Firefox Ad Blocker for iOS
Ranked 11 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
Built-in ad blocker in Firefox for iOS that people praise as user-focused, though it misses YouTube and search ads and critics say it needs telemetry.
Built-in ad blocker in Firefox for iOS that people praise as user-focused, though it misses YouTube and search ads and critics say it needs telemetry.
26 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 16
- approval share
- 38%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Should be standard on all platforms
“This should be standard on ALL Firefox on all systems.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “Great news! This should be done for all platforms.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker” User-focused feature from Firefox
“This is the sort of user focused feature you add when you take the phrase "user agent" seriously.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “I think this a great development”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Misses YouTube and search ads
“Doesn’t seem to block youtube-ads”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “isn’t affected by Firefox’s insistence to not block Google Ads or their own”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “Or search engine ads, natch. My eyes rolled out of my head.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” - Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS”
- Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS”
Requires Mozilla telemetry to use
“this is neither generally available, nor can you use it without enabling telemetry”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “Apparently, you can only block ads if you allow Mozilla telemetry.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” Staged rollout, option disappeared
“If you're going to announce something, then don't stage the rollout.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” “after a few days the option disappeared”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS”
Other ad blockers people recommend
The four most recommended other ad blockers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin | 765 | 71 | 92% | 13 | 2 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| uBlock Origin Lite | 148 | 65 | 69% | 12 | 1 yr5 owners | Approved |
| AdGuard | 78 | 8 | 91% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Wipr 2 | 41 | 7 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Ad Blocker for iOSThis page | 10 | 16 | 38% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
24 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I think this a great development”
“This should be standard on ALL Firefox on all systems.”
“minimal ad-blocker that hardly blocks anything”
“it doesn't stop YouTube ads or search ads”
“Or search engine ads, natch. My eyes rolled out of my head.”
“It's not done yet. When it's done it will just be a normal feature with no requirements.”
“It's a shame that the adblocker is limited, though.”
“after a few days the option disappeared”
“Deeply frustrating - I felt like Mozilla was gaslighting me”
“It doesn't block the inline ads between story and comments on reddit.”
“isn’t affected by Firefox’s insistence to not block Google Ads or their own”
“Doesn’t seem to block youtube-ads”
“And likely they won’t be able to keep up with meta’s anti ad blocking.”
“So this omission should absolutely be addressed”
“This is the sort of user focused feature you add when you take the phrase "user agent" seriously.”
“Doesn't block YouTube ads.”
“this is neither generally available, nor can you use it without enabling telemetry”
“If you're going to announce something, then don't stage the rollout.”
“Apparently, you can only block ads if you allow Mozilla telemetry.”
“Native is better than nothing, even if it's still WebKit under the hood.”
“you can't add your own lists”
“Great news! This should be done for all platforms.”
“the Firefox version does require unrestricted access to all domains”
“So block ads unless it impacts their revenue sources.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.