Ad-blockers rule the top of Apple download charts

The people have spoken: mobile ads suck On Thursday, apps to block advertising were numbers 1, 3 and 6 on the most downloaded list kept by Apple. The surge came the day after Apple's iOS9 update made it possible for iPhone users to enable them with the Safari browser for the first time. Newly released apps like Peace, Crystal and Purify have cracked the top ten on the App Store's most-downloaded chart. When enabled in the Settings menu, they shield Safari users from the pop-ups, auto-play videos...