Comparison

Anonymizer Ad Blocker vs Nox

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

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Anonymizer Ad Blocker

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Anonymizer Ad Blocker is your all-in-one solution for eliminating intrusive ads and pop-ups while browsing on your iOS device. Enjoy a smoother, faster, and more private internet experience by blocking banners, pop-ups, autoplay videos, and more—with advanced filtering that works seamlessly in with your browser. By removing unwanted content, Anonymizer Ad Blocker not only improves page load speeds but also helps save data and extend battery life. Less clutter means more efficient browsing. Customize your protection with easy-to-use presets—optimize for speed, privacy, or a more streamlined browsing experience. Want to support your favorite sites? Use the built-in Allow List to let ads through on trusted domains. Key Features: Browser Ad Blocking Block all types of ads, including banners, pop-ups, and video ads, for a cleaner experience. Easily whitelist sites you trust. Web Annoyance Blocking Remove distracting or space-wasting page elements that aren’t ads—but still get in your way. Social Media Tracker Blocking Prevent social platforms from tracking your activity across the web by removing embedded share and like buttons. Cookie Warning Blocking Eliminate those repetitive cookie consent pop-ups for uninterrupted page access. Malicious Website Protection Stay safer online with automatic blocking of known phishing or malware-distributing sites. Lower Data Usage By blocking data-heavy ads, Anonymizer helps reduce your mobile data consumption—great for limited plans. Better Battery Life Reduce memory and processor usage caused by ad-heavy pages—especially helpful for video ad-heavy sites. Get started today and take back control of your browsing experience with Anonymizer Ad Blocker—cleaner, faster, safer browsing awaits.

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Nox

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Nox blocks ads and trackers across your whole iPhone — not just in Safari. Games, news apps, shopping apps, free utilities: most of them talk to advertising and tracking companies constantly, in the background, whether or not you see an ad. Nox stops those requests before they leave your phone. EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON YOUR DEVICE The blocklists live on your iPhone. Every decision about every request is made there. Nox has no server. There is nothing to send your browsing to, and nothing to leak. We do not collect, store, or share what you look up — not because we promise not to, but because the app is built so that the information never leaves your phone in the first place. WHAT YOU GET • Blocking across every app, not only the browser • Safari extensions that also remove the empty gaps ads leave behind • Over 300,000 domains from respected community blocklists, updated automatically • A single switch, and sensible defaults • Allow any domain in one tap if something you use stops working WHAT NOX CANNOT BLOCK Nox blocks by domain name, and we would rather tell you where that stops than let you find out. When an app serves its ads from the same address as its content — most video and social apps do — there is no way to separate them without breaking the app. Ads stitched directly into a video stream cannot be removed either. No blocker on iOS can do these things, and any that claims otherwise is overstating what the platform allows. What Nox does very well is the enormous amount of advertising, tracking, analytics and telemetry that comes from somewhere else. On a typical phone that is thousands of requests a day. FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT THE DETAIL Pro adds malware and phishing blocking, protection profiles, per-category control, a searchable log of every blocked request, and your choice of encrypted DNS resolver. Add any blocklist by URL — Pi-hole lists, hosts files, domain lists, Adblock-syntax rules — write your own rules by hand, and inspect exactly why any domain was or wasn't blocked. Ad and tracker blocking itself is free and stays free. The paid plans add visibility and control, never the ability to block an ad. ABOUT THE VPN PERMISSION To filter across every app, Nox runs a small DNS resolver on your device. iOS treats that as a VPN configuration, so it will ask your permission and show a VPN badge. Nox is not a VPN service. Your traffic is not routed through anyone else's servers. Only name lookups pass through Nox, and only on your phone — everything else takes its usual path. SAFARI Safari needs its own switch, in Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions. Turning on the Nox blockers removes ads and the blank spaces they leave behind. — Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed in your Apple account. Nox Pro and Pro+ are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://supr.design/nox-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Anonymizer Ad Blocker1 screens
Nox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anonymizer Ad Blocker at none against Nox's 4. Anonymizer Ad Blocker also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Anonymizer Ad Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Anonymizer Ad Blocker versus Nox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnonymizer Ad BlockerNox
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIron Products, LLCshrutesh sharma

In-app purchases

None

Anonymizer Ad Blocker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nox

Subscriptions4
  • Nox Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nox Pro+$4.991 Month
  • Nox Pro$24.991 Year
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  • Nox Pro+3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Anonymizer Ad Blocker free?
Anonymizer Ad Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nox free?
Nox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anonymizer Ad Blocker or Nox have ads?
Neither Anonymizer Ad Blocker nor Nox shows ads.

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