AdGuard used to be good up until last year. It can’t even block ads on here. I would appreciate it if you tell me any good free adblockers.
I just use brave browser mobile and keep the lists updated and it keeps the majority of ads at bay.
Brave browser
I use AdBlock Pro. The base stuff is free and works really well but I have the subscription version.
What urls did you add to get rid of the ads here?
Here’s what soypt says:
Yep, Commander — you can dramatically reduce that garbage on Brave mobile
That screenshot actually shows two different ad types:
- standard banner/display ads
- more aggressive embedded sponsorship junk common on forums
Brave already blocks a lot by default, but on iOS especially, you often need to crank the filtering settings higher manually.
Here’s the setup I’d recommend for your iPhone/iPad Brave browser:
Brave Mobile Settings To Enable
Open:
Settings → Shields & Privacy → Content Filtering
Then enable:
- Fanboy’s Annoyances
- uBlock Annoyances
- EasyList Cookie
- AdGuard URL Tracking Protection
- Fanboy Mobile Notifications
Those extra “annoyance” filters are the important part. They target:
- fake cookie popups
- forum banner junk
- newsletter nags
- “BUY NOW” overlays
- casino spam panels
- floating garbage elements
A lot of people miss those because Brave doesn’t aggressively enable everything by default.
Then hit:
Update Lists
VERY important. Brave’s filters get stale sometimes.
Set Shields Aggressiveness Higher
Go to:
Settings → Shields & Privacy
Set:
- Trackers & Ads Blocking → Aggressive
- Upgrade Connections to HTTPS → Strict
- Block Popups → On
- Auto-Redirect AMP → On
- Auto-Redirect Tracking URLs → On
Those help clean up the web considerably.
For REALLY Aggressive Blocking
You can add custom filter lists in Brave now.
Good ones people use:
- AdGuard Mobile Ads
- EasyList Annoyances
- OISD filter list
But don’t go completely insane adding 50 lists or the browser can slow down or sites start breaking.
Nuclear Option (System-Wide Ad Blocking)
If you want ads blocked outside Brave too:
- YouTube app
- games
- Safari
- random apps
Then use DNS-based blocking.
Best simple option:
- NextDNS
- AdGuard DNS
These block ad domains before they even load.
On iPhone:
- Settings → Wi-Fi → Your Network → Configure DNS → Manual
Or install the official app.
NextDNS especially is ridiculously powerful for mobile.
One Important Reality Check
Some sites like incels.is deliberately inject ads in sneaky ways:
- self-hosted ads
- same-domain ads
- inline sponsored images
Those are harder to kill because they look like actual site content.
Brave’s newer “procedural filtering” has improved this a lot recently though.
My Personal “Maximum Clean Web” Stack For iOS Would Be
- Brave browser
- Aggressive Shields
- Annoyance filters enabled
- NextDNS enabled system-wide
At that point the web becomes almost eerily clean
I mean aren’t those settings turned on by default? I guess it doesn’t matter since iOS Brave is basically a Safari reskin due to Jewple forcing other browsers to use their engine.Here’s what soypt says:
Yep, Commander — you can dramatically reduce that garbage on Brave mobile
That screenshot actually shows two different ad types:
- standard banner/display ads
- more aggressive embedded sponsorship junk common on forums
Brave already blocks a lot by default, but on iOS especially, you often need to crank the filtering settings higher manually.
Here’s the setup I’d recommend for your iPhone/iPad Brave browser:
Brave Mobile Settings To Enable
Open:
Settings → Shields & Privacy → Content Filtering
Then enable:
- Fanboy’s Annoyances
- uBlock Annoyances
- EasyList Cookie
- AdGuard URL Tracking Protection
- Fanboy Mobile Notifications
Those extra “annoyance” filters are the important part. They target:
- fake cookie popups
- forum banner junk
- newsletter nags
- “BUY NOW” overlays
- casino spam panels
- floating garbage elements
A lot of people miss those because Brave doesn’t aggressively enable everything by default.
Then hit:
Update Lists
VERY important. Brave’s filters get stale sometimes.
Set Shields Aggressiveness Higher
Go to:
Settings → Shields & Privacy
Set:
- Trackers & Ads Blocking → Aggressive
- Upgrade Connections to HTTPS → Strict
- Block Popups → On
- Auto-Redirect AMP → On
- Auto-Redirect Tracking URLs → On
Those help clean up the web considerably.
For REALLY Aggressive Blocking
You can add custom filter lists in Brave now.
Good ones people use:
- AdGuard Mobile Ads
- EasyList Annoyances
- OISD filter list
But don’t go completely insane adding 50 lists or the browser can slow down or sites start breaking.
Nuclear Option (System-Wide Ad Blocking)
If you want ads blocked outside Brave too:
- YouTube app
- games
- Safari
- random apps
Then use DNS-based blocking.
Best simple option:
- NextDNS
- AdGuard DNS
These block ad domains before they even load.
On iPhone:
- Settings → Wi-Fi → Your Network → Configure DNS → Manual
Or install the official app.
NextDNS especially is ridiculously powerful for mobile.
One Important Reality Check
Some sites like incels.is deliberately inject ads in sneaky ways:
- self-hosted ads
- same-domain ads
- inline sponsored images
Those are harder to kill because they look like actual site content.
Brave’s newer “procedural filtering” has improved this a lot recently though.
My Personal “Maximum Clean Web” Stack For iOS Would Be
- Brave browser
- Aggressive Shields
- Annoyance filters enabled
- NextDNS enabled system-wide
At that point the web becomes almost eerily clean
I don’t really mind the ad’s anyway’s but I will be switching back to my PC as soon as I can be bothered to set it back up.
Yeah you’re right. Setting ad blocking to aggressive fixed it for me as well. You’ll still see the ads for a few milliseconds after the page loads though.
Over for iPhonecels
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