Comparison

uBlock Origin Lite vs wBlock

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

Head to head
About

uBlock Origin Lite

This efficient content blocker utilizes declarative rulesets for reliable filtering without consuming significant system resources. It offers customizable filter lists and integrates seamlessly with browsers.

Highlights
  • Efficient content blocking
  • Declarative filtering
  • Customizable rulesets
  • Low resource consumption
  • Browser integration
Features
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uBO Lite (uBOL) is a reliable and efficient content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can enable more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.

About

wBlock

Enhance Safari browsing with an ad blocker that supports userscripts for custom features, offers lightning-fast performance with low RAM usage, and provides complete control over blocking. It ensures privacy with a design that runs within Safari's API and is completely free and open-source.

Highlights
  • Userscript support for custom features
  • Lightning-fast performance with low RAM usage
  • Complete control over blocking
  • Privacy-first design
  • Comprehensive ad and tracker blocking
  • Free and open-source
Features
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wBlock is a free, open-source ad blocker for Safari. It blocks ads and trackers all over the web with more than 750,000 filter rules, and it never asks you to subscribe. Blocks ads in Safari wBlock leans on Safari's own content blocking, so pages come up clean and fast. Lists like AdGuard Base and EasyList refresh in the background, and you pick which ones run. Handles the sites filters can't Built-in userscripts get past anti-adblock walls and pop-ups. You can drop in your own userscripts and userstyles as well, and Return YouTube Dislike is one tap away. Zap anything you don't want to see The element zapper lets you tap a cookie banner or overlay and hide it, and wBlock remembers it next time you visit. Light on memory wBlock sits at about 40 MB of RAM when idle, so Safari stays quick. Your call on every site Turn blocking off for a site with one tap, or pause wBlock for a while when you need to. Settings sync over iCloud and can be saved to a file. Private by design wBlock collects no data and needs no account. The code lives on GitHub, so anyone can look at what it does. Free for good No subscriptions and no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

uBlock Origin Lite3 screens
wBlock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: uBlock Origin Lite at weekly against wBlock's every 2 weeks. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on ratings volume (949 vs 175). wBlock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for uBlock Origin Lite against 4.8 for wBlock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 949 ratings behind it against 175, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of uBlock Origin Lite's written reviews are positive against 85% of wBlock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uBlock Origin Lite ships an update weekly, wBlock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
uBlock Origin Lite versus wBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruBlock Origin LitewBlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (949 ratings)4.8 (175 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews84.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings949 — better175
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.515.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaymond HillAlexander Skula

Customer experience

uBlock Origin Lite

All ratings949 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews521 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.7%

wBlock

All ratings175 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.7%

User reviews

uBlock Origin Lite

From 949 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Lightweight and efficient
  • 🔒 Open-source and transparent
  • 👍 Effective ad blocking
  • 👍 Seamless integration with Safari

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with latest iOS version
  • 🔧 Difficulty accessing settings in private mode

wBlock

From 175 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Lightweight and resource-friendly
  • 🔒 Open-source and secure
  • 💡 Highly customizable
  • 👍 Excellent ad blocking performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional performance issues on macOS

Bugs and requests

uBlock Origin Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to turn on extension on laptop Safari after installation
  • Fails to load when enabling in Safari

Requested features

2 requests
  • Import third-party filter lists
  • Improved dashboard and settings access

wBlock

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Sluggish Safari performance after installation on macOS

Requested features

1 request
  • Support for Chinese language interface

In-app purchases

None

uBlock Origin Lite

No in-app purchases

None

wBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uBlock Origin Lite free?
uBlock Origin Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wBlock free?
wBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, uBlock Origin Lite or wBlock?
wBlock is rated higher. uBlock Origin Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 949 ratings, while wBlock averages 4.8 from 175 ratings.
Do uBlock Origin Lite or wBlock have ads?
Neither uBlock Origin Lite nor wBlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uBlock Origin Lite or wBlock?
uBlock Origin Lite ships an update weekly, and wBlock every 2 weeks. Most recently, uBlock Origin Lite was updated on October 15, 2026 and wBlock on October 13, 2026.

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