Nagi vs Adblocker Zero Extension
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nagi
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Nagi is a Safari ad blocker that removes ads, trackers, and pop-ups — without breaking the pages you came to read. Where video ads in Safari are built into the video and can't be cut out, Nagi greatly shortens the wait on supported services. ■ Improve it together When someone hides an ad that Nagi missed, they can choose to share an anonymous hint about it. Every shared hint is reviewed by a person before it ever becomes a filter, so real-world use can feed back into the block list — for everyone. Sharing is opt-in and off by default. ■ Keeps up with new ads Ad networks change constantly. Nagi observes real pages, finds new ad-delivery sources, checks that legitimate sites aren't caught in the crossfire, and updates automatically. ■ Built not to break sites Filters are machine-checked against legitimate sites before release. If a page still misbehaves, switch Nagi off for that one site — permanently or for 15 minutes — and leave it on everywhere else. Your exceptions sync across devices via iCloud. ■ Scam and phishing protection, built in Blocks connections to known dangerous sites in Safari, based on trusted lists. Crypto-mining blocking is included as well. (It may occasionally block a legitimate site by mistake.) ■ Encrypted DNS, including the whole device (optional) Encrypts your DNS lookups for privacy. Family mode blocks adult and malware sites across the entire device — other browsers and apps included, not just Safari. Handy on a shared family iPad. (Uses Cloudflare's public resolvers; blocking follows Cloudflare's judgment, so it may miss some sites or over-block. You can turn it off anytime.) ■ Hide whatever is left, with a tap Tap a leftover ad and it disappears — and stays hidden on that site from then on (My Rules). ■ Lighter, faster, easier on the battery Blocked ads are never loaded, so pages tend to feel faster and use less mobile data and battery. ■ All features free Every feature is free to use. No trial period, no purchase, no recurring payments, and no ads of our own. ■ Other features - Hide cookie-consent banners (optional, off by default; this only hides the element and does not send consent or stop communication or cookie storage) - Custom filter subscriptions: add external filter lists by URL - Filter status screen: update history, observed sites, and rule counts ■ Privacy Nagi does not collect your browsing history. There are no accounts and no ad tracking. The only thing about your browsing that can ever leave your device is the optional, anonymous ad hint described above: off by default, limited to what you chose to hide, never used for profiling and never shared with third parties, and stoppable at any time from the same switch. [Pricing] Every feature is free to use. [Limitations — what it can't block] Nagi works inside Safari. It cannot block ads inside the YouTube app, or the first-party and rewarded ads shown inside social apps such as X or Instagram; iOS does not allow any app to do that. Some ads may still get through, and new ones can appear. GPL-3.0: https://nagi.yukimanju.com/license/
Adblocker Zero Extension
This utility removes ads and trackers from your Safari browsing experience. It offers a simple setup, automatically updates filter lists, and allows for custom rules. Enjoy cleaner, faster, and more private web browsing without any data collection.
- Blocks banner ads, pop-ups, and trackers
- Stops ad and tracker requests before they load
- Defends against anti-adblock scripts
- Lightweight and private by design
- Easy one-minute setup
- Custom filter list support
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Adblocker Zero removes ads and trackers from Safari. No account, no setup, nothing to configure — turn it on once and pages immediately load cleaner, faster and more private. EASY TO TURN ON A friendly welcome screen walks you through enabling the extension in Safari and confirms when everything is working — you're done in about a minute. WHAT IT BLOCKS • Banner ads, pop-ups, sticky overlays and sponsored clutter • Ad and tracker requests — stopped before they ever load • Trackers that follow you from site to site • Includes defenses against anti-adblock scripts WHY ADBLOCKER ZERO • Truly lightweight: blocking runs on Safari's built-in engine, so there is no heavy background process slowing you down • Private by design: no account, no telemetry, no data collection — your browsing history never leaves your device • Free and open source (MIT license) • Available in 52 languages EVERYDAY CONTROLS • One switch to pause blocking everywhere • A per-site switch to trust sites you want to support • Filter lists stay up to date automatically FOR POWER USERS • "My filters": add your own rules in EasyList-compatible syntax • Manage your trusted-sites list • Built on proven, community-maintained filter lists: EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's list and more PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED Safari will warn that the extension can "read and alter webpages" — that's Apple's standard wording, shown for every ad blocker. Adblocker Zero uses that access for exactly one thing: blocking ad and tracker requests and hiding ad elements on the page. It collects nothing and sends nothing; the only network requests it makes are the downloads of the public filter lists. Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adblocker Zero Extension at none against Nagi's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nagi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Adblocker Zero Extension asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Nagi | Adblocker Zero Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shun Takeuchi | TechSmart LLC |
In-app purchases
Nagi
- One-time purchase$7.99
Adblocker Zero Extension
No in-app purchases
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