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Block ads and unwanted connections on Android without root

1. 1
   AdGuard DNS 2.0▲95

   Your own privacy protection center

   2022

2. 2DA
   DN$ – an innovative, ad-supported DNS resolver▲294

   Tired of companies snooping through your DNS traffic? Don't you wish you could get advertisements with your DNS records? Today we're introducing the innovative, privacy-focused, ad-supported DNS resolver - DN$! Traditional DNS resolvers provided by your internet service provider, cloudflare, or google could be tracking your internet activity and selling it to third-party data vendors. We at DN$ want to fix that and cut out these nefarious actors (until we've amassed a critical number of users to exploit). In order to support such a radically new business model, our service needs to serve…

   2024 · github.com

3. 3NI
   nextdns.io – A Combination of Cloudflare DNS and Pi-Hole▲372

   2019 · nextdns.io

4. 4
   The 1.1.1.1 App▲689

   Faster, more private internet by Cloudflare, now on mobile

   2018 · apps.apple.com

5. 5
   AdGuard 3.0 for Android▲75

   The most powerful Android ad blocker

   2019

6. 6
   GateDNS▲2

   Self-host level DNS control: Protect privacy & block ads.

   6d ago · gatedns.app

7. 7
   AdGuard for iOS Pro 2.0▲102

   Ultimate iOS system-wide ad blocking and privacy protection

   2018

8. 8
   Shield One▲4

   Offline spam call blocker for Android. No tracking, no ads.

   Mar 2026 · play.google.com

9. 9
   BlockBear▲147

   Block ads and protect your privacy on iOS with a bear

   2015

10. 10
    StopAd PRO▲232

    The ultimate ad blocker for Windows and Mac.

    2018

11. 11
    ControlD▲87

    DNS service from Windscribe VPN

    2021

12. 12AD
    Adburner. DNS based ad blocker with DNS over HTTPS support▲10

    2018 · github.com

13. 13PA
    Pesky Adblock – Blocks site access to visitors without an adblocker▲119

    2018 · gitgud.io

14. 14MW
    Min – web browser with better search and built-in ad blocking▲151

    2016 · palmeral.github.io

15. 15
    AdGuard VPN▲116

    A VPN service by online privacy experts

    2022

16. 16SD
    Sinkzone DNS – Forwarder that blocks everything except your allowlist▲96

    Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on. I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need. So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes: Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow. Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else is blocked (NXDOMAIN). It’s open source, written in Go, and runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Works a…

    2025 · github.com

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    GloryDNS▲6

    DNS Based Threat protection & content filtering

    Oct 2025

18. 18EP
    EthicalAds – Privacy-first ad network for developers▲189

    (More info posted in a comment below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32651107)

    2022 · ethicalads.io

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    SirenDNS – A Watchtower for Your Domains (Anti-domain-squatting)▲62

    2021 · sirendns.com

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    Crystal▲145

    An ad blocker for iOS 9. Browser faster, stop wasting bits.

    2015

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    Let's encourage ad blocking▲92

    2016 · blockads.fivefilters.org

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    Optimal BLOCK▲91

    Block ads and tracking across all mobile browsers and apps

    2016

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    AdBlock VPN▲96

    Safe, simple, affordable no-log VPN service from AdBlock

    2022

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    Snap Search 2.0▲138

    Search the web without being tracked

    2020

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