Blokada Negative Reviews

Blokada App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Blokada app received 140 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Blokada? Can you share your negative thoughts about blokada?

Blokada for Negative User Reviews

✓ The app was great but….This app was amazing very easy to activate and boom once activated didn’t have to worry about a pop up for ages. Now they’ve closed their free services and now have pushed out a payment plan. This app had potential but they ruined it sadly will no longer use this app..Adz and thatVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Changes my blocked ads from 10k to 7kFor some reason, blocked ads changes from 10k to 7k. It's usually around 7k blocked ads always..HeartlesshackerVersion: 5.9.0

✓ TerribleTerrible since it needed the subscription.BT021199Version: 6.0.1

✓ A monthly subscription for an adblocker!?Crazy, go with AdGuard instead. At least they have a one time payment plan instead of paying every month..DecReviewsVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Has anyone found replacements?Really sad that they made it a paid app. Just wanna know if anyone has found a decent replacement..NibbagawdVersion: 6.0.1

✓ The rise and fall of BlokadaSo i was gonna use this to watch some Attack on Titan cause yes when all of a sudden it didnt work. i questioned it so tried again. then later it talks about a free trial? i was puzzled cause i heard nothing about this. Then later come to find out you cant use this for free anymore, you HAVE to buy a subscription which is completely dumb imo they should keep the limited version and just make the premium version for the people who ACTUALLY WANT THEM its DUMB to charge people when originally it was free. this is the start of yall's downfall and im praying on it yall were good til yall blew up and grew money hungry💀 TLDR:Dont buy this unless you wanna cough up some money for something that was originally free.Darrell WilsonVersion: 6.1.0

✓ Big Problem or GlitchBlokada was very efficient before but today when I attempted to use it I was shown a subscription and told that Blokada+ had expired despite using the free subscription from what I remember and now I cannot use it and have no clue on the fact if it was intentional which if it is I will simply delete Blokada or if it was a glitch of some-sort although I’m not sure since my attempt at communicating has failed and I have no other choice but to wait for an answer or explanation. Edit: I also realized that it says "Your BLOKADA account is inactive" and once again I have no idea how to fix it so I hope I’m able to get some help there and a bit of an explanation..A_Random_WE3BVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Oh well it’s not free anymoreI used to like it and it was so great then it expired so I had to buy it but I thought of reinstalling it but I still had to pay so I’m finding a new free one.ChikensteveVersion: 6.0.1

✓ What an unprofessional way to handle a major changeSo, Blokada updates on my iPad this morning. Suddenly no ads being blocked , nada. Go to the app and get the free trial has expired message. Uh, what free trial? So, I'm not completely dense, I see what's happened. I decide the app is worth keeping at least for the free trial period while I decide what to do. But, after following instructions and signing up for trial nothing works, no ads being blocked. Not only couldn't they bother to warn us about the change they couldn't tell us how to correctly keep using the app. Bottom line, the vpn that Blokada had been using needs to go away. So, I just removed and reinstalled app, chose the Blokada dns and everything seems to be working fine. Sad thing is this is an app I will happily pay for when it is working well. I just have a big pet peeve about poor communications at best and purposely hiding the Change until it occurs at worse. This either shows, bad judgment , ineptitude, arrogance, disrespect or maybe all the above. Bottom line, it torques me off the way I was treated as a customer. Minus stars for you until I cool down. Maybe later I'll revise but for now that's what you deserve for not being upfront and honest..LeeGeeeeeeeVersion: 6.0.1

✓ C’est pour ça que je trouve ça pourriC’est pour ça que je trouve ça pourri Au début c’était trop bien ça enlever toutes les publicités maintenant ça marche plus le VPN ne veut pas s’activer même si je le supprime et le réinstalle.Cest une deceptionVersion: 6.0.1

✓ The one inly free adblocker... And now it's a paid service. (WITHOUT WARNING!)Massive eyeroll. This was a terrible update. Everything worked fine. I've been using Blokada for years now on multiple devices, and have donated on occasion, so it's incredibly frustrating for the app to update, and suddenly see that it's a subpar, PAID MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE without ANY WARNING to the end user. Operational costs, servers blah blah blah what have you. Still, very scummy thing to do. Your core user base of people such as myself, that have recommended this app and installed it on nearly every device me and my family own will now migrate to a new, ✨better✨ solution. Thank you for alienating us..𝚒𝚋𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚜Version: 6.0.1

✓ Way to ruin an app! Congrats dev team!This used to be perhaps the absolute best app on the App Store, but the devs got hungry for money and went down the subscription required route. Look, I get that they have to make money and all but this is a joke. They chose the option that would force people to buy something. Before this it was a choice whether you wanted to pay for a VPN and premium features or you could stay free and just have a tracker blocker, but now you’re forced into paying. I won’t be paying, I will be deleting like all the majority of others will be. So long nerds, I hope you fix something..WiydbdjsufnfnsVersion: 6.4.0

✓ Used to be goodThis app used to be good, it would stop those annoying and malicious ads from popping up all the time. But recently, it keeps giving me internet problems. For example on safari or crunchyroll, it either slows down my internet speed or doesn’t allow me to use it at all. Please fix this....Mahdi_06Version: 5.3.0

