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Acutis Firewall vs BlockAds: catalog facts
Acutis Firewall	BlockAds
Free Free and open source, listed on F-Droid under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, funded by sponsorships.
Android	Android
Filtering runs locally on the device Blocks adult, malware and dangerous domains	Works without root through a local VPN Optional root mode using iptables
Small, young project Uses the Android VPN slot, so it cannot run alongside another VPN	Local VPN mode occupies the Android VPN slot HTTPS filtering is still in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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