ProtectAd vs Ad Zap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProtectAd
This app blocks intrusive ads within Safari, enhancing browsing speed and protecting your privacy by filtering trackers. It also helps conserve battery and mobile data by reducing the number of loaded objects. A free trial is available, with optional premium features for advanced protection.
- Safari ad blocking
- Accelerate browsing speed
- Privacy protection
- Save battery life
- Save mobile data
- URL scanner
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ProtectAd is a professional ad blocker built and designed for Safari. It will stop annoying ads from showing on your device while providing total transparency and safety. The app starts on a free trial basis and offers paid Premium features." KEY FEATURES: - Safari ad blocking: Removes all kinds of ads in Safari: banners, pop-ups and video ads. - Accelerate your device: Safari will run up to x3 times faster without any ads. - Privacy protection: Filter trackers to ensure your private data stays that way. - Save battery: fewer objects loaded on pages you surf means less battery life spent. - Save mobile data spent: fewer ads means less data means less $ spent. - Constantly updated block list. - URL scanner PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES: - ProtectAd Premium is a paid service with a subscription cost of $29.99/month or $$69.99/year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - Your subscriptions may be managed and your auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchasing a subscription. ProtectAd Terms of Use: https://protectad.online/eula.html
Ad Zap
This utility app enhances your Safari browsing experience by blocking most ads and trackers with a single extension. It prioritizes user privacy by not collecting or sending any data off the device, ensuring faster page loads and a cleaner interface without requiring special permissions.
- Blocks ads and trackers
- Single extension setup
- Does not slow page loads
- Preserves user privacy
- No data collection
- Easy to disable
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A simple ad blocking app for Safari on iOS that: • blocks most ads and trackers using a single extension, with no extensive configuration required • does not slow down page loads or otherwise interfere with functionality • preserves user privacy No data is collected or sent off the device. No special permissions are required. Unlike other ad blocking apps, Ad Zap is designed to be as simple as possible. After the initial setup, you can forget about the app and let it do it's thing in the background. Please note, this app does NOT block ads outside of Safari. If for some reason you need to disable Ad Zap, you have two options. In Safari, tap the "aA" icon in the address bar, then choose either: 1) Turn off Content Blockers: this will disable Ad Zap for this specific page, for this browser session only. 2) Website Settings, then disable Use Content Blockers: this will disable Ad Zap for the entire site, from now on. Ad Zap supports iOS 15 and above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ad Zap at 100% against ProtectAd's 9%. Ad Zap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). ProtectAd's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (648 vs 4). 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. ProtectAd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Ad Zap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ad Zap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProtectAd has 648 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ProtectAd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ad Zap's.
ProtectAd ships an update every 10 days, Ad Zap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProtectAd | Ad Zap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (648 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 648 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoadPass Trading LTD | Omura LLC |
Customer experience
ProtectAd
Ad Zap
Bugs and requests
ProtectAd
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keeps sending notifications even after uninstall
- Causes issues with calendar that can't be resolved
- Automatically subscribes users without consent
Requested features
3 requests- Free version without subscription
- Better explanation of features
- Easier way to remove calendar notifications
Ad Zap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProtectAd
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Ad Zap
No in-app purchases









