When comparing AdBlocker Reborn vs AdBlock Plus, the Slant community recommends AdBlocker Reborn for most people. In the question“What are the best ad blockers for Android?” AdBlocker Reborn is ranked 7th while AdBlock Plus is ranked 15th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Uses Xposed Framework
Pro Works out of the box
No user interaction is required, but is possible.
Pro Open Source
Pro Free & open source
Pro Blocks a wide selection of annoying ads
Video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, flashy banners, pop-ups, pop-unders and much more.
Cons
Con Requires Xposed Framework
Con Uses too much RAM
AdBlock+ tends to use a lot of memory, which has been documented in many use cases as well as admitted by AdBlock themselves. Considering there are alternatives out there that can block ads successfully with half the RAM usage as AdBlock, one has to wonder why this is a problem specific to AdBock.
Con Users automatically opted in to whitelist
AdBlock+ has an automatic whitelist when installed that allows certain advertisers through the blocking mechanism. The fact that these advertisers pay for this privilege makes this particular scenario rife with conflict of interest.