Comparison

AdClearerZone Pro vs PubBlock

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

Head to head
About

AdClearerZone Pro

Features
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AdClearerZone Pro is a powerful ad blocker that works across browsers and applications. It allows users to customize their protection with various filters, blocking ads, adult content, cookies, pop-ups, video ads, and more. The app displays real-time statistics of blocked ads and trackers, providing clear insight into your browsing cleanliness. You can create and manage white lists of trusted sites and personalized blocking rules. The free version offers basic ad filtering and a whitelist limit of three sites, but parental controls are not available. The premium version unlocks advanced filters, unlimited whitelist entries, and comprehensive parental controls for a safer online experience. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases. Weekly $4.99, Monthly $12.99, Yearly $39.99, Lifetime $59.99 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_33ExOqhNZrIEAFZok97Fg6ja1gsJwTSysCnw0VXo9I/edit?usp=share_link

About

PubBlock

Features
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PubBlock cleans up Safari and your apps: no more banners, no more pop-up ads, no more trackers following you from site to site. Pages load faster, use less data and respect your privacy. HOW IT WORKS • Safari content blocker (free): PubBlock hands Safari a compiled rule list, and Safari blocks ads and trackers before they even load. No injected scripts, nothing read from your pages. • Safari extension for youtube.com (free): it removes the site's video ads, including the ones that play before the video, sponsored Shorts and promoted videos in the feed. • Blocking in all your apps (Pro, iOS 26 or later): PubBlock's own encrypted DNS server gives no address to known advertising and tracking domains, so they never load, whatever the app. You select it once in Settings > General > VPN & Device Management > DNS, and PubBlock checks that it really works. WHAT MAKES PUBBLOCK DIFFERENT • No data collection: no account, no analytics. The Safari blocker runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad, and PubBlock's DNS server keeps no logs. • No subscription: PubBlock Pro is a one-time purchase. • A list built for the French-speaking web: on top of the big global ad networks, PubBlock blocks the French and European ad-tech and tracking tools that generic lists often miss. • Your own rules: allow the websites you choose in Safari, and add your own blocked domains. • An honest status: the home screen says exactly what is protected right now, and why when something is off. • Light and quiet: no complicated settings, everything works in the background. KNOWN LIMITATIONS • Ads served from the same domain as the content cannot be blocked by a domain filter: that is a limit of the technique, not an oversight. Video ads inside the YouTube app therefore remain impossible to block; on youtube.com in Safari, the extension handles them. • While a VPN is connected, iOS sends DNS through the VPN, so blocking in your apps pauses; the Safari blocker keeps working. • Some sites show empty spaces where blocked ads used to be. PUBBLOCK PRO One-time purchase, no subscription: blocking in all your apps (iOS 26 or later) plus your own blocked domains. The Safari blocker and the YouTube extension stay free, forever. Privacy: https://calnexia.com/pubblock/privacy Support: https://calnexia.com/pubblock/support

Screenshots

AdClearerZone Pro4 screens
PubBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

AdClearerZone Pro and PubBlock are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. AdClearerZone Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PubBlock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AdClearerZone Pro versus PubBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdClearerZone ProPubBlock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKangaroo Post LLCCIPRIAN ALEXANDRU FRASINESCU

In-app purchases

5 purchases

AdClearerZone Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

PubBlock

One-time1
  • PubBlock Pro$2.99

Questions

Is AdClearerZone Pro free?
AdClearerZone Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PubBlock free?
PubBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AdClearerZone Pro or PubBlock have ads?
Neither AdClearerZone Pro nor PubBlock shows ads.

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