✓ Don’t get me wrong- It works just disappointed that I have to payI was totally gate keeping this app till someone had to make a video abt it now i have to pay for it- loved it way better when it was free..UrlocalraterVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Was goodI would rate it 5 star review until they made you have to pay, why suddenly change it? Now basically no one is going to use this since you made it pay. If you watch on Crunchyroll might as well just buy premium and not this app..VunncanVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Pay to useUsed to work fine but now costs more for the less expensive version than to jusy pay for no ad services such as premiums.EatthetreeVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Works well but..Now i had this app back then for a 2-3 months and it really worked. It blocked any ads I used to get on Crunchyroll and games I used to play on my phone. But unfortunately, some glitchy stuff started to happen on my phone, the wifi would be slower and not work for me. And would cause my apps to glitch and lag out of the app. I don’t know if anyone has noticed but when you activate this app or feature, the VPN option appears on your phone’s settings, and when it appeared for me, the option of turning on/off on the VPN would glitch as well. It would sometimes turn off and on in a matter of seconds by itself, when I wasn’t even doing anything. It would turn on, then off, then on again, and back to off again, over and over again until it stopped by itself. So after a while, it made my phone even more glitchy and laggy, and slow, at first I thought my phone was sort of broken. But after searching and trying to figure out what was wrong, I deleted the app and my phone was back to normal and worked fine..Audrey DarejVersion: 23.1.1

✓ A little issueBefore I decided to write a review on this app I read the other reviews and it seems like other people who have downloaded the app have the same problem that I am having. I’ve had this app for a good bit of time and it worked really well, no adds on any apps (or websites) popped up for me. Until this one game I started playing popped up an add. So I went to the app to make sure it was on and it wasn’t so I turned it on and it kept asking me to subscribe to their monthly or yearly plan. I’ve never had to pay for this app and it never stated I was using a free trial so I was confused. Then after checking on the App Store and reading these reviews I noticed everyone else has to same issues. But then I also noticed people with the app had wifi problems, then I remembered that I did to and the wifi for my whole family was going out a couple of times. I’m pretty sure this app had something to do with it. I don’t have any plans on spending money on this app so I will be deleting it, but I did work really well the time I had it..Miya😂💋💕QVersion: 6.0.1

✓ NO LONGER FREESadly, after a long time of using this apps, Blokada is no longer free to use.M1llhouse 40Version: 6.0.1

✓ I NEED HELPI had this app for a long time and it worked AMAZING BUT about a month ago when I use blockada to skip ads it’ll take me back about 5 minutes from where I was in the video and I didn’t mind it still skipped the ads but now the app says my free trial expired and doesn’t do anything anymore. I’ve tried deleting it and getting it back but now my phone doesn’t register it as it vpn and it still says I need to buy a subscription. Can you guys help me? Did you guys change it so now I have to pay for the add blocker? And if so will it now always require payments or will you switch it back? pls do switch it back!!.Fin xVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Used to be goodI have been using this since march last year and it was perfect however after hitting November it became a paid app. Don’t download unless you want to spend money..Choco kittenVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Uses way to much batteryThis app does what it says, has good VPN and blocks most ads on third party Apps. The original reason I installed it was to stop add trackers and draining my battery. A year later and new phone (13 pro vs old X) it’s now according to the battery center on the iPhone using 57% of the phones battery and by far the biggest drain on it. Don’t know what happened but I’m about to uninstall as I can’t keep my phone running all day without plugging it in halfway through a normal day. Old phone could go two days on the off chance I forgot to charge the night before. If not for that rather huge issue 5 stars for sure. But it’s not worth having it drain your battery..Rollin' ThunderVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Blokada 6 “Cloud” removes free tier and switches to mandatory subscription modelBlokada Cloud is not an optional add-on or a renaming of Blokada Plus; it is a complete replacement of the free tier (which no longer exists) and a mandatory subscription of $20US/yr if you want the exact same level of ad blocking you got yesterday for free. The app now does nothing useful at all without a paid subscription of some level. DO NOT UPDATE to version 6! They have killed what was once a very useful app. “Adblock” (in red text diagonally across a phone) is free and performs decently, and there are some pay once alternatives as well. Don’t reward any developers for this bait-and-switch of having a free app that suddenly requires a paid subscription..JsfsdjVersion: 6.0

✓ BruhhI go on blokada and now you have to pay for it :/.MartyfryVersion: 6.0

✓ No longer freeApp stopped working with no notice. Turns out you have to pay now. With lots of other free competitors out there, I can’t recommend anybody pays to use this app.JohnnyJ25Version: 6.0.1

✓ Was good till the latest updateMy opinion is good on this adblocker, as it blocks all ads including in app ads, but now they put the entire adblocker behind a subscription paywall, I'm not paying for an adblocker, hopefully there's a FREE alternative that works just as well Requiring a Subscription is stupid.Devin Chaboyer223Version: 6.0

✓ Not freeI get ads telling me that it’s free, just to find out that have to pay to get their services. Make it free again.VladydadyVersion: 22.3.7

