Comparison

Ad vs Rain

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

Head to head
About

Ad

Features
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Ad-block Browser is a fast, private web browser that stops ads, popups and trackers before they load. Pages open clean and quiet — no banners, no video ads, no cookie walls — and the shield in the address bar counts everything blocked, in real time. KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS: ‣ Powerful Ad Blocking: 139,000+ filter rules from EasyList, EasyPrivacy and uBlock Origin lists — updated automatically — remove ads, popups and video ads across the web. ‣ Tracking Protection: Trackers are cut off before they see you. What you browse stays on your device. ‣ Cookie Banners, Gone: Annoying consent walls are hidden automatically, so you can just read. ‣ Tab Groups: Sort tabs into named, colored groups and drag them into order — like on desktop. ‣ Private Mode: Private tabs save no history, and cookies vanish the moment the tab closes. ‣ iCloud Sync: History, bookmarks and settings stay in sync on every device signed in to your iCloud. ‣ Made for iPad: Desktop-class sites by default, all four orientations, columns and popovers. ‣ Quick Actions Widget: Search the web or jump into a private tab right from your Home Screen. ‣ Your Rules: Trust a site with one tap to turn the shield off just for it — and support the creators you choose. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST: Blocking runs entirely on your device. Ad-block Browser does not collect, store or share your browsing history — no URL, host or search query ever reaches our servers. Privacy Policy: https://techsmart.bio/zeroadbrowser/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://techsmart.bio/zeroadbrowser/terms-of-use.html

About

Rain

Features
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Clean, fast, private browsing with ads and trackers blocked on the device. Rain is a private browser for iPhone and iPad. Type an address or a search and the page opens in a tab. On a phone the bar sits at the bottom. On a larger screen it sits at the top. A new tab asks you to search or enter an address. Ordinary tabs record a history you can open from the History list. A private tab stays separate from those tabs and leaves no history. You can open several tabs, switch between them, and close the ones you are finished with. Shields block ads and trackers on the device. Each site has its own control, so you can turn Shields down for one page and turn them back up afterward. The panel shows how many were blocked on this page and in total. Filter lists are included for first launch and then refresh from their publishers. From a page you can go back and forward, add a bookmark, copy the address, share it, or switch between the mobile site and the desktop site. Settings is where you choose a search engine and turn the default Shields control on or off. Playlist is for a video you have opened in the browser. Add it with Add to Playlist in the address bar or the More menu, or with a long press on the video. Rain plays that video in its own player. You can change the speed, turn shuffle on, and set repeat to off, all, or one. The player includes a sleep timer, and Picture in Picture and AirPlay when the system allows them. Folders group items. Recently Played shows what you have already played. The Playlist holds 10 items. This version has no purchases. An item that only has a page opens that page in the browser.

Screenshots

Ad4 screens
Rain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rain at none against Ad's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Ad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Rain asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Ad versus Rain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdRain
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB32 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPro App Company LimitedRoman Marchenko

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ad

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro$59.991 Year
None

Rain

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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