Taspi vs Ad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taspi
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Taspi is a simple and smart counter app designed for speed and convenience. Instead of tapping the screen, you can use your phone’s volume buttons: Volume Down → increase the counter Volume Up → reset the counter Set a custom limit for your counter. When you reach it, the app will vibrate and automatically reset, so you can keep counting without distractions. Perfect for: Workout reps Habit tracking Daily prayers or tasbih Game scores Any task that needs quick counting No ads. Clean design. Just focus and count.
Ad
This privacy-focused content blocker for Safari removes ads, trackers, and unwanted pop-ups across your devices. It offers customizable filtering categories and shows you exactly what is being blocked on each page.
- Blocks ads, trackers, and analytics
- Removes cookie banners and pop-ups
- Customizable content categories
- Shows blocked domains per page
- Privacy-first, zero data collection
- Works on iPhone and Mac
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Ad Engine — Ad Blocker & Privacy Block ads, trackers, and malicious content in Safari. Fast, private, and completely free. Blocks everything that slows you down Ad Engine uses Safari's built-in content filter — no VPN, no proxy, no battery drain. Rules run on-device before a single request leaves your phone. One tap to choose your profile • Default — removes ads and trackers across the web • Family — adds adult content, drug, and gambling site filtering • Maximum — strictest blocking: all of the above plus P2P and extra annoyances European ad networks blocked Dedicated rule lists for German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Polish ad networks — six languages, one toggle per region. Block anything from Safari See an ad-heavy site? Tap the Share button → Ad Engine → Block this domain. Done. The block applies immediately, no app switch required. Built-in privacy • No account, no sign-in, no iCloud sync • Zero analytics, zero telemetry • All filtering happens locally — nothing leaves your device Widget & Siri Add the home screen widget to see how many ads were blocked today and your lifetime total. Use Siri or Shortcuts to pause blocking for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours — then it resumes automatically. Always free No subscription. No paywall. No "Pro" tier. Ad Engine is free to download and free forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ad at every 2 months against Taspi's every 5 months. Ad also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Taspi ships an update every 5 months, Ad every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Taspi | Ad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akyl Zholonov | Hashim Abdul |
In-app purchases
Taspi
No in-app purchases
Ad
No in-app purchases









