Blockada
Shares rank 13 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: 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.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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 inside apps
“my Androids do not have ads because I can install Firefox with uBO and Blockada to block ads even inside apps”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “2026 Apple introducing more ads to increase opportunity in search results” “I run Blockada on my Android phone, so I can block every ad even in apps”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “SoundCloud has banned VPN access” “block ads and trackers in all apps”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Android now stops you sharing your location in photos” Blocks ads and trackers system-wide
“It blocks ads and trackers system wide.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds” “block ads and trackers in all apps”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Android now stops you sharing your location in photos” Users add their own block rules
“And add your own constantly when they miss”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “System-level ad-blocking in Android” “I block a lot of things with Blockada”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Firefox expands fingerprint protections”
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 |
| BlockadaThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“And add your own constantly when they miss”
“when I run an adblocker and Blockada on Android, when I use alternatives to the YouTube app”
“Blockada breaks many important apps (banking)”
“block ads and trackers in all apps”
“It blocks ads and trackers system wide.”
“my Androids do not have ads because I can install Firefox with uBO and Blockada to block ads even inside apps”
“I run Blockada on my Android phone, so I can block every ad even in apps”
“I block a lot of things with Blockada”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.