✓ Was good once upon a timeWas a great privacy app while it lasted. One day it just wouldn’t work and after a while it prompted for payment out of the blue. Would have been nice to have a heads up before it was implemented and also have a way of paying without handing over all personal details, especially for a privacy driven app. I hear Lockdown is a good alternative..MushiuiiiVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Why?The amount of ads I get from free games I actually enjoy is a pain so when I found this it was wonderful. Suddenly out of the blue it demanded payment. It was a good app but honestly this a a bs move to pull..GoldRo5eVersion: 6.0.1

✓ PayingI liked it before we needed to pay.Alexz101hVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Great butI have used this app for 6 months now and found it really good. Did what it says on the tin. But now you have to pay to activate. No warning from then at all. Went to 8se it 5th December and wanted payment. Such a shame. Will not be using this anymore..Paz34Version: 6.0.1

✓ Great untilIt was good until i got my phone upgraded then i would won’t and kept pestering about getting a subscription, when it was free the same day on my old phone?.MeiamarandomusernameandpersonVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Used to be freeWhy is it now paid to use this? it was perfect, completely ruined the app. Will never use this again and advise others against a business that will do this to their long-standing users..Student-in-debtVersion: 6.0.1

✓ DisappointedI am disappointed as I have been using this app for ages to watch shows on Crunchyroll without the ads for free. Then suddenly one day the ad plays, I go to check the Blokada app then it says “You need Blokada+”. When I first downloaded this app it said nothing about paying for a premium option. You could solve this by having us watch few short ad for half an hour of time so that you still generate revenue and we get the ad blocker for free. Boom. Problem solved..KingJDog1Version: 6.0.1

✓ Used to be good:(It was so good before they made it paid.READEVVersion: 6.0.1

✓ No longer works :(Loved the free version and used it to skip the ads when playing Junes Journey. Now it won’t work, and I can’t work out if there’s a paid option or how to subscribe..DeliaForeverVersion: 6.0.1

✓ :(Pls make it for free again :(.Dave AgtotoVersion: 22.3.7

✓ How do I know???Let me ask you a question… How do I know that this app works? How do i know that this app will block the ads? What happens if i pay for the subscription and it just doesn’t work? Is there a refund? I mean most apps that offer a subscription has a free version out there to try out the features of the app. Are you expecting us to blindly give you the money for something that we have no idea that works or not?.YourAvgUserVersion: 6.4.0

✓ :/Well before it was free and it worked really well but now it cost money.TequilaMyLoveVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Charge my credit card $25 despite the free trialMy credit card was charged $25 despite the seven day free trial.Colins25Version: 6.3.0

✓ Does not Block All AdsMy children were getting some really inappropriate ads in their children games so I bit the bullet and downloaded this ad blocker. It does not block all ads. Still have ads popping up with violence and adult themes. If your going to charge money, make sure it does the complete job. Still getting loads of ads!.JedidrawerVersion: 22.3.7

✓ Doesnt work anymore :(I have used this app for watching anime and play games that are filled with stupid ad worked good but after some weeks of using it, doesnt work anymore :( pls fix this bug :(.Game lover86473Version: 5.14

✓ Costs moneyIsnt obvious, but to use you must pay money, bit upset that they don't make it clear before download..LillypadmadVersion: 6.0.1

✓ This app always disconnects my Wi-FiAs soon as I downloaded this app my wifi was starting to disconnect from my phone and it was very annoying because sometimes when am on a call it starts to freeze I keep having to keep reconnect it but as soon when I deleted the app my phone was fine again so I definitely know there’s something wrong with the app.Keir mutationVersion: 5.14

✓ Needs to payAfter using it for a certain amount of time it stops and tells you to pay. Also doesn’t block YouTube ads and many others on browsers..Brooke55511Version: 6.0.1

✓ HorribleThis app stops your internet from coming through and makes it impossible to do most things on your phone that rely on the internet. I suggest not to download this app if most of your apps are based on internet.GiodfjVersion: 5.3.0

✓ Gotta pay now 🙁Don’t even bother unless you got it like that.I hate my schooldayVersion: 6.0.1

✓ A traitor among men.During the dark ages of the pandemic there was one app. One saving grace. One thing we felt like we could rely upon. Blokada. Come the time where restrictions are being lifted, schools are back and it had almost been the end of a dark era… he snuck upon us and stabbed us in the back. We would open our phones only to realize our ads weren’t being blocked and our vpn not active but blokada was still on our phones. Opening the app we expected that it just randomly shut off (it did that very occasionally) and when we opened it we were met with disgust and horror. Blokada had informed us that our “free trial” was up. “But I didn’t sign up for a free trial” we thought. But Blokada just smiled and said “your trial has ended” as he thrust his blade of ads in our backs and abandoned us to the wayside. He was the chosen one. But he turned into the very thing he sought to destroy. Blokada is an app I will not be returning to after this betrayal without notice. Goodbye old friend….Cheesytaco777Version: 6.3.0

