Skip to content
EN

Mobile app · Security & privacy

AdAway

A free and Open Source ad blocker for Android.

  • Completely free
  • Android
  • Open source

Overview

AdAway is an ad and tracker blocking mobile app, available on Android.

Requires a rooted Android device.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “AdAway is a free and open source ad blocker for Android.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Block ads system-wide using hosts file or VPN-based filtering.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “No root required.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

AdAway is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

  • Few recent updates

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

How listings are built →

Do you develop AdAway?

Correct this listing with the report form, or cite it with this optional badge (it shows the verified free status and changes nothing in the ranking):

<a href="https://licitpro.fr/en/resource/adaway"><img src="https://licitpro.fr/badge/adaway.svg?l=en" alt="Listed on LicitPro" height="20"></a>

Developers and publishers →

In the same category

Proton VPN

Software · Open source

Secures your internet and protects your online privacy.

Limited free planWinMacLinuxAndroidiOS

Bitwarden

Software

A secure and free password manager for all of your devices.

Limited free planWinMacLinuxAndroidiOS

KeePassXC

Software · Open source

Secure and Full-featured Password Manager.

Completely freeWinMacLinux

ClamUI

Software · Open source

ClamUI is an antivirus program, available on Linux.

Completely freeLinux

Authenticator

Software · Open source

Authenticator is a two-factor authentication program, available on Linux.

Completely freeLinux

Mozilla VPN

Software · Open source

A fast, secure and easy to use VPN. Built by the makers of Firefox.

Completely freeWinLinux