Comparison

Browser Ad Block Extension vs SafaShield

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

Head to head
About

Browser Ad Block Extension

Features
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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”

About

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.

Highlights
  • Block malicious domains
  • Block ads and web trackers
  • Block abused TLDs
  • Whitelist custom domains
  • Allow ads on trusted sites
  • Block custom TLDs
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Browser Ad Block Extension3 screens
SafaShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Browser Ad Block Extension versus SafaShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrowser Ad Block ExtensionSafaShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaesar Salad Software LLCNOVIRUSTHANKS COMPANY SRL

In-app purchases

None

Browser Ad Block Extension

No in-app purchases

None

SafaShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Browser Ad Block Extension free?
Browser Ad Block Extension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SafaShield free?
SafaShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Browser Ad Block Extension or SafaShield have ads?
Neither Browser Ad Block Extension nor SafaShield shows ads.

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