Poper Blocker Review 2025: How Does This Blocker Compare?

Poper Blocker is a subpar blocker that struggled to block most ads and any trackers. We even tested the Pro plan, expecting better results than the free version, and we toggled on every blocking setting. However, we were still left unimpressed with its mediocre results. 

Poper Blocker did block YouTube ads at least, but many of the best ad blockers can do the same, even for free. Continue reading as we review Poper Blocker’s features, free version and pricing plans, and our experience testing its ad-blocking capabilities.

Overview

Ads blocked on Forbes	4
Adblock Tester score	63/100
Can You Block It score	1
Does it block YouTube ads?	Yes
Whitelisting	Yes
Blacklisting	No
Compatibility	Chrome, Edge
Paid version	Starts at $1.59/mo
Details	Get Poper Blocker

We last tested Poper Blocker on December 5, 2025.

Our experience

We downloaded Poper Blocker as a Chrome extension. Although Poper Blocker lists a Firefox extension on its website, it's been listed as unavailable on Firefox’s extensions page for over a year now — a significant downside for Firefox users.

Regrettably, the free version we downloaded couldn't detect or block any ads on the Forbes website, which was a major drawback for us. 

So, we opted for the Pro version via the 7-day free trial. (However, you need to input payment info upfront and will be automatically billed unless you cancel before the trial ends.) With Pro enabled, Poper was able to block three measly ads and one tracker.

However, Poper Blocker’s Pro version offers additional features, including ad blocking on social media sites, YouTube, and other websites. It provided options to block basic and advanced pop-ups, hide website notifications, and hide pesky cookie requests that many prefer to avoid.

Poper Blocker’s user-friendly dashboard, complete with a counter showing the number of blocked ads, is always a great feature for an ad blocker. It also lets you customize which ad-blocking settings you want enabled.

In short, our experience with Poper Blocker was satisfactory, though we were underwhelmed by its test results. Plus, the necessity of the Pro version for full functionality and the lack of a Firefox extension were both significant drawbacks.

Poper Blocker paid plan

Poper Blocker offers both a free and a paid version, which costs $1.59-$4.79/mo. In our experience, the free version doesn't block much of anything, so you'll need to pay if you want Poper Blocker to work. 

The Pro version blocks ads on websites, YouTube, and social media sites and hides website notifications and cookie requests. We compare the free and paid plan capabilities in the table below. 

	Free	Pro
Price	Free	$1.59-$4.79/mo
Blocks basic pop-ups
Blocks overlays
Remove website elements
Whitelisting
Blocks trackers
Hides YouTube ads
Hides cookie requests
Blocks social media ads
Details	View plan	View plan

Considering Poper Blocker's lackluster results, we don't think it's worth the subscription. Here's how Poper Blocker's starting price compares to several of our top-performing ad blockers: 

• Total Adblock: Starts at $1.59/mo for one device
• AdLock: Starts at $2.80/mo for five devices
• AdGuard: Starts at $2.49/mo for one device
• Poper Blocker: Starts at $1.59/mo

Total Adblock and AdGuard both received perfect AdBlock Tester scores, and AdLock was not far behind with its 96/100. You'll receive a better product for your money if you go for any of these options. 

Main features

Poper Block primarily offers standard ad-blocking features, but it also includes unique features, such as a social media content filter.

Here are Poper Blocker's key features and what they do. 

Ad blocker

Poper Blocker blocks both basic pop-up ads and advanced pop-up ads, known as overlays. Poper Blocker states these features are available with the free and Pro versions (the paid subscription plan). 

Magic wand

Even on the free plan, Poper Blocker lets you remove any part of a website with its "magic wand." It claims you can use it on ads, buttons, images, and more. 

We clicked over on the Poper Blocker extension and found a button that read Hide more distractions on this site right below the ad blocker counter. 

After clicking, Remove any part of a website, our cursor became a magic wand. We clicked on the image of Mike Tyson with the magic wand and just like that, it was gone. 

Whitelisting

Poper Blocker has a whitelisting function, which can let ads through on websites you designate. Just pop over to the settings tab in Poper Blocker, and add URLs to the list as needed. 

Whitelisting is handy if there are certain content creators you want to support. You can add them to your whitelist so you don't block their ad revenue.

Social media content filter

One Poper Blocker feature we were really impressed by was the social media content filter. It allows you to hide posts on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter that contain words you've selected. 

Poper Blocker provides categories of words for you to go over or you can type in your own blocked words. It's nice to be able to do this across multiple sites instead of going to each one and muting or blocking the words. 

The social media content filter can also work as parental controls to help keep your kids away from concerning topics.

