Advanced Profanity Filter vs uBlock Origin Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Profanity Filter
This Safari extension enhances your browsing by censoring, substituting, or hiding offensive words. It also offers audio muting for captions and subtitles on supported streaming sites, creating a more pleasant online environment.
- Censor, substitute, or hide offensive words
- Mute audio for captions and subtitles
- Works on supported websites in Safari
- Customizable filtering options
- Supports multiple devices
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Whether you choose to censor, substitute, or hide offensive words, APF is here to improve your browsing experience. Individuals around the world can now be protected from profanity in their homes, organizations, and schools. APF has a variety of options to meet your personal needs. APF is not limited to filtering text alone! With the use of captions and subtitles it can also mute audio while you sit back and relax to watch your favorite movies and shows from a collection of supported sites. Have a suggestion for a new supported site? Let us know! Note: This app is a Safari extension, and will only work on websites viewed in Safari. Audio muting support may vary based on your device, country, or future changes to the site.
uBlock Origin Lite
This efficient content blocker utilizes declarative rulesets for reliable filtering without consuming significant system resources. It offers customizable filter lists and integrates seamlessly with browsers.
- Efficient content blocking
- Declarative filtering
- Customizable rulesets
- Low resource consumption
- Browser integration
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uBO Lite (uBOL) is a reliable and efficient content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can enable more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: uBlock Origin Lite at Free against Advanced Profanity Filter's $4.99. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Advanced Profanity Filter's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases 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
uBlock Origin Lite is free to download; Advanced Profanity Filter costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
uBlock Origin Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 917 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Advanced Profanity Filter's written reviews are positive against 78% of uBlock Origin Lite's.
Advanced Profanity Filter ships an update every 3 months, uBlock Origin Lite weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Profanity Filter | uBlock Origin Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (23 ratings) | 4.7 (917 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 917 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrostCo Limited Liability Company | Raymond Hill |
Customer experience
Advanced Profanity Filter
uBlock Origin Lite
Bugs and requests
Advanced Profanity Filter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
uBlock Origin Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to turn on extension on laptop Safari after installation
- Fails to load when enabling in Safari
Requested features
2 requests- Import third-party filter lists
- Improved dashboard and settings access
In-app purchases
Advanced Profanity Filter
No in-app purchases
uBlock Origin Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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