uBlock Origin Lite vs DeniedPixels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uBlock Origin Lite
This efficient content blocker utilizes browser-based filtering for reliable ad and tracker removal. It offers a declarative approach, minimizing resource consumption by only activating its service worker when interacting with its interface.
- Efficient content blocking
- Declarative filtering
- Minimal resource consumption
- Browser-based filtering
- Supports multiple filter lists
- Open-source and transparent
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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.
DeniedPixels
This app censors nudity and explicit content in real-time across web pages, images, videos, and text. It offers extensive customization for detection zones, censoring styles, and various modes to control content visibility while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.
- Real-time nudity detection
- Customizable censoring styles
- Video and GIF censoring
- Text content filtering
- Multiple content blocking modes
- On-device AI processing
- Site blocking and whitelisting
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DeniedPixels is an app that finds nudity on web pages and covers it before you see it. Images, video, GIFs and even explicit words in page text, censored in real time as you browse. Everything runs on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded and no browsing data is collected. Available as app and Safari extension. CHOOSE EXACTLY WHAT GETS COVERED 28 detection zones, each with its own toggle. Cover only explicit areas, or include faces, hands, feet and more. Set preferred sensitivity. Silhouette Masking covers a whole person along their outline instead of rectangles. 18 CENSORING STYLES Pixelate, Blur, Black Bar, Color Fill, Sticker, Noise, Glitch, Oil Paint, Redacted, Word Wall and Color Invert, plus seven animated styles: Static Noise, Scan Line, Spotlight, Shrinking, Permission Denied, Loading Bar and Pixel Wall. Every style is adjustable, and you can give each body part its own style. VIDEO, DONE PROPERLY Frame-accurate censoring that keeps up with playback, with minimum flickering or missing frames. Covers embedded video, GIFs and animated images. A loading placeholder keeps content hidden until it has been checked, so nothing flashes while a page loads. TEXT CENSORING Blacks out explicit words in page text. A built-in wordlist, your own additions, exceptions for medical or educational reading, and an on-device deep scan that catches writing which avoids obvious vocabulary. It never touches what you type. MODES Only Once: an image is permanently blocked after its first encounter. Decay: content degrades further each time you see it, until it is gone. Challenge: a number-guessing barrier before temporary access. Reverse: censor everything except the detected areas. Beta TV: the whole page pixelated, with one small window on the body part you chose. Red / Green Light: videos switch between visible and covered at random intervals, within limits you set. STAY LOCKED Self Lock puts your settings behind a password, a timer, or both. Shared Access lets someone you trust manage your settings remotely, and you can revoke it at any time. SITE BLOCKING A built-in blocklist of over 42,000 sites known for sensitive content, plus your own blacklist and whitelist. Or filter only on known sites and leave the rest of the web alone. PRIVACY All detection runs on your device with an on-device AI model. No images, URLs or browsing data are ever sent anywhere. ONE LICENCE, PHONE AND DESKTOP A subscription bought here also unlocks the desktop extension, so one purchase covers your phone and your computer. Requires iOS 17 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://deniedpixels.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://deniedpixels.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uBlock Origin Lite at none against DeniedPixels's 4. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on ratings volume (982 vs 46) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. DeniedPixels sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. uBlock Origin Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for uBlock Origin Lite against 4.6 for DeniedPixels. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 982 ratings behind it against 46, 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 67% of DeniedPixels's.
uBlock Origin Lite ships an update weekly, DeniedPixels every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uBlock Origin Lite | DeniedPixels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (982 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 982 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Raymond Hill | Oleg Velgun |
Customer experience
uBlock Origin Lite
DeniedPixels
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
DeniedPixels
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
uBlock Origin Lite
No in-app purchases
DeniedPixels
- Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Basic Yearly$49.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$99.991 Year
Questions
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