BlockZilla vs Unhook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockZilla
This tool helps you hide sponsored posts and ads on popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. Enjoy an ad-free browsing experience across your favorite websites with continuous updates to block new promotional content.
- Hides sponsored posts
- Blocks ads on Facebook and Twitter
- Ad-free browsing experience
- Continuous software updates
- Supports multiple social media platforms
- Community feedback for new features
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BlockZilla hides promoted tweets, sponsored posts and ads on major websites like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and many others. It is the ultimate tool to hide promoted content and enjoy an ad free experience on all your favorite websites. As you can imagine, big social media would try their best to escape our content filter and continue to spam you with promoted content. We will do our best to not allow that. Our team constantly monitors and adapts the software so that you never see an ad again. Blockzilla currently hides promoted tweets on Twitter and blocks sponsored Facebook ads. We are in the process of improving Blockzilla so that you can enjoy Reddit adfree. Feel free to reach out to us and confirm on which website you would love to get rid of ads and sponsored content. We will do our best to add it as a feature. Join the community and share your thoughts in our Discord server - https://discord.gg/jc3npNt9N9 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockzilla_ext Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlockZilla.ext Terms of Use: https://blockzilla.app/terms-conditions/
Unhook
This app blocks the YouTube news feed, preventing endless scrolling and distracting content. It allows users to access YouTube for specific videos without falling down rabbit holes of unrelated content. Enjoy a more focused viewing experience.
- Blocks YouTube news feed
- Eliminates distractions
- Focused YouTube usage
- No ads
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Let's face it, how many times have we gone to YouTube for something specific only to end up watching a video on beluga whales doing somersaults? Say Good By to that with the YouTube News Feed BLOCKED. So you Use YouTube Without Getting Used by it. Unhook Mobile App | News Feed Eradicator | DF Tube Terms of Use: https://www.betimeful.com/eula https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unhook at 4.3 against BlockZilla's 2.0. Unhook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (37% vs 10%). BlockZilla's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. BlockZilla sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Unhook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unhook holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unhook has 128 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of BlockZilla's written reviews are positive against 37% of Unhook's.
BlockZilla ships an update every 6 weeks, Unhook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlockZilla | Unhook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PROMOTINO LTD | Be Timeful Inc |
Customer experience
BlockZilla
Unhook
Bugs and requests
BlockZilla
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Unhook
Reported bugs
17 issues- Videos don't open
- Cancel subscription button doesn't work
- Constant error code 152-4
- Daily progress resets
- App is glitchy
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- Search results don't appear or scroll quickly
- Shows only thumbnails and prompts to subscribe
- App won't let you do anything without Screen Time access
- Can't find Screen Time permission in settings
- App directs to BeTimeful after finding Unhook online
- No features in free version
- Blank screens and few settings
- No instructions
- Can't tap on free plan option
- Spammed with pop-ups to use pro
- Doesn't show feed initially
- Makes it hard to scroll through shorts
Requested features
5 requests- Extension for Safari on iPhone
- Allow free version use without forced pro
- Clearer instructions for screen time permission
- Option to sign out of YouTube account
- Ad-free use without review manipulation
In-app purchases
BlockZilla
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
Unhook
No in-app purchases
