Comparison

uBlock Origin Lite vs DeniedPixels

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 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.

Highlights
  • Efficient content blocking
  • Declarative filtering
  • Minimal resource consumption
  • Browser-based filtering
  • Supports multiple filter lists
  • Open-source and transparent
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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

uBlock Origin Lite3 screens
DeniedPixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for uBlock Origin Lite against 4.6 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
uBlock Origin Lite versus DeniedPixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruBlock Origin LiteDeniedPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (982 ratings) — better4.6 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings982 — better46
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRaymond HillOleg Velgun

Customer experience

uBlock Origin Lite

All ratings982 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews533 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative15.8%

DeniedPixels

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%

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

None

uBlock Origin Lite

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

DeniedPixels

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Is uBlock Origin Lite free?
uBlock Origin Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeniedPixels free?
DeniedPixels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, uBlock Origin Lite or DeniedPixels?
uBlock Origin Lite is rated higher. uBlock Origin Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 982 ratings, while DeniedPixels averages 4.6 from 46 ratings.
Do uBlock Origin Lite or DeniedPixels have ads?
Neither uBlock Origin Lite nor DeniedPixels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uBlock Origin Lite or DeniedPixels?
uBlock Origin Lite ships an update weekly, and DeniedPixels every 10 days. Most recently, uBlock Origin Lite was updated on November 6, 2026 and DeniedPixels on November 7, 2026.

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