Comparison

CPU vs DarkBlock

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

Head to head
About

CPU

Features
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帮助设计师更好的适配手机尺寸和分辨率;帮助开发者了解手机性能!

About

DarkBlock

Enhance your browsing experience by permanently hiding unwanted websites from search results and enabling a dark mode in Safari. This utility app offers a cleaner, more focused way to navigate the web.

Highlights
  • Permanently hide websites from search results
  • Enable dark mode in Safari
  • Customizable browsing experience
  • Clean search results
Features
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1. Permanently hide websites that you don't want in Google Search. 2. Enable Dark Mode in Safari. This app incorporates code from the DarkReader project (https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader), which is MIT Licensed. The license is included below: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader/blob/main/LICENSE

Screenshots

CPU3 screens
DarkBlock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CPU at $0.99 against DarkBlock's $4.99. CPU also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). DarkBlock's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CPU costs $0.99 and DarkBlock $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CPU versus DarkBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPUDarkBlock
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佰臣 费金超 高

In-app purchases

None

CPU

No in-app purchases

None

DarkBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPU free?
CPU costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DarkBlock free?
DarkBlock costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CPU or DarkBlock have ads?
Neither CPU nor DarkBlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPU or DarkBlock?
CPU ships an update every 6 weeks, and DarkBlock every 6 weeks. Most recently, CPU was updated on September 17, 2026 and DarkBlock on July 9, 2026.

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