Ad Blocker in Portugal
Portugal — Productivity, for consumers. Niche: Ad Blocker.
Data from the week of 19 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly.
Our call
this week
Score 43/100 · why few pass 70
We have not checked this against App Store search in Portugal yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- Medium, neither for nor against you
- 519 ratings here · 29,989 in the US and UK
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 1 paid apps
- Competition
- Low, in your favour
- 2 established in Portugal
- Leading apps
- Fair, neither for nor against you
- 4.4★ average
How the score of 43 is made
score out of 100
- Demand66
29,989 ratings in the US and UK, 519 in Portugal
- Revenue2
0 of the top 7 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 1 paid
- Room locally76
2 established apps in Portugal (24+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap16
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness44
4.4 stars on average; 5 of 7 not updated in a year
- AI gap30
7 of the top 7 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
The top search results in Portugal are dominated by stale incumbents, with 2 apps lacking recent updates. Local demand exists, but established apps are not actively maintained for this market. This creates room for a modern alternative tailored for local users.
What people in Portugal see
Not yet checked against local App Store search. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
How strong the competition is
The leading apps in this niche
The niche’s apps available in Portugal, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Portugal where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Portugal | Ratings US + UK | Stars | Portuguese | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adblock Plus for Safari & Apps | 438 | 24,092 | 4.4 | Yes | Aug 2026 | No AI |
| BlockBear! | 80 | 4,713 | 4.7 | No | Feb 2018 | No AI |
| Block advertising - Ad remover | 1 | 24 | 5 | Yes | Mar 2025 | No AI |
MembersSee all competitors, complaint themes and history.
What users complain about
Too few low-star reviews to group into complaints yet.
If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
What would kill this
MembersUp to three things that would end this opening, each tied to the data.
The same niche in other markets
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Get 30 days — €19or €9/monthScored 2026-10-27 with score version 5. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.