✓ PayWhy’d you change it? :(.BrelenderVersion: 22.3.7

✓ Don’t downloadSubscription required for iffy service._yipVersion: 6.0.1

✓ BruhIt was good for a while but then it made me get a subscription smh.DogahaVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Stupid appThis app hacks into your phone and wifi… I noticed my wifi on my phone was always shutting off… Noticed my phone wouldn’t update cause this app was blocking important things… Deleted the app was the best and greatest thing as my phone has no more issues… Be sure to run a virus scan after deleting this app as it has viruses….Skrappy_BraunVersion: 6.0

✓ It’s not freePlease read before down load this add is kinda a waste it only works 50% of the time on top of the it cost money once you down load it the dev is just money hungry.No nickname8888999Version: 6.4.0

✓ Great butWas going so well and i was using it for a while would block all adds on all websites but you just had to add a payment on it🤣.User377372827Version: 6.0.1

✓ Yes & noOk so this would have gotten a five IF it didn’t stop everything on my phone so when I got it I tested it on a game I knew had a lot of ads and the first time it didn’t work but then it started to work and I was surprised but then no pictures would pop up like let’s say I was on SoundCloud none of the song pictures came up it was just gray and so I turned the app off for the five minutes and my SoundCloud started back up and I couldn’t go onto the App Store because it was somehow blocking my Wi-Fi and I thought there was something wrong with my phone but I genuinely didn’t care all I did was turn off the app when I needed my wifi and when I didn’t want ads I would turn it back on but after a few weeks that got annoying and so I asked my brother who originally got me to download the app if his phone was doing the same and he said yeah but he was in the “I don’t really care stage “.平氏じょぃえんVersion: 5.18

✓ Come on guys!Atleast make the adblcoker free! Maybe we can pay for a premium service instead? This isnt good! :(.CleetusTheFarmerVersion: 6.0.1

✓ 2 days workedWorked just for 2 days.ОстюкVersion: 5.10.1

✓ Make free againThe app was alot better now you have to pay.Aarav567Version: 22.4.13

✓ Worked a treat, but after an Apple update, Blokada took the nuclear option in responseSo before the 6.0 update, this app worked great. Then Apple changed things about the way Blokada interacted with the system and it still worked, just Less so. Instead of continuing to allow users access to the limited version of the app while explaining the limits and up selling the "Complete" solution, they decided to axe everything but the paid solution with no warning. This is a Terrible way to handle such a drastic change. Especially when the fault was Originally Apple's. Instead of working with their users after Apple's change, they decided to go ham on the paid subscriptions while trying to blame Apple exclusively. Something that would have been accurate had they not gutted the app. ;? It was awesome before, and possibly great now, but the way this change was handled means I can't really trust them not to break things unnecessarily going forward..Spyder ZVersion: 6.0.1

✓ LI used to use this to watch stuff without ads (it was free, but now u gotta pay). took a phat L 😂.Snap- yamanacar2019Version: 23.1.1

✓ Free and then not?I loved this ad blocker it blocked all those annoying ads on most of my boredom games. It worked very well too. But just recently it quit blocking ads, turned it off then on again and nothing. So I redownloaded it, now it's asking for a subscription, I didn't even sign up for a trail when I originally started using this ad blocker. Very frustrating. If you're willing to pay it should be okay, if you're looking for something free I recommend finding something else as it seems like you'll have to switch anyway..ArcticwxlfVersion: 6.0.1

✓ The talkThis app was useful I used it to watch Crunchyroll but then it said I need to pay. I’m willing to watch like 3 15 second ads just to get like a hour worth of use..BerkebkVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Great for protection but blocks too much!!I’m glad it blocks all the ads and protects my info but I noticed that a lot of my apps weren’t able to be used like the DoorDash driver app and Uber eats app and also the peacock movie app. I was wondering why and it would give me internet errors but as soon as I deleted this app it worked right away. I’m sure it was because it was protecting my data and everything but there was no way that I could find to still be able to use the apps and keep my protection.Brandonyax69Version: 5.14

✓ So this kinda makes me madSo blokada has been real useful for me, it was all going well until you now have to pay to use it. Understandable but it was better when it was for free.Raychill💃🏻Version: 6.0.1

✓ Tf?Why do we have to pay now? I liked this better before having to pay..Giselle🐺Version: 6.1.0

✓ What happensI tried logging into Blokada again today so I can watch anime but when I went to go turn on the vpn it says that I need to pay.ChcikenmgnughetVersion: 6.0

✓ Why what was the reason?!?!It’s was good till you made it a paid app trying to find a new add blocker someone tell Me If they do.AnnohsnsgbzVersion: 6.0.1

✓ No longer works after version 6 updateLost all filter settings and Blokada cannot be activated any more as before. Clicking on activate takes me to a subscription page instead which I don’t want or need. It has turned into a scam.ShaarmzVersion: 6.0

✓ Used to be goodIt worked amazingly good but nowadays it asks me to buy something when it was free before. If this didn’t happen I would rate it 5 stars.DanitroninjaVersion: 6.3.0

✓ Brilliant App until Apple updateI love this app, it really worked well until the latest Apple update and now it doesn’t work at all. Is there a way this can be fixed?.Trekfan55Version: 5.10.1

