Rewarded Interest vs Ad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rewarded Interest
This app automatically bypasses cookie consent banners and blocks online trackers. It aims to return a portion of advertising revenue to users as they browse the web.
- Automatically skips cookie popups
- Blocks online trackers
- Blocks trackers on over 440 million sites
- Earns users a share of ad spend
- Referral bonuses for new users
- Available on iOS and browser extensions
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The cookie popup blocker that will pay you back. Skip cookie popups automatically. Block the trackers that don't pay you. And get your share of the money companies spend to advertise to you — coming soon as we grow. SKIP COOKIE POPUPS Every site you visit hits you with a consent banner. Accept. Decline. Manage preferences. Repeat — forever. Rewarded Interest automates this trouble away, based on your preferences. Set your choices once and never see another cookie popup. Over 225,000 popups skipped and counting. BLOCK THE TRACKERS THAT DON'T PAY YOU Hundreds of companies follow you around the internet without your knowledge and without giving you anything back. Rewarded Interest blocks them. We support over 440 million sites, and we've already blocked more than 18 million trackers. No extra ads. No slowdowns. Just a cleaner, faster web. EARN REWARDS — COMING AS WE GROW Companies spend billions targeting you with personalized ads. You get nothing. That's what we're changing. Your attention is what they're selling. You should get a cut. Once enough people join, Rewarded Interest will pay you 5% of what companies spend to show you personalized ads — automatically, while you browse normally. The sooner we grow, the sooner you start earning Rewards. We value early adopters. For a limited time, every person you invite can receive $4 USD in Rewards as an Activation Bonus. And you earn $2 USD of Rewards as an Invitation Bonus. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free app 2. Set your consent preferences once — takes about 30 seconds 3. Browse freely — no more cookie popups 4. Invite friends — you both earn Rewards 5. Earn 5% of ad spend directed at you once Earned Rewards go live BY THE NUMBERS — 440 million+ sites supported — 26 million+ trackers blocked — 225,000+ cookie popups skipped — 0 additional ads shown — 5% of what brands spend coming to you "It feels like the web is back to the way it was before." — Erik N., New York, NY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do you share or sell my data? No. We don't sell your personal data. We only share your advertising ID with partners who pay to reach you through the Rewards program — and only when you haven't paused your account. How much does this cost? Rewarded Interest is free. We don't sell your data. We only make money when you earn Rewards. When can I redeem my Rewards? Bonus Rewards are available to redeem once you have signed up for an account, verified you are a human, and have collected over $10 USD of Rewards from personalized ads. Rewarded Interest is available for iPhone / iPad and as a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Arc. Desktop Safari soon. Your identity. Your rules. Your upside.
Ad
This utility app blocks ads, trackers, and malicious content within Safari. It offers customizable blocking profiles for enhanced privacy and security, with options for regional ad network filtering. The app operates locally on your device for maximum privacy.
- Blocks ads, trackers, and malicious content
- Customizable blocking profiles (Default, Family, Maximum)
- Regional ad network filtering
- Block specific domains from Safari
- Local filtering for enhanced privacy
- Home screen widget for blocked ad count
- Siri and Shortcuts integration for pausing blocking
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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 rating: Rewarded Interest at 5.0 against Ad's 3.0. Rewarded Interest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). Ad's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Rewarded Interest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Rewarded Interest ships an update weekly, Ad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rewarded Interest | Ad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rewarded Interest, Inc. | Hashim Abdul |
Customer experience
Rewarded Interest
Ad
In-app purchases
Rewarded Interest
No in-app purchases
Ad
No in-app purchases









