# Blockada

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Blockada and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it to block ads and trackers system-wide on Android, including inside apps. One caveat: it can break some apps, such as banking apps.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks ads inside apps (3 comments): "my Androids do not have ads because I can install Firefox with uBO and Blockada to block ads even inside apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46323668)) "I run Blockada on my Android phone, so I can block every ad even in apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46289695)) "block ads and trackers in all apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47753607))
- Blocks ads and trackers system-wide (2 comments): "It blocks ads and trackers system wide." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46527641)) "block ads and trackers in all apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47753607))
- Users add their own block rules (2 comments): "And add your own constantly when they miss" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49984740)) "I block a lot of things with Blockada" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891526))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [uBlock Origin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin.md): 765 recommend
- [uBlock Origin Lite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin-lite.md): 148 recommend
- [AdGuard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/adguard.md): 78 recommend
- [Wipr 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wipr.md): 41 recommend
- [uBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock.md): 32 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Blockada", https://hackerapproved.com/p/blockada/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).