AdGuard Content Blocker vs TrackerControl
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
AdGuard Content Blocker
AdGuard Content Blocker is an app that will block all ads only in Yandex Browser and Samsung Internet browser without requiring you to root your device. AdGuard Content Blocker doesn't block ads in any other apps. Customize the app to suit your needs - choose any from more than 20 language-specific and general filtering rules lists available to you. The app is open source and can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/AdGuardTeam/ContentBlocker Follow us and ask any questions on social media: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdGuardEn/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdGuard • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adguard/ • Telegram: https://t.me/adguard_en
TrackerControl
TrackerControl allows users to monitor and control the widespread, ongoing, hidden data collection in mobile apps about user behaviour ('tracking').To detect tracking, TrackerControl combines the power of the Disconnect blocklist, used by Firefox, and our in-house blocklist is used, created from analysing ~2 000 000 apps! Additionally, TrackerControl supports custom blocklists.This approachreveals the companies behind tracking,allows to block tracking selectively, andexposes the purposes of tracking, such as analytics or advertising.The app also aims to educate about your rights under Data Protection Law, such the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Under the hood, TrackerControl uses Android's VPN functionality, to analyse apps' network communications locally on the Android device. This is accomplished through a local VPN server, to enable network traffic analysis by TrackerControl.No root is required, other VPNs or Private DNS are not supported. No external VPN server is used, to keep your data safe! TrackerControl even protects you against DNS cloaking, a popular technique to hide trackers in websites and apps.TrackerControl will always be free and open source, being a research project.
| Feature | AdGuard Content Blocker | TrackerControl |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Password ManagerFirewallBrowser | Password ManagerFirewallDev ToolsBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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