✓ CashgrabTitle says it all, used to be a free application but now u can’t even use it at all, devs got greedy stick to something else..EnzotaboraVersion: 22.3.7

✓ I was so happyIt was so good until I had to pay 👎🏼 Sorry but am deleting it and I won’t use it until u make it for free and u will loose a lot of users for ur app because of this action.I-BT14Version: 6.0.1

✓ Used to be freeI would use this all the time until they made it so you have to pay.Pichu Master1164 YTVersion: 6.0.1

✓ EwThis sucks ain't free.Hisokabungeegum0,,0Version: 6.1.0

✓ No longer freeThey just removed the ability to use adblock for free. Scum.NegajoeyVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Used to love it now requires paymentI used to love this app now its kinda mid 💀.Oofer102Version: 6.0.1

✓ Turns Itself OffSo I downloaded this app because I use the meme app iFunny and they started spamming me with ads and I wanted to block trackers too. I downloaded this app, even paid for a subscription because it worked so well, and then I go to check my activity in the app and my VPN shut itself off, the ad blocker shut itself off, and I couldn’t turn anything back on. I made sure the app was updated which it was, so I deleted the app and reinstalled it which fixed the issue. Then the same thing happened the next day. And the next. And the next. I’m tired of reinstalling this app almost every single day, so I’m done. I’ll be looking for a different ad blocker..CaseyCat0221Version: 6.3.0

✓ LWhat happened its not free anymore, dosent have the blockada free version can only get blockada plus or the new version blockada cloud.NonosquarechickennugettsVersion: 6.0.1

✓ DeceptionHow about you tell people that they have to pay before they go the the trouble of downloading your app only to find that when installed, you have to pay! No stars from me… can’t submit without rating..6LL1Version: 6.4.0

✓ Subscription requiredIt was free for the longest time; now you have to pay for it..Trance1717Version: 6.0

✓ Charges but does not upgrade to Blokada+I tried to subscribe for the one month package to see how it goes. It charges the amount from my Apple ID balance and I see it in my subscriptions with renewal turned on but inside the app, it keeps saying they could not process the payment and I have not been charged - which doesn’t seem accurate. I have tried the “Restore Purchase” option too. Doesn’t work. The app is great perhaps but this is a major issue. I will update the ratings if / when this gets resolved..MasnunVersion: 5.0.0

✓ You have to pay now?My day is ruined.PhstvtjbfVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Not free anymoreI have used this for very long and ever since I updated I cannot turn it on it brings me to Blokada plus and makes me buy..123Anonym0usVersion: 6.0

✓ Maybe…When I first downloaded this app around 2-3 months ago, it was working perfectly fine. But about a month into using this app, my Wi-Fi suddenly shuts down for around 3 weeks. Now at first, I did not know what was causing this to happen, so I had to use my IPad for 3 weeks until the app deletes itself and my phone suddenly starts working again. Now I realized that the app deleted itself so I downloaded it again. Then my Wi-Fi shuts down, again. So I went to the settings and realized my VPN was acting up. So the only VPN I had on my phone was your app, Blockada. So I deleted the app and suddenly it starts working again. That’s when I realized that your app was the problem. For some dumb reason I decided to download it again and then it said that I had a description. Now I’m confused because this app was supposed to be free. Unless I get some information about what’s going on I will not be downloading this app again. Have a wonderful day and get to me when you can!.Nom numsterVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Sad.You were doing fine without a payment, but no, you just HAD to add one, and its not even an option it is forced, this app was great before, you ruined it..The chosen boiVersion: 6.0.1

✓ SubscriptionWhen there will be no subscription anymore and it will be free to use I will change my feedback to 5 stars but until then it will remain like this. Since a lot of people have put negative feedbacks about the subscription they should change it if they want their users back..Trash top upVersion: 6.0.1

✓ BadUsed to be good then they added a subscription. It’s not an app which warrants you to pay money, when you know there exists other options of blocking ads.Don'tPlayThisGameVersion: 6.4.0

✓ AlrightWhen I had this app it worked very well and got rid of every ad for me but then after having it for a while my internet stopped working and I had no idea why and I didn’t realise that it was because the app needed redownloading and as I didn’t see it therefore made my internet stop so I recommend but also don’t.Rubsy29Version: 5.14

✓ It was good at first..I found the app after looking for a new vpn app and I randomly stumbled across Blockada I loved it no annoying adds except for the select few apps wich I was okay with. A little while ago I realized that I was getting more adds and was a little bit confused. So I went to the app and the add blocker was off when I turn it on it said I had to pay for it. I looked in the reviews and seeing a lot of people leaving the same review I’m leaving now. It was truly a really really good app I would give it a five star but…. I don’t understand why now I have to pay for it when before it was free. Made no mention to me that I was on a free trial or anything like that and I’ve been using it for months and months Before this. So therefore I give it three stars. So don’t download if you’re not willing to pay.KikieeelynnyVersion: 6.0.1

