Comparison

SafaShield vs Project Ad Block

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

Head to head
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.

About

Project Ad Block

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Ad Block Max is a Safari Content Blocker that removes ads, pop-ups, and trackers from websites while you browse. Features: Block web ads, banners, and pop-up overlays in Safari Stop analytics trackers and fingerprinting scripts Hide social media tracking widgets Block browser-based cryptominers Create custom blocking and allow rules Import and export domain lists Enable the Safari extension in Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions to get started

Screenshots

SafaShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SafaShield at Free against Project Ad Block's $2.99. SafaShield also leads on device support and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On 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

SafaShield is free to download; Project Ad Block costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SafaShield versus Project Ad Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafaShieldProject Ad Block
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOVIRUSTHANKS COMPANY SRLMaher Zidan

In-app purchases

None

SafaShield

No in-app purchases

None

Project Ad Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SafaShield free?
SafaShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Ad Block free?
Project Ad Block costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

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