Comparison

Dark Mode Reader vs AdStop

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

Head to head
About

Dark Mode Reader

Features
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DarkMode lets you restyle the web in Safari β€” give every website the look you love with curated themes, custom fonts, and comfortable spacing. WHY DARKMODE β€’ Beautiful, hand-crafted themes β€” light and dark β€’ Easy on the eyes for late-night reading β€’ Works on (almost) any website β€’ No accounts, no tracking FEATURES β€’ 9+ curated color themes β€’ Custom fonts and adjustable line & letter spacing β€’ One setup β€” your theme applies to every website automatically β€’ Global on/off master switch β€’ Floating auto-scroll button for hands-free reading β€’ iCloud sync β€” your themes follow you across iPhone and iPad HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Settings β–Έ Apps β–Έ Safari β–Έ Extensions 2. Turn on β€œDarkMode” and allow it on every website 3. Pick a theme β€” the web updates instantly DarkMode is built with privacy in mind. It doesn’t collect your data or track your browsing. Some themes and fonts are part of DarkMode Pro, a one-time purchase that unlocks everything β€” no subscription.

About

AdStop

Features
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AdStop is a Safari extension that blocks ads, popups and forced redirects, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. WHY I BUILT IT I built this for everyone who has the same story. You're reading an article, you tap the screen, and a tab opens on its own to a page you never asked for. The banners were never what ruined the read: it was that. So that's where AdStop started, stopping a page from opening a tab you didn't want. Banners, scripts and video ads came later. WHAT ADSTOP BLOCKS β€’ Popups and tabs opened without your consent β€’ Forced redirects to another page β€’ Banners and display ads β€’ Overlay ads that cover the content β€’ Video ads that start inside the page β€’ Ad scripts, stopped before they even run YOU STAY IN CONTROL β€’ One switch turns everything off, everywhere YOUR NUMBERS, NO DECORATION The app shows what was blocked: by type, by site, today, over seven days, since the start. There is also a daily streak and a few badges, not to pull you back in, but because watching the counter climb makes visible something you would otherwise never notice. PRIVACY β€’ No account, no sign-up β€’ No data sent to a server: everything stays on your device β€’ No trackers, no ads inside the app β€’ No in-app purchases, no subscription β€’ AdStop reads your pages to block ads there, and for nothing else TURNING IT ON Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions > AdStop, then allow access to websites. The app walks you through it in three steps and tells you whether the extension is really active. THANK YOU

Screenshots

Dark Mode Reader4 screens
AdStop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AdStop at none against Dark Mode Reader's 1. AdStop also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Dark Mode Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AdStop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Dark Mode Reader versus AdStop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Mode ReaderAdStop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDang Nam NguyenArmel vozy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Mode Reader

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99
None

AdStop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Mode Reader free?
Dark Mode Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AdStop free?
AdStop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dark Mode Reader or AdStop have ads?
Neither Dark Mode Reader nor AdStop shows ads.

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