✓ No free option. Yes, I read your blog.I am extremely disappointed that Blokada is no longer offering any free service whatsoever. I am new to Blokada. It looks fantastic. But I don’t want to pay for an ad blocker. In the past, it was free. At least, they had a free version. Yes, Blokada, I read your blog post on why you are no longer offering the free service. Apparently Apple has something to do with this. Still, the fact that there is literally no free option whatsoever available gives me no option except to give you a one star rating. If you ever find a way to once again provide a free version, I will revisit my rating..Badkitty_Version: 6.0.1

✓ Free no longer workingNow forced to pay to use, they claim it wasn’t working on latest iOS but yet it was working perfectly fine for me on that version… at least keep the free option for users that have it working!! Alternative free method for others; use an app called DNSCloak and then enable AdGuard dns & AdGuard dns ipv6 - working for me so far..DolafVersion: 6.0.1

✓ “Bug fixes” updateThe recent “bug fixes” update has rendered this app useless, unless you now want to pay a subscription cost, unhappy.Conor-96Version: 6.0.1

✓ Great app, terrible communicationI loved this adblocker, it worked great for everything I needed it for, and best of all, was free. Now today I open this app and I need to pay to continue using it. I can see why the developers would charge for it, and it’s worth the money, but there was no communication ahead of time that they would suddenly make it subscription only, so for others who can pay for an adblocker, I’d recommend this 100%, but for me who can’t, I’ll sadly have to find another one..GtheGenderDoeVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Don’t know anymoreLike a few months ago i’ve been having this problem that when ever i use crunchy roll and it goes to where the ads are supposed to be i takes me back like 5 minutes and like a few months after that i started getting ads and i stopped using crunchyroll and a few days ago i went on a website and it kept giving me pop up ads and when i checked on Blokada it said my trial has ended but it’s weird since it never told me i was on a trial and it tells me i have to pay for it so it’s kind of stupid that they didn’t tell us before hand..SageluveryVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Not actually freeUsed to be very good, but now they’re forcing you to pay to use it..LexisterVersion: 6.3.0

✓ Was good butNow it costs money just make it free again.MemeboiiiiiVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Paying rightlyOk so my friend got this app and it worked for them they could just use it but for me I have to pay to use it why how come he doesn’t need to pay but I do it’s not fair bro I might just be doing it wrong but please help me idk what to do.TcyctcctcugucufyxyfVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Bamboozled..I can't begin to tell you how upsetting this is..I absolutely loved this app. It did what it was supposed to do. I had this app for months and was super impressed with it. I even visited their website and read a bunch of their forums. So I feel a little taken aback by their approach. I'm not sure if you guys just got greedy or whatever. But I think you guys are doing yourself a disservice. I know a lot of people are probably just going to delete this app instead of paying for it like you would have hoped. No one is going to feel good about SUDDENLY with no notice pay for something that was FREE when they downloaded it. And now requires a paid subscription when it fit not require one before the new update. It seems greedy. I will not be spending $$ on this app due to such bad business practices. I will be deleting this app..BluedreamdragonVersion: 6.0.1

✓ It was goodThis app was pretty good for the time being, used it for Crunchyroll and Funimation on my phone so I wouldn’t have to deal with multiple ads although until recently I’ve come across an issue where I had to upgrade it even though I wasn’t on trial to begin with and I see that many people are now having the same issue. But! It’s a different story on my iPad since I have it on there as well and it still seems to be working perfectly fine with no upgrading issue!.SlickyAshVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Previouy free but now paidThe app used to be free & great. I've been using since last year with no problem. But then— a new update has completely changed the thing. Now, you have to pay to block the ads..Mariiaa (⌒▽⌒)Version: 6.4.0

✓ Blokada is literally the best (EDIT) No it ain’t.Blokada blocks everything you don’t want, including ads, trackers, and any website in the entire world. The only bad thing I would say is that Blokada is TOO good. I had to realize that a link I had blocked in Blokada was actually giving me access to the App Store and I wiped all the information and data on my device thinking it was the only solution when all I had to do was turn the darn thing off. Other than that, this app is perfect for making ad services hate you. (EDIT) Thing is, they cut me off for no reason, saying that I was on a “free trial” (I wasn’t) and forced me to pay to keep using. I hope these greedy little goblin devs make their money (and the worst part is, this probably did give them alot of money too)..Sk00byd00byVersion: 22.3.7

✓ Not freeIt was free and good now u gotta pay 1 star.Kpeng870Version: 23.1.1

✓ Making me do a subscription..?I downloaded the app a little over a month and it was working perfectly fine, I use for games and other stuff like that, and now it’s telling me, “VPN has expired. Please update your subscription to continue using BLOCKADA+.” What subscription? I don’t know if this app is free or it’s a glitch, but I don’t understand. I read other reviews and they say the same thing, but it happened earlier than mine, or later. Either way it’s a problem, I never signed up for anything and I downloaded the app again to see if it was just a glitch but, it said the same thing again once I opened the app..Bre🔥nnaVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Can’t try before you buyNot willing to pay for something I can’t guarantee will do what I want it to..HolmiumVersion: 6.0.1

