bypass geo-restrictions or provide anonymous browsing. • These permissions are required so 123Filtering can apply DNS-based filtering consistently across the entire device, rather than only inside a single app. • DNS requests handled by 123Filtering can be encrypted between your device and our filtering service (where supported by your selected configuration), in line with Apple platform requirements. In short, 123Filtering uses Network Extension only as a technical mechanism to enable DNS filtering and device-wide internet protection. Learn more at 123filtering.com

Screenshots

SurfBreeze1 screens
123Filtering3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 123Filtering at none against SurfBreeze's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SurfBreeze sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 123Filtering asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SurfBreeze versus 123Filtering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfBreeze123Filtering
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis AblyzalovKonibit

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SurfBreeze

One-time4
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Big Coffee$1.99
  • Cookies$5.99
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  • Lunch$17.99
None

123Filtering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SurfBreeze free?
SurfBreeze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 123Filtering free?
123Filtering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SurfBreeze or 123Filtering have ads?
Neither SurfBreeze nor 123Filtering shows ads.

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