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AdAway vs Athena: catalog facts
AdAway	Athena
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Android	Android
Blocks in every app, not just the browser Works with or without root	Works with root, Shizuku or VPN mode Per-app firewall rules
The rootless mode occupies the VPN slot Not on Google Play; installed from F-Droid or the project site	VPN mode occupies the Android VPN slot Project homepage currently returns an error
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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