“Review — This worked several weeks ago, but now on yahoo.com it allows all ads. I should be refunded my money.”
Public review signal · 500 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.4 ★3,109 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
85 MBApp size
$9.99In-app purchases
About this app
AdGuard is an ultra-efficient ad blocker for Safari. It will not only remove annoying ads but also secure your privacy with advanced tracking protection. AdGuard for iOS is an open source app, it’s totally transparent and safe to use.
KEY FEATURES:
- Safari ad blocking. Removes all kinds of ads in Safari. Say goodbye to annoying banners, pop-ups and video ads. Whitelist your favorite websites or use manual blocking tool to hide any element on the page.
- Privacy protection. The web is full of trackers that literally watch your every click. AdGuard offers a selection of filters aimed directly at trackers and web analytics that will ensure your private data stays that way.
- Speed acceleration. Safari browser runs up to 4x faster. AdGuard removes tons of rubbish and you can freely surf the web!
- Reduced traffic consumption and increased battery life.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Aggressive ad load23 reviews · user report
Reviewers report clear pricing7 reviews · user report
No ad complaints6 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“AdGuard — I’ve been having trouble with so many ads that I decided to buy this Pro version to block ads. Also YouTube got rid of my skip button and I’ve had 2 and sometimes 3 four minute ads at a time pop up on my videos. This is very…”
“was the best but fails to block anything on safari while on X! Brave wins — was the best but fails to block anything on safari while on X! Brave wins. X has adblock blockers that adguard has absolutely failed to address multiple times…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 4.5.23.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business model$9.99
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.