Compare AdBlocker Ultimate and Tracking Time: Which Extension is the Best?

AdBlocker Ultimate is a powerful tool designed to block ads across various platforms. With millions of users and a high rating, it offers a seamless, ad-free browsing experience.
Tracking Time is a tool for managing tasks and projects with ease. It offers strong integrations and reporting with few functions and many bugs, which lowers the rating.
Key Features
  • Comprehensive Ad Blocking: Blocks ads on websites, YouTube, and social media platforms.
  • Additional Blocking: blocking all irritating in-page popups, cookie notices, and third-party widgets
  • Privacy Protection: Prevents tracking and enhances online privacy.
  • Customizable Filters: Allows users to customize their ad-blocking preferences.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Easy to navigate and set up.
  • Regular Updates: Keeps up with new ad technologies to ensure effective blocking.
  • Time Tracking: Easily track time spent on tasks with a simple interface.
  • Project Management: Organize tasks and projects efficiently.
  • Reporting: Generate detailed reports to analyze productivity.
  • Integrations: Connect with popular tools like Google Calendar and Slack.
Our Rating
8.9
7.6
Total users
3,105,395
32,223
Total ratings
90,243
156
Average rating
4.8 ⭐
3.7 ⭐
Entry Level PriceFreeFree
Chrome
Chrome Web Store logo
4.8
4.40
60.3K+ ratings
1.0M+Users
Chrome Web Store logo
4.4
4.23
146 ratings
30.0K+Users
Edge
Microsoft Edge Store logo
4.7
4.51
3.2K+ ratings
719.6K+Users
Microsoft Edge Store logo
4.0
5.00
2 ratings
1.8K+Users
Firefox
Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Store logo
4.8
4.85
26.7K+ ratings
1.4M+Users
Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Store logo
2.8
3.36
8 ratings
398Users
Safari
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Features
9.3

AdBlocker Ultimate offers a wide range of features that effectively block ads on websites, YouTube and social media platforms.

Ad Blocking:
Ads are prevented on various platforms, both on the website and as pop-ups. There are other additional functions here, such as blocking all irritating in-page popups, cookie notices and third-party widgets, which substantially decrease page loading times.

Settings

The settings can also be used to remove only country-specific advertising and a whitelist can be added.

Privacy Filter
Blocks an extensive list of various online trackers, counters and web analytics tools. Based on the EasyList Privacy list and upgraded by our team. Additionally you can use the Fanboy's Social Blocking List which Removes social media integration.

privacy

Security:
The Security Filter automatically blocks all malicious domains.

The listed filters can all be switched on and off separately and individually.

5.5

Tracking Time offers numerous functions aimed at both individual users and teams. Projects can be created for which time tracking can then be started. Detailed reports can then be output. In our tests, all these functions also worked in the Tracking Time tool.

Tracking Time


However, the web extension considered here was disappointing. This only has the function of starting and stopping time recording. Even when beginning time tracking, the extension requires that the corresponding project has been created. It is impossible to spontaneously start time tracking for a new project; the new project must first be made on the external Tracking Time website, where the reports can also be found.

The Tracking Time extension therefore has great potential to integrate many useful Tracking Time functions. However, the functions are currently very limited in comparison to competitors.

Performance
9.0

During our test, AdBlocker Ultimate did not experience any performance issues. Ad blocking worked flawlessly on all platforms tested, so there were no disruptions to websites caused by advertising.

8.0

In general, Tracking Time works reliably, but in reviews some users have reported occasional slowdowns, especially when processing large data sets. Regular updates and optimizations could help improve performance consistency.

Design
8.5

The user interface is clearly laid out and should be easy to use for every user. The settings page is also very clearly laid out. Only the constant reference in the extension pop-up to the paid Windows desktop version detracts somewhat from the design.

8.0

The design of Tracking Time is clean and modern and makes it easy to navigate. The dashboard on the website is well organized and you get an instant overview of your times. There are still improvements to be made in terms of customization options such as layouts.

Value for Money
9.5

The Web Extension is free of charge. Compared to other free providers, it offers a very high number of functions and options for customizable functions. We would therefore rate the price-performance ratio as very good.

8.0

The web extension is free of charge. However, it should be noted that it offers only a few functions. Other competitors offer considerably more functions for their free extensions. If you only use the extension in addition to Tracking Time and consider all functions in the price-performance ratio, it is competitive. In particular, the free plan already offers sufficient features for most people.
The paid plans offer advanced features and integrations with excellent value for money, making it a particularly worthwhile investment for teams looking to increase their productivity.

Ease of Use
9.0

AdBlocker Ultimate is easy to install and can be used immediately afterwards. Even beginners should find the extra functions easy to use, as they are described in detail. Great importance has been attached to the individual settings for each user.

7.0

Although the tool is generally easy to use on the website, there are problems with the basic functions of the extension. In the test, we started a time recording on the website and stopped it later via the extension. When we wanted to start a new task, it took us a while to understand the principle that only tasks that had already been created could be restarted. This is not an intuitive function, which is why users might be annoyed right from the start.
One positive point, however, is the tutorials and support documentation, which can help new users.

Security & Privacy
8.2

The tool offers the function of extra privacy protection by preventing tracking and thus increasing online security.
However, it is not entirely transparent in the policies whether the data collected by the extension is passed on to third parties.

9.0

Tracking Time uses basic security measures to protect user data. Encryption and regular updates ensure the integrity of the data. In our research, most of this could be read in the privacy policies, but a little more transparency in the handling of user data would still be an advantage, as this is stored online.

Conclusion

AdBlocker Ultimate is a great extension for blocking ads. Ads on various platforms are removed without the user noticing. Particularly noteworthy are the various options for customizing the settings. The user can control whether the extensions should only be responsible for blocking ads or whether they should also offer support in the areas of data protection and security. Compared to other ad blockers, the additional function of blocking cookie banners stood out, which we no longer want to do without.

Overall, we consider AdBlocker Ultimate with its wide range of additional functions to be a reliable option for anyone who wants to remove advertising from their online experience.

Tracking Time is a tool for anyone who wants to improve their time management. The design is very intuitive, but unfortunately, the extension has hardly any functions. The extension is useful for anyone who uses Tracking Time, but anyone looking for a good extension for time tracking will not find it here.
However, the price-performance ratio of the functions of the entire tool is good.

Our Recommendation

In our comparison between AdBlocker Ultimate and Tracking Time, AdBlocker Ultimate came out on top, scoring 8.9.

AdBlocker Ultimate is the most widely used, with over 3 million users and 90k+ reviews—and it also delivered the strongest performance in our tests. User reviews reflect our findings.

Notably, AdBlocker Ultimate has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.76, which supports its strong performance in our review.

There are some noticeable differences between these extensions, so it's worth considering your priorities and the details below.


  • Looking for the richest feature set? AdBlocker Ultimate stands out with a rating of 9.3. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 5.5.
  • Need top performance? AdBlocker Ultimate stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • Design lovers, take note: AdBlocker Ultimate stands out with a rating of 8.5. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • Want to get the most for your money? AdBlocker Ultimate stands out with a rating of 9.5. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • If you hate complicated tools, AdBlocker Ultimate stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Tracking Time lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.
  • With privacy and security becoming ever more important, Tracking Time stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, AdBlocker Ultimate lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.2.

If you want a quick recommendation, AdBlocker Ultimate is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.