Reviews of AdBlock — block ads across the web
List of user reviews and ratings for AdBlock — block ads across the web
Total ratings
4.48
(Rating count:
290,052)Review summary
User reviews of the AdBlock Chrome extension reveal mixed experiences. Many users appreciate its ease of use and general ad-blocking capabilities on websites. However, a significant number complain about its declining effectiveness on YouTube ads, including frequent disabling and the need for manual intervention. Persistent prompts to buy a premium version frustrate some users since the extension is promoted as free. Additionally, issues like leftover tracking cookies and instability diminish user satisfaction. Despite these challenges, ongoing updates and developer efforts to maintain the extension are acknowledged.
Pros
- Easy to use and helpful for blocking unwanted ads
- When functioning, it effectively removes most ads on websites
- Regular updates to combat YouTube ad blocking show active development
- Free to use with appreciable developer effort noted by some users
- Works well on short videos and non-YouTube sites for some users
Cons
- No longer effectively blocks YouTube ads or only works intermittently
- Frequently disables itself on YouTube, requiring manual re-enabling
- Prompts users to purchase premium version despite advertising as free
- Leaves tracking cookies even when blocking ads, reducing privacy
- Reports of instability, bugs, and broken functionality on various sites
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All time rating average:
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-24 |  | | en | Guys and girls, if the extension "doesn't" work then you just don't know how to use it, it works fine.... |
| 2025-04-23 |  | | en | top |
| 2025-04-23 |  | | zh | 根本不能擋 YT 的廣告 |
| 2025-04-23 |  | | zh | 油管现在对广告拦截打击的很凶，我现在都是有重要视频或直播需要完整观看时临时开，其他时候都是关闭拦截，不然油管监测到会不让用户正常观看。这如果要责怪道拦截程序这边有些不讲道理了。而且油管打击使用拦截的用户的手段越来越恶心，最开始是不让你看视频，你把拦截关了才行。现在会对使用拦截的用户进行其他设置，会改变你的界面布局，让你网页观看油管的感受非常难受。今天此刻拦截设置窗口都点不出来了，感觉现在要有顺畅屏蔽广告的插件越来越难做。 |
| 2025-04-23 |  | | en | does not work on twitch |
| 2025-04-22 |  | | en | this is unusable. it CAUSES popups to advertise itself. DO NOT INSTALL. |
| 2025-04-22 |  | | en | i installed this extension in hopes it will get rid of those annoying ads bitchute plays before the vid starts and then when bitchute stops the video and inserts more annoying ads before one clicks thru all of them to finish watching the video... i tried to contact the developers via their help page (https://helpcenter.getadblock.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) but it became obvious that brave browser run on linux is not their priority so i uninstalled the adblock app. |
| 2025-04-22 |  | | en | had to turn off completly to watch youtube with chrome browser recently.....hopefully the devs figure it out and somehow they let us all know |
| 2025-04-21 |  | | en | does not work |
| 2025-04-21 |  | | en | Doesn't work at at all, on kickAnime it still forces you out of screen and onto a different page everytime you try to click on the page. This extension is a useless copy of the old Ublockorigin |
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