Mobile Ad Blocker Opening in Norway
Norway — 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 Norway 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
- 37,822 ratings
- Revenue
- Low, against you
- 4 paid apps
- Competition
- Low, in your favour
- 2 established in Norway
- Leading apps
- Fair, neither for nor against you
- 4.2★ average
How the score of 45 is made
score out of 100
- Demand66
37,486 ratings in the US and UK, 336 in Norway
- Revenue9
0 of the top 7 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 4 paid
- Room locally76
2 established apps in Norway (21+ ratings, scaled to the market’s size)
- Language gap2
Not checked in local search yet — counted as neutral (50) at most
- Incumbent weakness49
4.2 stars on average; 4 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
In Norway, 57% of top mobile ad blockers are stale, with 4 out of 7 top apps lacking recent updates. Local ratings for the leading app sit at just 336, showing a lower presence compared to international markets. Additionally, 7 of the top apps are non-native.
What people in Norway 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 Norway, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Norway where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Norway | Ratings US + UK | Stars | Norwegian | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard Ad Blocker for Safari | 269 | 23,416 | 4.2 | Yes | Sept 2026 | No AI |
| AdGuard Pro: Safari Ad Blocker | 53 | 3,622 | 4.2 | Yes | Sept 2026 | No AI |
| Crystal Adblock – Block unwanted ads! | 11 | 0 | 3.2 | No | Sept 2016 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Norway, 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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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
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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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| Norway | 45 | 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.