Browser Ad Block Extension vs SafaShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Browser Ad Block Extension
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Safari Ad Block Extension prevents many ads from loading. Removing ads can save battery life and data usage. This only works when the content blocker is activated when browsing in Safari. How to activate: 1. In Settings App, Select Safari. 2. Select Extensions. 3. Enable “Ad Block”
SafaShield
Enhance your Safari browsing experience by blocking malicious domains, ads, and trackers. This utility offers customizable rules to protect your privacy and reduce online threats.
- Block malicious domains
- Block ads and web trackers
- Block abused TLDs
- Whitelist custom domains
- Allow ads on trusted sites
- Block custom TLDs
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SafaShield is a Safari content blocker app developed by NoVirusThanks Company Srl that was created to improve Safari web browsing security by blocking potentially suspicious and malicious domains. We provide built-in options to block most abused TLDs (such as domains that end in .top or .xyz), dynamic DNS domains, free hosting domains, internationalized domains, unsecure connections, and more. We added also options to protect the user's privacy by blocking ads and web trackers. Other useful features you can find aboard are the possibility to whitelist a domain so it will never be blocked, allow ads on websites you trust and that you visit frequently to support their work, block custom domain names and also custom domain TLDs (such as .it or .info). The main focus of this app is to reduce the attack surface by improving the Safari web browsing security with smart content blocking rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SafaShield at 13.0 against Browser Ad Block Extension's 15.2. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Browser Ad Block Extension | SafaShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caesar Salad Software LLC | NOVIRUSTHANKS COMPANY SRL |
In-app purchases
Browser Ad Block Extension
No in-app purchases
SafaShield
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Browser Ad Block Extension free?
Is SafaShield free?
Do Browser Ad Block Extension or SafaShield have ads?
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