AdAway
Shares rank 13 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
Free Android ad blocker that works system-wide without a VPN and lets you add custom domains to block.
Free Android ad blocker that works system-wide without a VPN and lets you add custom domains to block.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Blocks ads system-wide without a VPN
“AdAway on Android allows network-level blocking without resorting to a VPN”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” “DNS66 or AdAway for OS wide blocking”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Founder of 7/11 Japan, Toshifumi Suzuki, has died at age 93” Custom domain blocking
“it also allows you to specify custom domains to block”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple” Recommended for rooted Android phones
“Root your damn phone! And install AdAway”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds”
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 |
| AdAwayThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“DNS66 or AdAway for OS wide blocking”
“it also allows you to specify custom domains to block”
“Root your damn phone! And install AdAway”
“AdAway on Android allows network-level blocking without resorting to a VPN”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.