Other premium filters

Poper Blocker’s Pro version also comes with the following:

• Block trackers to protect your privacy
• Automatically hide cookie requests and reject cookie access
• Hide ads on YouTube to avoid pre-roll ads and ads during your video
• Block ads on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
• Block ads on any site (not including video ads)

Poper Blocker's test results

To gauge Poper Blocker’s ad-blocking effectiveness, we tested it with AdBlock Tester and Can You Block It. 

With AdBlock Tester, we evaluated if Poper Blocker can block ads by loading various ad and tracking methods. 

And Can You Block It allowed us to test Poper Blocker against self-hosted ads like banner ads, interstitial ads, and ad blocker detection warnings. 

Poper Blocker scores

	AdBlock Tester	Can You Block It
Poper Blocker score	63/100	2/3

Poper Blocker performed poorly in the AdBlocker Tester test, with a clear failure to block banner ads. We had to upgrade to premium to get ad blocking capabilities, but the performance scores on the Pro plan were underwhelming.

Poper Blocker Pro only scored 63/100 with AdBlock Tester. It passed most of the contextual advertising, which is considered to be the most important type of ad. These collect data about you to deliver advertisements tailored to you.  

But it failed most of the tests against banner advertising and error monitoring. It's not the most proficient ad blocker we've tested by any means. 

We were relieved to find that Poper Blocker Pro passed 2/3 of the Can You Block It tests, so it works against those banner ads and ad blocker detection warnings. Poper Blocker only failed to block the interstitial ad. However, this isn't really a win. The free version also failed to block the interstitial ad, suggesting there is no difference between Poper's free and premium ad blockers in this test.

YouTube ad test

We test all ad blockers for their ability to block YouTube ads. These video ads can be a nuisance for anyone who wants a smooth, uninterrupted experience watching YouTube videos. 

We opened a YouTube video in a browser with no ad blockers and were greeted by the usual pre-roll and banner ads. 

After switching over to a browser with Poper Blocker enabled, there were no ads from start to finish. As promised, even Poper Block free blocked YouTube video ads.

Bypassing paywalls test

Like most people, we've been frustrated after being hit with a paywall right after clicking through on an interesting article. That's why we've been testing ad blockers to see if they can get past those paywalls. 

But even with Poper Blocker Pro, we were hit with a paywall when visiting The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Atlantic. However, it's not common for ad blockers (even premium ones) to bypass paywalls. The ability to do so is more of a "nice-to-have." 

Poper Blocker compatibility

Poper Blocker offers ad-blocking extensions for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. It doesn't offer extensions for other web browsers, like Safari, Brave, and Opera, desktop apps for operating systems, like macOS or Windows, or mobile apps for iOS or Android.

Although its website claims a Firefox add-on is available for download, we found that Poper Blocker no longer exists on Firefox for unknown reasons, without any explanation or update on their website.

How to cancel Poper Blocker

Poper Blocker offers a less-than-stellar user experience when it comes to trying to cancel the free trial. 

1. In the dashboard, click to expand Pro and then select Manage Subscription.

2. Now, if you opted to sign up for the free trial using PayPal, here's where it gets sketchy. Clicking Manage Subscription will automatically redirect you to the PayPal autopay page. 

3. From there, select Big Star Labs, LP, which should be listed in the "Active" column. 

4. Scroll down and select to Stop paying with PayPal.

The good news is you should not be charged after the free trial ends. The bad news is that you won't receive any assurances from Popper Blocker that the company won't charge you. PayPal sends a cancellation notification, but Poper does nothing to let users know when the trial will end or clarify the account status. 

For more help cancelling Poper Blocker via PayPal, check out PayPal's guide.

Top alternatives

Poper Blocker has some neat features, like the magic wand and the social media content filter, but we wish it had stronger protection against ads and trackers. It's really not even a great free ad blocker, and if you're considering upgrading to premium, you should definitely look elsewhere. Based on our in-house testing, here are our recommendations for some of the best premium ad blockers. 

FAQs

Bottom line: Is Poper Blocker good?

Poper Blocker let us down in a few significant ways. Our overall opinion was negatively impacted by its lack of ad blocking in the free plan, its inability to block trackers, and its false advertising of a Firefox extension. 

Based on our research, we strongly advise Chrome and Edge users for a comprehensive ad blocker capable of blocking trackers. Although Poper Blocker does a decent job of blocking a wide variety of ads with its paid version, we think you’re better off spending your money elsewhere. Our alternatives can all enhance your online privacy with their ad and tracker-blocking capabilities.

See how Poper Blocker compares to other ad blockers:

• Poper Blocker vs. Total Adblock
• Poper Blocker vs. uBlock Origin