AdGuard
Ad and tracker blocker available as browser extensions, desktop and mobile apps, and DNS.
Commenters use it to block ads in browsers and mobile apps,123 and value that it still works under Manifest V3 with an element picker and custom filter lists.456 There is no single dominant complaint:78 one commenter avoids it because of how it uses a VPN, another says wBlock gets better battery life at the cost of cosmetic filtering, and in-app WebView blocking reportedly needs AdGuard's DNS rather than the content blocker.91011
Why people recommend it
Effective blocking · 3
Users report it reliably blocks ads, alone or alongside other blockers.
“I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.”
“I use Adguard/wipr to great success.”
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“Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good”
Cross-platform · 3
Used as a browser extension and as a mobile app that blocks ads in apps.
“I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.”
“I use adguard everywhere”
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“I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.”
MV3 support · 2
Works under Manifest V3 and, unlike uBlock Origin Lite, offers an element picker.
“AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker”
“I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.”
Custom filters · 1
Supports third-party filter lists, such as one that strips YouTube recommendations and comments.
“I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations”
Security · 1
One commenter says its Brave-integrated MV2 version helps block malicious ad-network scripts.
“Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.”
Caveats and dissent
VPN approach · 1
One commenter avoids it specifically because of how it uses a VPN.
“never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN”
Battery life · 1
wBlock is said to give better battery life, though it lacks AdGuard's cosmetic filtering.
“Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.”
WebView blocking · 1
Blocking ads in app WebViews relies on AdGuard DNS rather than the content blocker.
“Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good”
Minor gaps · 1
One user runs it alongside other blockers because each misses small things.
“I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.”
Often compared with
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All comments 15
“never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN”
“I'd be dropping them on the floor pronto (probably with AdGuard)”
“Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.”
“Maybe adguard does a better job?”
“I use adguard everywhere”
“AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker”
“I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.”
“I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.”
“I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.”
“I use Adguard/wipr to great success.”
“enough power to run Wifi7, AdGuard and Tailscale or ZeroTier”
“Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good”
“ublock origin lite + adguard on safari are pretty decent.”
“I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations”
“Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.”