When comparing AdBlocker Ultimate vs DNS66, the Slant community recommends AdBlocker Ultimate for most people. In the question“What are the best ad blockers?” AdBlocker Ultimate is ranked 6th while DNS66 is ranked 8th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Completely free
Pro Best Youtube ad blocking
Pro Free and open source
Anyone can improve and audit the code.
Licensed with a gplv3 license.
Pro Supports most popular browsers
AdBlocker Ultimate works on Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari and Yandex.Browser.
Pro No acceptable ads
Unlike other adblockers, AdBlocker Ultimate doesn't have any whitelisted websites, ad networks or advertising agencies.
Pro Avoids awful looping problems on Firefox one sees with Adblock Plus and uBlock
Pro No root access required
By using a local VPN, the app doesn't need root privileges to function.
Pro Open Source
The app is available on the F-Droid open source app repository.
Pro Global ad-blocking
Ads are blocked in every app, and apps can be whitelisted.
Cons
Con Just a browser addon
It is just a browser addon so it will only work with the supported browsers and you have to install it for all browsers separately.
Con Element hiding helper has occasional hiccups.
Con Memory hog that gets worse the longer it runs
Happened with 64-Bit Firefox 62.0.3 running on Desktop PC with 64-Bit Windows 10 Pro with 8GB of RAM.
Con Slow
Like any browser extension it slows down your browser.
Con Standby battery drain
The app can use unreasonable amounts of battery charge when the phone is locked and not in use.
Con Unstable
app might crash on longer usage and cause looping which need to be restarted especially when there is internet changes on android