Comparison

Ad vs WiFi Analyser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

WiFi Analyser

Features
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Find every device on your Wi-Fi, see which ones do not belong there, and find out why your connection is slow. WiFi Analyser measures your network instead of guessing about it. Every number you see is one it took on your own connection. WHO IS ON YOUR NETWORK • Full scan of your Wi-Fi in about ten seconds • Devices identified by their Bonjour name, hostname or the services they run — and the app tells you which of those it used • Sorted by type: phones, computers, TVs, printers, speakers, consoles, storage and smart home • New devices flagged the moment they appear • Rename anything, and mark the ones that are yours • Open a device's own web page when it has one WHO'S ON YOUR WI-FI • Devices split into yours, not recognised yet, and worth a look • Camera-type devices called out separately • Everything you mark as yours drops off the list, so it stays short WI-FI CHECK-UP, GRADED A TO F Six real measurements, about a minute: • Delay to your router and delay to the internet, measured separately, so you know whether the problem is your Wi-Fi or your provider • Lost data and steadiness, the two things that break video calls • Website lookup speed, side by side with Cloudflare and Google • Real-world speed Then it tells you what the numbers mean in plain language: distance from the router, a crowded channel, or your provider's side. WHAT THIS WI-FI CAN HANDLE Video calls, 4K streaming, online gaming, browsing — each answered yes, borderline or not really, from the numbers just measured. ROOM BY ROOM • Walk around and measure each spot • Every spot is measured against the same target, so the numbers compare • Ranked weakest first, so you can see where the router stops reaching IS THIS NETWORK SAFE? Three checks before you sign in to anything on public Wi-Fi: • Whether the network is encrypted or open • Whether anything is intercepting web requests • Whether it hijacks address lookups instead of letting them fail HOW FAST ARE YOUR APPS • Times the apps you actually use: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Netflix, Spotify, Zoom • Instant, fine or slow for each one • Tells you whether it's one app or your whole connection SPEED TEST • Download, upload and ping • Live graph, so you can see the dips • Full history, filtered by network • Share the result ADVANCED PING Ping any address you type in: round-trip time on a live graph, plus fastest, average, slowest, jitter and packet loss.

Screenshots

Ad4 screens
WiFi Analyser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Ad at 4 against WiFi Analyser's 1. Ad also leads on iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ad versus WiFi Analyser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdWiFi Analyser
PriceFreeFree
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
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHashim AbdulMSR TECH LLP

In-app purchases

None

Ad

No in-app purchases

None

WiFi Analyser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ad free?
Ad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WiFi Analyser free?
WiFi Analyser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ad or WiFi Analyser have ads?
Neither Ad nor WiFi Analyser shows ads.

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