Comparison

AdBlock Nova vs Nox

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

Head to head
About

AdBlock Nova

Features
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AdBlock Nova blocks ads and trackers across your iPhone for a faster, cleaner, more private browsing experience. FEATURES โ€ข Block ads and pop-ups in Safari with a powerful content blocker โ€ข System-wide ad and tracker blocking using secure on-device DNS โ€ข Faster page loads and less data usage โ€ข Stops trackers from following you across websites โ€ข Simple one-tap setup โ€” turn it on and you're protected PRIVACY FIRST AdBlock Nova works entirely on your device. We don't collect, store, or sell your browsing data. Your activity stays private. Enjoy the web the way it should be โ€” clean, fast, and ad-free.

About

Nox

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Nox blocks ads and trackers across your whole iPhone โ€” not just in Safari. Games, news apps, shopping apps, free utilities: most of them talk to advertising and tracking companies constantly, in the background, whether or not you see an ad. Nox stops those requests before they leave your phone. EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON YOUR DEVICE The blocklists live on your iPhone. Every decision about every request is made there. Nox has no server. There is nothing to send your browsing to, and nothing to leak. We do not collect, store, or share what you look up โ€” not because we promise not to, but because the app is built so that the information never leaves your phone in the first place. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Blocking across every app, not only the browser โ€ข Safari extensions that also remove the empty gaps ads leave behind โ€ข Over 300,000 domains from respected community blocklists, updated automatically โ€ข A single switch, and sensible defaults โ€ข Allow any domain in one tap if something you use stops working WHAT NOX CANNOT BLOCK Nox blocks by domain name, and we would rather tell you where that stops than let you find out. When an app serves its ads from the same address as its content โ€” most video and social apps do โ€” there is no way to separate them without breaking the app. Ads stitched directly into a video stream cannot be removed either. No blocker on iOS can do these things, and any that claims otherwise is overstating what the platform allows. What Nox does very well is the enormous amount of advertising, tracking, analytics and telemetry that comes from somewhere else. On a typical phone that is thousands of requests a day. FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT THE DETAIL Pro adds malware and phishing blocking, protection profiles, per-category control, a searchable log of every blocked request, and your choice of encrypted DNS resolver. Add any blocklist by URL โ€” Pi-hole lists, hosts files, domain lists, Adblock-syntax rules โ€” write your own rules by hand, and inspect exactly why any domain was or wasn't blocked. Ad and tracker blocking itself is free and stays free. The paid plans add visibility and control, never the ability to block an ad. ABOUT THE VPN PERMISSION To filter across every app, Nox runs a small DNS resolver on your device. iOS treats that as a VPN configuration, so it will ask your permission and show a VPN badge. Nox is not a VPN service. Your traffic is not routed through anyone else's servers. Only name lookups pass through Nox, and only on your phone โ€” everything else takes its usual path. SAFARI Safari needs its own switch, in Settings โ†’ Apps โ†’ Safari โ†’ Extensions. Turning on the Nox blockers removes ads and the blank spaces they leave behind. โ€” Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled and can be managed in your Apple account. Nox Pro and Pro+ are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://supr.design/nox-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

AdBlock Nova3 screens
Nox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AdBlock Nova at none against Nox's 4. AdBlock Nova also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Nox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AdBlock Nova asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
AdBlock Nova versus Nox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdBlock NovaNox
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARIA MUSHTAOshrutesh sharma

In-app purchases

None

AdBlock Nova

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nox

Subscriptions4
  • Nox Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nox Pro+$4.991 Month
  • Nox Pro$24.991 Year
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  • Nox Pro+3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is AdBlock Nova free?
AdBlock Nova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nox free?
Nox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AdBlock Nova or Nox have ads?
Neither AdBlock Nova nor Nox shows ads.

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