Purge is a utility app that provides device-level porn blocking and content filtering across all browsers. It claims to enforce safe-search results for Google, Bing, and YouTube while operating in the background to maintain browsing speeds.
Overview · Full Intel report in progress
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#76
Utilities · paid
Sentiment
4.5
1k reviews
Nemesis
Shield Porn Blocker
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Parents and individuals seeking to restrict access to adult content on their mobile devices.
What does it look like?
Key features
Filters adult content across all browsers, including Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, rather than limiting protection to a single app.
Automatically applies family-friendly filtering to text, image, and video results on Google, Bing, and YouTube.
Designed to run continuously in the background without significant battery consumption.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Dormant developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: zombie.
Who built it?
J C L TRAVELS
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Purge: Porn Blocker & Safe DNS
How's the Utilities market?
The rivals identified
By Jonathan Arnold
Both applications target users seeking to restrict adult content access on mobile devices through automated filtering mechanisms.
- Shield integrates as a native Safari plugin, while Purge operates via background device-level filtering.
- Shield includes a passcode protection feature to prevent unauthorized app deletion or service modification.
- Shield supports Apple Family Sharing for multi-device household protection.
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Key takeaways for Purge: Porn Blocker & Safe DNS
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
While the app offers broad device-level filtering, user feedback highlights significant concerns regarding the ability to disable the service and potential connectivity issues with cellular and public Wi-Fi networks.
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