Open Source Blokada Alternatives for Android

Alternatives list

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   NextDNS

    180 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.

   147 NextDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • DNS Resolver

   Origin

   • United States

   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

   • United States

   

   

   

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   AdGuard

    303 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.

   136 AdGuard alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • iPad
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Samsung Galaxy Store
   • Safari
   • F-Droid
   • Android TV
   • Yandex Browser
   • Opera
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   

   

   

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   RethinkDNS

    68 likes

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

   51 RethinkDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Firewall

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK

   • United States

   

   

   

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   RethinkDNS vs Blokada Comments

   Positive comment by Sam Lander · Jul 5, 2023

   DNS + Firewall, Open-source

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   • RethinkDNS is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
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   AdGuard

   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 Spywa...

   https://adguard.com

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   AdAway

    153 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.

   100 AdAway alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   AdAway vs Blokada Comments

   Positive comment by Violeta Carrasco · Jun 24, 2024

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

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 18, 2021

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

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   • AdAway is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
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   Athena - Firewall & Adblocker

    33 likes

   Athena is a Material You (Material 3) firewall and ad blocker that works seamlessly on both rooted and non-rooted devices.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Firewall

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   • Global

   

   

   

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   NetGuard

    62 likes

   Offers detailed per-app internet control for Android with no root required, blocks Wi-Fi and mobile connections, supports IPv4/IPv6, privacy-focused, usage logging, system app blocking, tethering support, various notification settings, and material themes.

   42 NetGuard alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Firewall
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   

   

   

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    InviZible Pro

     31 likes

    InviZible Pro uses DNSCrypt Protocol, Tor and i2pd (I2P Daemon) (PurpleI2P) to achieve maximum security, privacy and comfortable use of the Internet.

    36 InviZible Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Privacy Tool
    • Ad Blocker

    Origin

    • Ukraine

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Tor
    • I2P
    • OpenAPK
    • F-Droid

    • Ukraine

    

    

    

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    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.

    110 AdBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Ad Blocker

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox

    • United States

    

    

    

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    AdBlock vs Blokada Comments

    Negative comment by vctls · Apr 15, 2019

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

    Negative comment by Guest · Apr 14, 2019

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

    Negative comment by Guest · Jun 18, 2021

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

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    • AdBlock is Freemium and Open SourceBlokada is also Freemium and Open Source
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    TrackerControl

     44 likes

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

    40 TrackerControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Ad Blocker
    • Privacy Tool

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK

    

    

    

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    TrackerControl vs Blokada Comments

    Positive comment by Ada Byron · Dec 14, 2021

    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.

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    • TrackerControl is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
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    App Manager

     36 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • Bangladesh

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK

    • Bangladesh

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by Douze · Nov 24, 2021

    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.

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    • App Manager is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source
    • App Manager is a Privacy Tool Blokada is an Ad Blocker
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    Disconnect Tracker Protection

     127 likes

    Stop trackers in every app and browser before they load- Encrypted DNS keeps your activity private from your ISP Free to start.

    93 Disconnect Tracker Protection alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android
    • iPhone

    • United States

    

    

    

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    DNS66

     32 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Ad Blocker
    • Privacy Tool

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Discontinued

    The developer has announced that he's stopped working on DNS66: https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66/discussions/480

    DNS66 vs Blokada Comments

    Positive comment by Guest · Jan 4, 2019

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

    Positive comment by Guest · Oct 19, 2022

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

    Positive comment by Jerriy · Oct 11, 2021

    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

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    • DNS66 is Free and Open SourceBlokada is Freemium and Open Source