# Trend Micro Ad Blocker

> AdBlocker for Safari Extension

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491889901](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491889901)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1491889901`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Trend Micro, Incorporated
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (972 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-03
- **First published:** 2020-04-05
- **Size:** 82 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-07-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trend-micro-ad-blocker/id1491889901)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://gr.trendmicro.com/GREntry/NonPayment?Target=AdBlockOne&OS=&SP=&PID=ABO10&FunID=PrivacyPolicy&VID=&Locale=EN-US](http://gr.trendmicro.com/GREntry/NonPayment?Target=AdBlockOne&OS=&SP=&PID=ABO10&FunID=PrivacyPolicy&VID=&Locale=EN-US)

## Description

Trend Micro Ad Blocker for Safari helps stop annoying ads, speeds up web pages, and strengthens your privacy by blocking trackers and suspicious content. It targets intrusive video ads, pop-ups, interstitials, and banners while letting you decide exceptions.

Key benefits include effective ad blocking, safer browsing, faster loading times, customizable element blocking, and easy setup with helpful support. You can create an exception list for trusted sites and access guidance via the app’s support page or email.

## Review summary

Overall, reviews are mixed. Users praise strong privacy protection, general ad blocking, a clean interface, and features like Safari night mode and per-site controls. However, many report incomplete blocking (ads slipping through) and site-specific failures (Yahoo Mail, Twitch). Reliability concerns—protection turning off randomly—also appear. A few feel the app doesn’t meet expectations set by the App Store. The app is valued for privacy and usability, but consistency and reliability are recurring drawbacks.

### Pros

- Strong privacy protection and tracking blocking
- Effective ad blocking across many sites, leading to a cleaner, faster browsing experience
- Clean, easy-to-read screens and reduced on-screen clutter
- Built-in night mode for Safari
- Flexible per-site controls to allow or block content

### Cons

- Ads still get through on some sites; blocking is incomplete
- Site-specific failures on Yahoo Mail and Twitch
- Protection turns off randomly / reliability issues
- Some reviewers feel the app does not meet expectations and needs stronger blocking

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491889901)