Mobile ad blocker apps in the Netherlands show room for fresh alternatives
Netherlands — Utilities, for consumers. Niche: Mobile Ad Blocker.
Data from the week of 12 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly.
Our call
out of 100
We have not checked this against App Store search in Netherlands yet, so we won’t call it. Checks run every day, highest-scoring openings first.
At a glance
- Demand
- High, in your favour
- 40,585 ratings
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 1 top-grossing
- Competition
- Medium, neither for nor against you
- 3 established in Netherlands
- Leading apps
- Fair, neither for nor against you
- 4.3★ average
How the score of 48 is made
score out of 100
- Demand74
37,528 ratings in the US and UK, 3,057 in Netherlands
- Revenue25
1 of the top 10 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 3 paid
- Room locally64
3 established apps in Netherlands (98+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap1
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness40
4.3 stars on average; 5 of 10 not updated in a year; includes a review signal (members)
- AI gap30
10 of the top 10 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
In the Netherlands, 50% of the top App Store results for mobile ad blockers are stale, with 5 apps lacking recent updates. Local users encounter low star ratings on 21% of reviews out of 62 analyzed reviews. Furthermore, 10 top search results are non-native apps.
What people in Netherlands 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 Netherlands, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Netherlands where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Netherlands | Ratings US + UK | Stars | Dutch | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard Ad Blocker for Safari | 982 | 23,416 | 4.2 | Yes | Sept 2026 | No AI |
| AdBlock Pro for Safari | 1,702 | 6,706 | 4.4 | Yes | Oct 2026 | No AI |
| AdGuard Pro: Safari Ad Blocker | 232 | 3,622 | 4.4 | Yes | Sept 2026 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Netherlands, added up over the leading apps. A rating count only grows, so a week’s rise is the people who rated that week.
- Last 4 weeks
- 4 weeks before
- Earlier
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| Week | New ratings |
|---|---|
| Members | — |
What users complain about
- Ineffective at blocking ads6 reviews
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| Complaint | Reviews |
|---|---|
| Ineffective at blocking ads | 6 |
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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
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The same niche in other markets
- This market
- Other markets
✓ checked against local App Store search. Other markets are named for members.
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| Market | Score | Checked against local search |
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| Members | 50 | Not yet |
| Members | 48 | Not yet |
| Netherlands | 48 | Not yet |
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Scored 2026-10-25 with score version 4. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.