Comparison

DarkBlock vs ATrans

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

Head to head
About

DarkBlock

Enhance your browsing experience by permanently hiding unwanted websites from search results and enabling a dark mode in Safari. This utility app offers a cleaner, more focused way to navigate the web.

Highlights
  • Permanently hide websites from search results
  • Enable dark mode in Safari
  • Customizable browsing experience
  • Clean search results
Features
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1. Permanently hide websites that you don't want in Google Search. 2. Enable Dark Mode in Safari. This app incorporates code from the DarkReader project (https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader), which is MIT Licensed. The license is included below: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader/blob/main/LICENSE

About

ATrans

This app acts as a client for various AI translation providers, allowing you to translate text from multiple languages. It offers features like system translation integration, automatic language switching, and a history of your past translations. You can also listen to translated text and customize your preferred AI models.

Highlights
  • Connect to multiple AI providers (OpenAI, Gemini, etc.)
  • Translate text within other apps
  • Automatic language switching
  • Clipboard translation
  • Listen to translations
  • Translation history with search and filtering
Features
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ATrans helps you translate messages, articles, and everyday text on iPhone and iPad using the AI provider you choose. Set your preferred languages, type or paste your text, and read the translation as it appears. BRING YOUR OWN AI PROVIDER Connect to OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, MiMo, or a compatible custom API endpoint. Choose a supported model and save provider configurations for easy switching. TRANSLATE WHILE YOU READ Use ATrans to translate selected text in other apps through the system translation interface, where supported. Copy the result, listen to it, or replace the selected text with your translation when the app allows it. AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE SWITCHING Set your primary and secondary languages, and Auto mode translates between them based on your text. Text in other languages is translated into your primary language. You can also choose a specific target language at any time. Language options include English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic. QUICK CLIPBOARD TRANSLATION Copy text and return to ATrans to get a prompt to translate new clipboard content. Confirm to start a translation without pasting it manually. LISTEN TO YOUR TEXT Read source text and translations aloud with built-in speech, or use AI voices through supported OpenAI and MiMo configurations. Available AI voices depend on your provider. AI audio playback includes pause and resume controls. FIND PAST TRANSLATIONS Swipe right to open your translation history. Search source text and translations, filter by language, and sort by date. Reopen a previous session, preview it with a long press, or delete entries you no longer need. MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE A focused interface keeps your text and translations easy to read, with streaming results, quick copying, and support for light and dark appearances. BEFORE YOU START ATrans is a translation client. Configure a compatible API provider and model before translating, and supply your own API key if your provider requires one. Provider usage may incur separate charges. Translation and AI speech availability depend on your configured service.

Screenshots

DarkBlock2 screens
ATrans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DarkBlock at 83% against ATrans's 0%. DarkBlock also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and device support (4 vs 2). ATrans's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

DarkBlock costs $4.99 and ATrans $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DarkBlock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of DarkBlock's written reviews are positive against 0% of ATrans's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DarkBlock ships an update every 6 weeks, ATrans every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DarkBlock versus ATrans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkBlockATrans
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金超 高辉 周

Customer experience

DarkBlock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

ATrans

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

DarkBlock

No in-app purchases

None

ATrans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DarkBlock free?
DarkBlock costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATrans free?
ATrans costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DarkBlock or ATrans?
DarkBlock is rated higher. DarkBlock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ATrans averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DarkBlock or ATrans have ads?
Neither DarkBlock nor ATrans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DarkBlock or ATrans?
DarkBlock ships an update every 6 weeks, and ATrans every 2 weeks. Most recently, DarkBlock was updated on October 20, 2026 and ATrans on October 22, 2026.

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