When comparing AdBlock Plus vs Greenify (Donation Package), the Slant community recommends AdBlock Plus for most people. In the question“What are the best ROOT apps for Android?” AdBlock Plus is ranked 3rd while Greenify (Donation Package) is ranked 4th.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Hibernate overly active apps to save battery
Greenify's mane function is to hibernate any installed apps. This allows users to to quell overly active apps that are draining their battery without having to delete them. This can be done with or without ROOT.
Pro Even works without ROOT
Greenify even offers battery savings to non ROOT devices, though it may be limited compared to what can be done with ROOT and Xposed.
Pro Has extra experimental features over the free version
The Greenify (Donation Package) has a few extra experimental features that the free version does not offer. They require ROOT and the Xposed module to be installed. Using these features can help with the compatibility of the rest of the Greenify app, which is a big plus.
Cons
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.
Con Greenifying without ROOT has to be done manually each time
When using Greenify without ROOT access to hibernate apps, it has to be done manually each time. There is a widget and shortcut that users can set to their home screen to make this action a bit easier though.