uBlock Origin Lite vs Keep Playing
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.
Keep Playing
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Leave Safari. The video keeps playing, and the ads do not. Keep Playing works with any website that uses a standard HTML5 player. Start a video, tap the button that appears over it, and playback carries on while you answer a message, read something else, or put the phone in your pocket. WHAT IT DOES • Background playback — one tap moves the video into a Picture-in-Picture window that iOS keeps alive after you leave Safari • Skips ad breaks — in-player ads are muted and skipped, Skip is pressed the moment it appears, and overlay and banner ads are removed from the page • Lock screen controls — the real title, the real artwork, and working play, pause and seek from the lock screen and Control Center • No more self-pausing — many players stop the moment the page is hidden; Keep Playing tells them the page is still there • No more "are you still watching?" — the dialogs that interrupt long playback are dismissed for you • Playback speed from 0.75x to 2x, remembered per website • Per-site control, and every behaviour above can be switched off individually WHAT IT CANNOT DO Playback stops if you force-quit Safari from the app switcher. At that point a Safari extension has no process left, and iOS grants extensions no background audio permission. Switching apps or locking the screen is fine; closing Safari outright is not. No Safari extension can do this — it is a limit of iOS, and we would rather you knew before buying. Picture in Picture also needs a real tap: iOS only grants it while the page still holds a recent touch. That is why the extension puts a button over the video instead of relying on guesswork. Keep Playing does not download, store, re-host or redistribute any media, and does not bypass paywalls or copy protection. Playback stays on the site where it started. PRIVACY No servers. No accounts. No analytics. Nothing about what you watch leaves your device. Keep Playing is a Safari extension, so after installing you enable it in Settings, Apps, Safari, Extensions. The app walks you through it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: uBlock Origin Lite at Free against Keep Playing's $0.99. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Keep Playing's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
uBlock Origin Lite is free to download; Keep Playing costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
uBlock Origin Lite ships an update weekly, Keep Playing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uBlock Origin Lite | Keep Playing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (982 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 982 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raymond Hill | Francesco (Frankie) La Placa |
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
Keep Playing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
uBlock Origin Lite
No in-app purchases
Keep Playing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is uBlock Origin Lite free?
Is Keep Playing free?
Do uBlock Origin Lite or Keep Playing have ads?
Which is updated more often, uBlock Origin Lite or Keep Playing?
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