Comparison

Ad Blocker · vs MagicCounter

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

Head to head
About

Ad Blocker ·

This app helps reduce unwanted advertisements, pop-ups, and trackers while browsing the web in Safari. It aims to improve page loading speeds, conserve data, and enhance privacy by filtering out unnecessary content and known tracking resources.

Highlights
  • Safari ad blocking
  • Built-in privacy protection
  • Anti-tracking features
  • Improved web performance
  • Battery optimization
  • Reduced data usage
  • Video ad filtering
Features
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Ad-Blocker helps reduce ads and selected tracking elements while browsing supported websites in Safari. Minimize popups, banners, video ads, and other advertising content for a cleaner browsing experience. By reducing selected page elements and web requests, Ad-Blocker may also help supported webpages load with fewer unnecessary resources. KEY FEATURES: → Safari Ad Blocking: Helps reduce popups, banners, video ads, and other advertising elements on supported websites in Safari. → Anti-Tracking Protection: Helps reduce requests from known trackers and selected tracking resources while browsing supported websites. → Page Loading Support: By reducing selected advertising elements and web requests, Ad-Blocker may help supported webpages load with fewer unnecessary resources. → Reduced Content Downloads: May help reduce unnecessary content downloads when supported filtering rules are active. → Video Ad Filtering: Helps reduce interruptions from video ads on supported websites in Safari. → Privacy Filter Lists: Enable supported filtering rules designed to reduce selected trackers, social media elements, and third-party web resources. → Web Resource Filtering: Apply supported rules to block selected unwanted web resources while browsing. → Adult Content Filtering: Helps block selected adult-content websites using supported filtering rules. → Language and Region Filters: Enable ad filtering rules for supported languages and regions. → Custom Block List: Create custom filtering rules for selected websites and terms. DISCLAIMER: Ad-Blocker is not guaranteed to block all ads, trackers, websites, or web content. Results may vary depending on website implementation, Safari limitations, enabled filters, and applied filtering rules. Privacy Policy: https://www.pixsterstudio.com/legal-policies/ad-blocker/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.pixsterstudio.com/legal-policies/ad-blocker/terms-of-use

About

MagicCounter

Features
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This is a FOSS app meant to allow MTG Commander players to keep track of player health and commander damage.

Screenshots

Ad Blocker ·4 screens
MagicCounter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MagicCounter at none against Ad Blocker ·'s 8. MagicCounter also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Ad Blocker · sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MagicCounter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ad Blocker · ships an update every 2 months, MagicCounter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ad Blocker · versus MagicCounter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAd Blocker ·MagicCounter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnish ModanAtridad Lahiji

Bugs and requests

Ad Blocker ·

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Login/setup issues
  • Incompatible with certain devices/OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Expand compatibility to other browsers
  • Improve ad blocking on YouTube
  • Add VPN functionality

MagicCounter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ad Blocker ·

Subscriptions6
  • Ad Blocker Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ad Blocker Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Ad Blocker Plus Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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  • Ad Blocker Yearly Offer1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Ad Blocker Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Ad Blocker Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ad Blocker Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Ad Blocker Lifetime$49.99
None

MagicCounter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ad Blocker · free?
Ad Blocker · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MagicCounter free?
MagicCounter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ad Blocker · or MagicCounter have ads?
Neither Ad Blocker · nor MagicCounter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ad Blocker · or MagicCounter?
Ad Blocker · ships an update every 2 months, and MagicCounter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ad Blocker · was updated on October 19, 2026 and MagicCounter on October 12, 2026.

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