✓ No longer on device blockingBig mistake removing on device dns blocking. There are other uses for Blokada than ad blocking. I will not hand that over to a cloud service..The Only MysticVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Blocks ur mobile dataIt worked for a bit, but then stopped blocking ads. Only thing this garbage app did was block my mobile data from working. Piece of trash.JC512Version: 6.0.1

✓ Just unfortunateI’ve been using this app for a little while now and I’d have to say it was great, unfortunately due to a problem with the recent iOS update I believe they had to update their software which meant a sudden need for a subscription for new and old users. If they were to make it free again this would be an easy 5 star..L.braanVersion: 6.0.1

✓ BugUsually I would rate ad blockers like this 5 star but thanks to this ad blocker it somehow blocked my wifi and signal thanks to this app I couldn’t use wifi for 2 days. ( if your gonna make an ad blocker At least don’t make it too strong to the point of it blocking wifi signals ).Not a toxic gamerVersion: 6.0

✓ It’s ok..Blockada has been very useful, but now you have to pay. It’s understandable that you need money but it was better when it was free..Hayzz♡︎Version: 6.0.1

✓ No longer freeUpdate today has brought payment options, shame re are plenty of others to use.DannywelshmanVersion: 6.0

✓ UpdateIve been using it alot, but the new update to pay to use, it sucks, please change it back.Nice wallpakerVersion: 22.4.6

✓ Great app butIt cost money now if you want to be ad “free”.DustinKyle16Version: 6.3.0

✓ Yearly subscription to block ads?Something which worked alright before for free, they removed the free version, want to charge a costly yearly subscription and try to justify with fake reasons like “it needs to work with the cloud now”. No it doesn’t, I should have stayed with the previous app version instead of auto-upgrading! Now I can’t downgrade….Pierre on ipadVersion: 6.3.0

✓ Worked great until it didn't 👎It was a great app. It protected me from ads online and even worked on the Crunchyroll app. It made me forget ads existence on the internet. Until one day, I kept getting porno ads online a lot, and I mean A LOT. I checked all of my ad blockers before I came to this one. I saw it was deactivated, then tried turning it on. It didn't work, so I tried again, but this time it said your free trial has expired. What free trial! It was so good too, and when I tried activating it again, it would take me to the paid plans. I think it was also slowing down my internet too. For some reason, whenever I got on the internet, it would take forever to load pages. Oh well, back to the drawing board. 🤷‍♀️.GoolchickVersion: 6.0.1

✓ I doesn’t workI was told this could block ads on Crunchyroll but when I tried it said it couldn’t connect.Poggerz momkyVersion: 5.9.0

✓ Did not work at all - deletedInstalled on iphone 11 pro ios 15.3.1 after installing ans agreeing to a trial went through all the commands setup dna vpn allow notifications and the rest it instantly said your trial has expired and wanted payment, deleted at that point utter utter rubbish.HkrussellVersion: 6.1.0

✓ Screw YouI use this app for 2+ years and then you make me upgrade my subscription? That is stupid and you are all brain dead idiots. You should all rot knowing your app is absolutely horrid and you are all smelly weirdos. It used to be free! Not anymore. Don’t bother even downloading this at all and give it a 1 star review along with me so it gets taken off the app store by getting under a one star review average. Screw you all..Sparkz112345Version: 6.0.1

✓ V6 is pay onlyChanged to subscription only with newest update..Rp_guyVersion: 6.0

✓ Please make the ad blocker free againI remember using this app to make Crunchyroll ad free and I used to enjoy this app so much and would’ve given it a 5 star review but when I wanted to watch anime again I was very confused when I found out that for this app you now have to pay to use it. I am sure the paid version is very good but the negative review and low rating is because it used to be so good..NicklePickle023Version: 6.0.1

✓ If you don’t want to pay, not getting the update might workThis is the only app that blocks ads worth blocking, and there’s a paywall..J3tpakarVersion: 6.0.1

✓ DisappointedI’ve loved this app for the last few months, practically forgotten ads exist! But at some point I was unable to get on Facebook, or Instagram. At first I thought it was probably issues with the platform, 2 months went by without me being able to access Facebook or IG. Due to change in my work circumstance I now need access to Facebook, was ready to go and get a new phone since mine clearly doesn’t let me access it. Something told me to try pausing Blokada and see if it works. It does!! Thought great! Nothing was broken, Blokada was blocking my Facebook and IG, no biggie, I’ll whitelist it on the app- oh wait! You can’t!!! Deleted..Maddiie31Version: 5.14

✓ Stopped being usefulThe app used to work but now ads still pop up on apps like funimation and when i go on safari to watch anime of websites- so idrk what to do.JIANANANANANAVersion: 5.14

✓ I’m not mad, just disappointed.I’ve used this app for a while. It worked great! I stopped using it after a while because I had no need to use it. Then, I came back to it recently. I noticed a certain change that happened when I opened the app. We now have to pay. I’m upset about that because this was one of the only ad-blocking apps that I found is free. However, now I can only suffice a 7-day free trial, and then it’s no more? Unfortunately, I wouldn’t be able to afford the monthly fee so I guess it so happens that we have to part ways Blokada. Goodbye, old friend. 😔 You were best ad-blocking app while it lasted. 🫂.OmqItsKateVersion: 6.4.0

