Comparison

AdBrick vs AdsBlockers

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

Head to head
About

AdBrick

Features
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A 100% free ad blocker to protect you and enhance your browsing experience

About

AdsBlockers

Features
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AdsBlockers is a device-wide ad and tracker blocker for iPhone and iPad. It works at the DNS level, so ads are blocked system-wide โ€” in apps, browsers, and anywhere else your device makes network requests. How it works When an app on your device tries to resolve a domain name (like a tracking or ad-serving server), the DNS proxy checks it against locally stored blocklists. If the domain is blocked, the request is silently dropped โ€” the ad never loads. If it's allowed, the query is forwarded to your chosen DNS resolver over encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS. The included Safari content blocker adds a second layer of protection specifically for web browsing inside Safari, catching cosmetic and path-level ad rules that DNS-only blocking can't reach. What's included โ€” Filter lists from EasyList, EasyPrivacy, StevenBlack hosts, OISD, AdGuard DNS filter, and 1Hosts Lite. Toggle each list on or off independently. โ€” Custom allowlist and blocklist for per-domain control. โ€” Pause protection temporarily (or until you turn it back on). โ€” Kill switch stops all internet if the DNS filter loses resolver access, preventing unfiltered traffic. โ€” Daily blocked-count charts and a 7-day activity log on the Activity screen. Your privacy Nothing leaves your device. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no server logs. The only third-party DNS resolver you interact with is the one you choose โ€” Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, or AdGuard DNS. Queries are encrypted by default via DNS-over-HTTPS. The app cannot see your browsing content, search history, usernames, or passwords โ€” only the domain names in DNS queries, and only those that were blocked appear in the local activity log (kept for 90 days). Requirements iOS 18 or later. A physical iPhone is required to use the DNS proxy; the Safari content blocker works on iPad without one.

Screenshots

AdBrick3 screens
AdsBlockers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: AdBrick at 4 against AdsBlockers's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
AdBrick versus AdsBlockers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdBrickAdsBlockers
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron EllingtonNoah M

In-app purchases

None

AdBrick

No in-app purchases

None

AdsBlockers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AdBrick free?
AdBrick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AdsBlockers free?
AdsBlockers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AdBrick or AdsBlockers have ads?
Neither AdBrick nor AdsBlockers shows ads.

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