Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Acceptable Ads Manifesto

A Manifesto for getting rid of obnoxious ads.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Acceptable Ads Manifesto launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Note to Self - The Ad Blocker's Dilemma▲65

   Sell Your Soul or Destroy the Internet

   2015 · wnyc.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Exponent — #052 All About Ads▲63

   From the iOS Content Blocker debate to the business of adve…

   2015 · exponent.fm · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pirate Manifesto for PR▲25

   Declaring a war on bullshit PR and the empty message.

   2015 · pirate.pr.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tapdaq▲90

   A community-driven mobile ad exchange

   2014 · unity.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Ethical Ad Blocker▲66

   Solve the messy issues around ad blocking once and for all

   2015 · tinysubversions.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt wants better ads▲56

   Walt and Nilay talk about the state of ads today

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AdHelm CLI▲82

   An Open Sourced CLI for Managing Ads

   15d ago · aptsonic.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Floodwatch▲61

   A collective ad monitoring tool for social good

   2014 · o-c-r.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Oversubscribed #5: Deadpool, Ad Blocking, Unit Economics, and Kanye▲73

   Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Boostable▲72

    Advertising made easy for sellers on marketplaces

    2014 · boostable.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Reducedata▲57

    Optimize your ad spent and target users better.

    2014 · reducedata.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Clear▲79

    an iOS ad blocker built by advertisers

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ruutly▲93

    Embeddable interactive job ads

    2016 · ruutly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Clearly▲5

    Block annoying advertisements and tracking from downloading.

    2015 · getclearly.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AdEspresso's Ads Compass▲116

    Facebook Ads Analysis / Grader (Free Tool)

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Book of Bad Arguments▲88

    Beautifully illustrated and free to read online!

    2014 · bookofbadarguments.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CoinTent▲94

    Sustainable ad-free web

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design Manifesto▲14

    Better ways for building user-centered products and services

    2017 · designmanifesto.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Moat▲113

    A search engine for online display ads

    2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Perfect Audience Mobile ▲78

    Easy, effortless deeplink ad retargeting for mobile apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    #BanBoringContent▲4

    One click fix for the same-ole boring content.

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Innovation Ramble ▲59

    The dark side of advertising

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Google+ Remover▲58

    Finally an Extension to remove that infuriating red dot

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Seeking Wisdom: Slack vs. Microsoft, Shoe Dog, and more.▲61

    Thoughts on competition and Slack's full-page ad campaign.

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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