Ad Blocker for Safari — Bolt 4+
Adblock pro plus privacy & dns
Luca Champoussin
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Block Ads & Enhance Your Privacy
AdBlock Bolt for Safari is your go-to solution for a clean and seamless web browsing experience. Built with privacy and efficiency in mind. Eliminate ads, protect your privacy, and enjoy faster, more secure browsing. With AdBlock Bolt the web becomes a pleasure again.
KEY FEATURES
• Ad Blocking: Automatically block all ads for an ad-free experience.
• Privacy Protection: Prevent trackers from monitoring your online activity and keep your data secure.
• Faster Browsing: Experience quicker page loads and smoother browsing by eliminating resource-heavy ads.
• User-Friendly Interface: Simple to install and easy to use, with a straightforward setup process.
• Customizable Options: Tailor your blocking preferences with flexible settings to suit your needs.
WHY CHOOSE ADBLOCK BOLT?
• Enhanced Privacy: Unlike some other apps, we do NOT collect a single data from you!
• Seamless Integration: Works perfectly with Safari and system to provide a seamless experience.
• Continuous Updates: Regular updates are remotely pushed to keep up with the latest ad networks.
• Lightweight & Efficient: Designed to be efficient without slowing down your device.
BOLT+ (BOLT PLUS)
Bolt+ is premium feature in addition to Bolt. It's based on a DNS process that integrates with your entire device and therefore isn't limited to Safari alone. The aim is to block as many ads and further enhancing privacy by blocking as much trackers as possible, still without collecting any data!
Bolt+ requires a $0.99/month or $9.99/year subscription. You can stop your subscription at any time to avoid renewing it. A one-time purchase is also available for 24.99$.
Price may vary by region.
* Privacy policy: https://bolt.lchamp.com/privacy.html
* Terms and conditions: https://bolt.lchamp.com/termsandconditions.html
ABOUT
AdBlock Bolt is developed by myself, an indie/solo developer, not a big company that is looking to get your personal data. I built the app many years ago and still maintain it to this day.
Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.
Questions or feedback? Send me a message at bolt@c9n.fr
Enjoying the app? Please consider leaving a 5-star review on the App Store!
What’s New
Version 4.9.2
Thanks for using AdBlock Bolt! This update includes some improvements.
Questions or feedback? Send me a message at bolt@c9n.fr
Enjoying the app? Please consider leaving a 5-star review on the App Store!
Ratings and Reviews
Updated are not forthcoming
Hello. Since you don’t have any option to contact you via your website, I’m writing on this platform. I see you have a whole list of updates but they do not contain any information as to what was rue updates contained or improved on. The explanation says nothing, just general small updates here. Minor update there. Your team is relatively new with this being your second app and it being the first one in some thing that everybody uses, i.e. Safari. Therefore, your reputation has not been established I know I do not trust simply just because you say you don’t collect any information. It’s something that would have been earn, and with the fact that you’re being so completely vague about what each update includes that doesn’t look good. Perhaps you can be transparent. Thank you. I will change this review once communication improves and safety becomes obvious as a primary concern.
Developer Response ,
Hello Mr. Perfect, thanks for your feedback!
My team is actually just me, a single independent developer.
Regarding the data collected: Apple explicitly asks developers to inform what is or isn't collected by the application and its components. In the case of Bolt, as indicated on the AppStore page, nothing is collected: neither concerning the device nor concerning the user.
And for updates: it's about keeping the code up to date with what Apple offers over time. The last one, for example, has significantly reduced the size of the application on the AppStore.
I will try to give more details when possible (when it's not just technical). Especially for a future big update that I am considering in the coming weeks ;)
Thank you
I am always skeptical about ad blockers because a lot don’t work. I like how you don’t seem to be part of a team or corporation. This ad blocker works like it’s developed to and I like how it’s simplistic and almost “underdeveloped”. Makes me trust that you work on the things that matter and not to make the app pretty. Thanks.
Developer Response ,
Hello ww2 plane flyer, thanks for your feedback, appreciated!
Blocks Some Ads and Privacy Concerns
While the main portion of the app blocks some ads, there are some that get through. Using the plus portion of the app raises far to many privacy concerns however. The use of the their DNS does not discuss data logging via the server connection. So while the developer claims privacy is in place there’s simply no proof of that when it comes to the subscription based side of things. And asking about it leaves a lot to be desired as you’ll get no real response just a candid “it works like nextdns” which is simply not the case. The app is super light weight, which is a major plus, and works faster than most Adblockers on the market. It’s the privacy concerns via their “plus” portion that leaves far to many questions to continue to use their application as a daily driver unfortunately.
Application updated, still has privacy issues with the “plus” portion. Still do not recommend using this application. The developer clearly collects data via the paid portion of the application. Their DNS settings are not secure.
App Privacy
The developer, Luca Champoussin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Luca Champoussin
- Size
- 881.4 KB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Luca Champoussin, 2015 - 2024
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Bolt+ (1 week) $0.99
- Bolt+ (1 month) $1.99
- Bolt+ (Lifetime) $24.99
- Bolt+ (1 year) $9.99