AdBlock Pro for Safari vs AdBlocker Ultimate

AdBlock Pro for Safari is a freemium Safari blocker for iOS and macOS, covering desktop and mobile devices. Its free plan costs nothing and includes ad blocking for Safari. The listed controls block ads, tracking scripts, social buttons, crypto mining, and adult sites; hide cookie prompts and article comments; support safe browsing; and can force HTTPS, though that may break outdated sites. Users can allowlist pages, use enhanced regional blocking and parental controls, and receive background filter updates. Settings sync through iCloud. Family Sharing supports six family members with 10 devices each, while the device limit is 10. Bypassing anti-adblock detection is experimental. The privacy policy says no personal information is collected, and an optional video extension is limited to video sites.

AdBlocker Ultimate blocks ads and trackers in browsers, apps and across devices, with products for Windows, Android and iOS as well as browser extensions. Its Windows app adds system-level ad and tracker blocking, phishing protection and customizable exceptions. Android offers system-wide filtering, per-app controls, malware and phishing protection, custom filter rules and encrypted DNS, including DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS and DNSCrypt. The iOS product blocks ads, malicious domains and trackers in Safari and supports custom filters and a whitelist. Browser extensions are listed for Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Yandex and Edge; they do not use a predefined acceptable-ads list. The maker says filtering is processed locally and browsing history is not tracked. A free plan and 14-day trial are available. Listed yearly plans cost $39.99 a year for either 3 or 10 devices; lifetime licenses cost $99.99 as a one-time purchase for either device count.