Comparison

Ad vs Crisp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Crisp

Features
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Crisp makes Safari fast, clean, and private — and you only pay once. Ads, trackers, cookie banners, and pop-ups slow pages down and follow you around the web. Crisp stops them right in Safari, on your device, with a single tap to turn on. No subscription. No account. No data leaving your phone. WHY CRISP • Pay once — no subscriptions, no renewals, ever • Blazing-fast pages with the clutter stripped out • Truly private: everything runs on-device, we collect nothing • Simple to use, with real control when you want it WHAT CRISP BLOCKS • Banner, video & display ads • Trackers and cross-site analytics • Cookie consent banners and nags • Pop-ups and interstitials • Crypto-mining scripts • Newsletter and app-install nags CRISP EXTRA Turn on advanced rules to hide leftover clutter, strip scripts, and beat anti-ad-block walls — included, not an upsell. BLOCK IN ANY LANGUAGE Add region-specific rules for 13 languages so ads are blocked on non-English sites too. WHY ONE-TIME PRICING Ad blockers shouldn't cost you every month. Crisp is a single purchase that keeps working — blocklists refresh automatically about twice a week in the background, at no extra cost. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Safari applies Crisp's rules itself. Crisp is never told which pages you visit, and we have no analytics, no ad SDKs, and no third-party trackers. Your settings stay on your device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Crisp 2. Enable it under Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions 3. Browse — pages load clean and fast QUESTIONS? Crisp is made by an independent developer. Reach out and a human will reply.

Screenshots

Ad4 screens
Crisp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ad at Free against Crisp's $2.99. Ad also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ad is free to download; Crisp costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ad versus Crisp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdCrisp
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHashim AbdulVijhay Kumar

In-app purchases

None

Ad

No in-app purchases

None

Crisp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ad free?
Ad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crisp free?
Crisp costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ad or Crisp have ads?
Neither Ad nor Crisp shows ads.

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