Adblock Browser

2015 – present Active

77

Browser from the makers of Adblock Plus that natively blocks ads and trackers (with “acceptable ads” on by default).

Facts

Developer

eyeo GmbH

Website

adblockbrowser.org

Current engines

BlinkWebKit (iOS)

Former engines

Gecko

Derived from

Chromium

Platforms

AndroidiOS

Details

Android (Firefox-based beta in May 2015, then Chromium; the 3.11.2 release notes mention a Chromium 144 base); iOS (App Store since Sept. 2015, WebKit)

Popularity

77/100 — 10M+ Play installs (~32.7M according to AppGoblin)

Key versions

1. May 20, 2015
   Beta (Android)GeckoOpen beta for Android, built on Firefox, distributed as an APK outside Google Play.[1]
2. Sept. 8, 2015
   Android, iOSFinal free release on Google Play and on the iOS App Store.[2]

Version sources: [1] mobilesyrup.com, [2] pcworld.com

Sources

1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.browser
2. https://appgoblin.info/apps/org.adblockplus.browser
3. https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/05/20/adblock-plus-releases-its-own-browser-for-android-devices/
4. https://www.pcworld.com/article/423473/adblock-plus-releases-ad-blocking-browser-for-android-ios.html