Open Source Blokada Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Blokada for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Android alternative is AdGuard. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Blokada and many of them are open source and available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Android alternatives to Blokada are NextDNS, RethinkDNS, AdAway and Athena - Firewall & Adblocker.

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  1. AdGuard icon

    AdGuard

     276 likes

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

    122 AdGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android TV
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  2. NextDNS icon

    NextDNS

     153 likes

    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

    139 NextDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • UC Browser
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • UniFi Network
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenWrt
    • Opera
    • Alpine Linux
    • pfSense
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • DD-WRT
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  4. RethinkDNS icon

    RethinkDNS

     59 likes

    An OpenSnitch-inspired firewall and network monitor + a pi-hole-inspired DNS over HTTPS client with blocklists.

    46 RethinkDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    RethinkDNS vs Blokada Comments
    Sam Lander
    Positive
    1

    DNS + Firewall, Open-source

    • RethinkDNS is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
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  6. AdAway icon

    AdAway

     140 likes

    An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing.

    95 AdAway alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    AdAway vs Blokada Comments
    Violeta Carrasco
    Positive
    0

    Because it is more minimalist, simple and functional. (in addition to being open source and completely free).

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    AdAway is like Blokada but the main developers for AdAway are really mean to people.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AdAway is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
  8. DNS66 icon

    DNS66

     32 likes

    DNS66 blocks advertisements on Android by intercepting DNS requests using Android's VPN layer and blocking requests for blacklisted hosts.

    24 DNS66 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    DNS66 vs Blokada Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    DNS66 filters ads using DNS proxy without root permission, just like Blokada. It is still open source while Blokada 6 is not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    5

    Similar method - uses host file to resolve host names of ad servers to unreachable address

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Jerriy
    Positive
    2

    This is an actual alternative to Blokada, the first one to be listed here (the other things listed above here are not phone apps but addons working within apps such as DNS66 and Blokada

    • DNS66 is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
  12. AdBlock icon

    AdBlock

     305 likes

    Blocks intrusive ads and trackers to boost browser speed and privacy, supports customizable ad filtering on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, offers Acceptable Ads whitelisting, works in 30+ languages, with tens of millions of users worldwide.

    102 AdBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    AdBlock vs Blokada Comments
    vctls
    Negative
    5

    Not a system-wide ad blocker but a browser extension unlike Blokada.

    Guest
    Negative
    4

    not a dns-based os-wide blocker (but a dns based browser-wide blocker) also, allows acceptable ads

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    AdBlock is not system wide ad blocker more or less it is junk vs. alternatives that are out there to pick from.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AdBlock is Freemium and Open SourceBlokada is also Freemium and Open Source
  13. TrackerControl icon

    TrackerControl

     41 likes

    TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ('tracking').

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    TrackerControl vs Blokada Comments
    Ada Byron
    Positive
    0

    Blocking trackers will break things. This app makes it super easy to minimize whitelisting only what is needed, not entire apps. The traffic log super easy to read, catch those sneaky ones not even open but pinging home in background, stuff not listed in some large companies TOS.

    • TrackerControl is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
  14. App Manager icon

    App Manager

     28 likes

    It lists activities, broadcast receivers, services, providers, permissions, signatures, shared libraries, etc. of any app

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    App Manager screenshot 1
     
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    App Manager vs Blokada Comments
    Douze
    Negative
    1

    Although it features options that might help block ads coming from specific apps, it is not an ad-blocker at core and requires a lot, lot more tinkering to work as such.

    • App Manager is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
  15. AhaDNS icon

    AhaDNS

     11 likes

    A zero logging DNS with support for DNS-over-HTTPS & DNS-over-TLS.

    32 AhaDNS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    Optional, AhaDNS Blitz filtering
     
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