Nomoads vs ZeroAds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nomoads
Block ads, trackers, and unwanted content across your browser, apps, and games. Enjoy faster browsing, save data, and enhance your privacy with a simple, one-tap setup. Your data remains securely on your device.
- System-wide ad blocking
- Faster browsing and data saving
- Tracker blocking
- One-tap setup
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Allowlist for trusted sites
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Block ads in Safari, apps, and games. Browse faster, save data, and protect your privacy — all in one tap. Nomoads removes ads, trackers, and unwanted content before they load, giving you a cleaner and faster internet experience on your iPhone and iPad. WHY NOMOADS • Block ads across Safari and many apps • Speed up browsing and reduce data usage • Stop trackers from following you online • Works instantly with simple one-tap setup PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. • No traffic logging — we never track what you do • No external servers — nothing is sent anywhere • No analytics SDKs — zero third-party tracking FEATURES • System-wide ad blocking (Safari + apps) • Multiple protection levels (Basic & Premium) • Allowlist — unblock sites you trust • Block statistics — see ads being stopped • Custom blocklists (Premium) • Advanced filters (Premium categories) SIMPLE & FAST No accounts. No complicated setup. Turn it on and enjoy a cleaner internet instantly. FREE & PREMIUM Start free with essential protection. Upgrade to Premium for stronger blocking and full control.
ZeroAds
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ZeroAds changes which DNS resolver iOS uses. That is all it does. Pick a filter list and ZeroAds points your iPhone at the public encrypted-DNS resolver that publishes it. That operator declines to resolve advertising and tracking domains, so those domains never load — in apps and in Safari, not just in the browser. Filtering happens on the operator's servers, using their own published list. EVERY FILTER LIST IS FREE • Ads & Trackers — AdGuard DNS Default. Declines to resolve advertising and tracking domains. • Cloudflare Filtered — Cloudflare 1.1.1.2. Cloudflare's own flagged-domain list. Advertising domains are not on it, so ads still load. • Quad9 Filtered — Quad9 9.9.9.9. A non-profit resolver applying its published block list. Advertising domains are not on it, so ads still load. • Family — AdGuard Family. Advertising and tracking domains plus adult-content domains. Switch lists whenever you like. Changing list is instant, and so is turning filtering on and off. A SAFARI RULE LIST IS INCLUDED ZeroAds ships a content blocker for Safari that you switch on in Settings. It handles what DNS cannot reach: ad slots left behind in the page layout, and cookie-consent banners served by the site itself. You turn it on under Settings › Apps › Safari › Extensions › ZeroAds. NO VPN ZeroAds does not use a VPN or a packet tunnel. There is no VPN icon in your status bar, nothing runs in the background, and there is no battery cost from a tunnel. iOS sends DNS queries straight to the resolver you chose. WHAT ZEROADS DOES NOT DO • It does not scan your device, check it for viruses or malware, or look for security or privacy problems. • It does not inspect your traffic. • It runs no server of its own and never receives your DNS queries. • It shows no count of what was blocked. iOS gives the app no visibility into what the resolver did, so any number here would be invented. HOW iOS HANDLES THIS iOS keeps the choice of DNS resolver with you. When you turn the filter on, iOS may ask you to allow it — tap Allow and you are done. If it does not ask, the choice lives in Settings and ZeroAds walks you there. You can switch back to Automatic at any time under Settings › General › VPN, DNS & Device Management. Filter lists are operated by AdGuard, Cloudflare and Quad9. Each operator's privacy policy is linked inside the app. ——— All four filter lists are free in this version. ZeroAds Pro subscriptions (monthly, yearly) and a one-time Lifetime purchase remain available to supporters. They are not required for any feature. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings › your Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aifinitysolutions.com/zero-ads-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Nomoads and ZeroAds are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Nomoads sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ZeroAds sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nomoads ships an update fortnightly, ZeroAds monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nomoads | ZeroAds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladyslav Palamarchuk | Aifinity Solutions |
In-app purchases
Nomoads
- NOMOADS Premium - monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Nomoads - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
ZeroAds
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99