✓ UntrustworthyThey used bait and switch tactics to force everyone to pay for the product. No longer - a free / libre option because it needed to much effort for them to "do the right thing." Sad underhand tactics and no longer a tustworthy "organisation"..NoliCedereVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Completely broke my LTE and I didn’t realize it for foreverFor a long time now I thought there was a huge problem with my carrier or even my phone where I simply could not use any data. I was just bearing with it for a while and recently decided to try and fix it by switching carriers. Nope, didn’t help. Reset all network settings, nope didn’t help. Turns out I had this installed from like a year ago. They switched to a premium plan or something I guess? Not only did they not notify anyone of anything, they kept the broken vpn activated for everyone? Not only that but they made it so you CAN NOT DISABLE the broken VPN that is ruining everything? I have no problem if you need to switch to a paid program, sure gotta do something to sustain it. But maybe simply disable the vpn and ad blocking instead of silently breaking everything. I don’t even remember installing this so I was on the verge of just considering this to be a hardware problem or damage to my phone, until miraculously I realized I could access google and nothing else. Then I found vpn settings somewhere that said blokada, and then I found the app and uninstalled it. Thank god that cleared the vpn settings! Anyway, yeah the user experience was similar to that of ransomware. So glad I managed to find and removed this app. Happy to finally be able to use data again when I’m out and about now, finally free..T_kurlVersion: 6.4.0

✓ UselessApp is completely useless now no need to waste ur time on it.Ak47onytVersion: 6.0.1

✓ DisappointedThis app was very useful when it was free and i understand what happened but changing it without informing your users was a bad idea. I’d definitely 100% pay for your services but please make the prices more reasonable. $20 can be a huge turnoff for everyone and you have to understand that your app had many users because of the free trials. Going from free to $20 is a big difference and you’ll probably lose a lot of your users. I would pay $20/yr but i don’t believe many others will so i’ll hold off as well. It’s not my place to say but please reconsider your subscription prices and maybe users who used to be satisfied will come back..Dont care, never askedVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Fix thisI’ve been using for Crunchyroll since last year I’m so disappointed that it made me try to pay for a subscription after I updated my phone yesterday I’m unable to find any ad blockers to work for free like this one did I’m really disappointed and wish they fix this right now.Bruh_its_CharliVersion: 6.0.1

✓ :(Literally used to be the best now we gotta pay.Marvel.avengers.editorVersion: 6.0.1

✓ OkI’ve been using this app for approx. 3 months now. At the start when I downloaded it, it worked seamlessly, blocking all ads on YT and other apps however now I see ads on YT and other apps which shouldn’t be there. Also every time I go to install the advanced features, it says unable to install or uninstall please try again later. I’ve restarted my iPad, re-installed the app, done everything but alas no fix. Please fix this ASAP. Potential to be an awesome app.AtifR182Version: 5.3.0

✓ RidiculousI don’t know why they have done this but i now have to pay to use it, which in my opinion is ridiculous! i’ve used this for ages because it was free and i couldn’t afford a different one.BoboDodoJojoBaboVersion: 6.0.1

✓ IssuesApp doesn’t work no more, it doesn’t block ads from games and other apps, just from safari.Asma432Version: 5.10.1

✓ Was good beforeWas good before but not anymore.BshdhsheVersion: 6.4.0

✓ Good until the last updateEveryone say it’s free and good and they’re not lying but it was before the update now it’s not free..Zizi studentVersion: 6.0.1

✓ PAYWas good until you had to pay.Z@pterVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Not happyIt used to be a great app until the new update requires subscription payment. Extremely disappointing..GinnymiyeVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Allow users to use the old faulty version.It is unfair to provide a service for free and then suddenly change it. Saying the app requires cloud usage to properly block ads is understandable but why not allow non-paying users to access the faulty version as a sort of free trial since it still worked fine for most people anyway?.A sad anime fanVersion: 6.0.1

✓ Please fix thisBeen using the app for a long time and i highly recommend it to anyone who's thinking of downloading it. (isn't a bot writing this review out) However, when i load on it says i don't have the subscription for BLOKADA+ when i never paid or signed up to it in the first place so when i go to click to activate it it doesn't allow me to and brings up the interaction of the prices of blokada+. I uninstall and reinstall numerous of times and nothing changes. I go to my ipad and check to see the same problem and it works fine, please fix this.Itz Charlie!Version: 6.0.1

✓ This adblocker asks to download VPN, DONT DO ITSoon after I installed this app, I was in settings on my phone and noticed the VPN kept trying to turn itself on. I turned it off, within seconds it was trying to be turned on. I put my phone on airplane mode, VPN kept trying to turn on. Last resort, I went into settings>general>reset>erase all contents and settings. Please be careful!.Timmy loverVersion: 5.10.1

✓ The videos stop?When I use it on crunchyroll it takes the ads off but the video doesn’t play at all and when I turn the ad blocker off the video plays? Is it jus smt that crunchyroll have done?.JamlesssamVersion: 5.10.0

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