![]() Try AdBlock Plus, gets rid of a ton of junk.īrand New Macbook Air M1 Battery Draining Super FastĪd blocker for safari definitely exists. I would recommend a good popup/ad blocker like adblock plus. Do you see them on Flipboard or when you navigate to the actual website of the article? If that's the case, then it would be up to the website that is hosting the article. Why are the lists (and especially the "EasyList Germany") on the mirror (?) of more up-to-date than on easylist.to? ![]() Why doesn't easylist.to link to its own version of the Fanboy's Annoyance List? Why are there differences between the EasyList filter lists mirrors!? ![]() I usually get the app from their site itself Im fairly sure Firefox has a blocker built in. If you're on android AdGuard () works pretty well for chrome. Unrelated, just a helpful tool that's useful for everyone to have. You will be wanting AdGuard, very configurable in what you block, basically anything.įree ad blocker with a basic VPN included that you can use on your phone. Thank you for reading, don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comment, this article is one of many to come, so don’t forget to follow us on social media to get notified once we drop the next one.ĭon’t hesitate to share an adblocker you want us to compare to Blokada.Is there an option to turn off internet access on specific apps ?ĪdGuard not only eliminates ads, but allows you to regulate internet access for individual apps.Īny shortcuts to stop website pop ups(including ads and promotional ) when I am surfing for porn ? VPN serviceįinally, both apps offer a VPN service with the ability to connect 5 devices, and Adguard takes the lead with 52 locations compared to 19 locations with Blokada. In terms of pricing, the two apps are almost identical although there are some advantages to using Blokada like having the ability to use unlimited devices with Blokada Cloud for no additional cost unlike the family plan offered with Adguard which costs around 5,49$.Īdguard is coming up with Adquard DNS which is a cloud-based service that is more like how Blokada Cloud works. One other advantage of Blokada is that it doesn’t require root, Adguard requires installing a root certificate (not rooting your phone) which allows decrypting any traffic either on your phone or remotely (man in the middle attack). There are mixed reports on its effectiveness, so our recommendation is to try it yourself, and see if it works for you but it’s important to mention that it does not work with video ads, Adguard offers a solution too to block youtube ads, by sharing your Youtube video by using a new window. Blocking Youtube ads:īlocking Youtube ads on Blokada and Adguard is not possible, with Blokada you can reduce the number of display ads by running the Blocklist “Goodbye ads”, which was made with the purpose of blocking more ads on YouTube. ![]() The two apps are also different in terms of the type of adblocking, and this is also why Blokada cannot technically offer cosmetic filtering, Blokada is using DNS filtering hence it has no access to the website data, and thus cannot remove the frame of the ads from the website, while Adguard is using HTTPS filtering, and by using this method it is possible to offer cosmetic filtering as a feature but it de-encrypts the encrypted traffic using a man-in-the-middle proxy which can be unsafe for your private data. Yes (Adguard decrypts and reads all website data)īlokada 5 is free, Blokada 6: roughly 1.70€ a month depending on locationģ devices with individual plan/ 9 devices with family planĥ$ for a month-to-month subscription/ 4$ a month for a yearly subscriptionġ1.99$ for a month-to-month subscription/ 3.99$ a month for a yearly subscriptionīlokada 6 has almost zero performance and battery usage overhead and might even improve your battery life, while Adguard, on the other hand, drains your battery quickly as reported by many of its users. No (Blokada has no access to website data and thus is safer to use) Has a feature that allows you to watch Youtube without ads, but some users complain about its reliability There are certain configurations that can REDUCE the number of ads on youtube (but only display ads, never video ads) No battery impact, it might even improve your battery life
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