AdAway vs Aer - Fork of Anemo
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
AdAway
A Free and Open Source ad blocker for Android. The application is available for rooted and non-rooted devices. Using rooted device, the application update your system hosts file that contains a list of mappings between host names and IP addresses. Using non-rooted device, the application use the VPN feature to block outgoing connections to ads and trackers. So when an app requests an ad or a tracker from a host in that file, this request is redirected to the local IP 127.0.0.1, which does nothing. You can download predefined ads and blocker lists as hosts files from within the app to incorporate. It is also possible to use your own files and to add certain hosts to allowed and blocked lists. There are options to run a local web server to respond to blocked host names and to direct requests to the IP address of your choosing instead.
Aer - Fork of Anemo
Aer is a private local (+secondary) storage utility application for android. Do you worry about your private pictures or files appearing in other apps? That's where Aer private storage comes in. Files in Aer storage won't appear in the other apps. Note: Aer is in development 🏗️. Accidents happen. Please keeps backups 👷♀️ for your protection. Instead of being a stand-alone file manager, Aer hooks into various components of Android, making it feel like a native part of the operating system. Moreover, it provides ways for the user to export contents from other apps and save them in Aer storage. Features Create folders and organize files freely All files in the Aer private storage won't appear in the other apps Access using the system Files application (the DocumentsProviderUI) An optional shortcut is offered for devices that do not expose the system Files app The system Files app is also used as file picker, so you can pick Aer files to share Lock access to the private storage Quick tile Auto lock after set delay (experimental) Password for locking access to the files Import content into Aer using the Android share functionality Aer vs Anemo In addition to Anemo features above, Aer adds support for external storage, like encrypted SD cards. When available Aer will store your files on external storage (which tend to have larger capacity). This also allows accessing your private files on your computer when connected using USB cable (MTP). The storage backend used is also manually configurable.
| Feature | AdAway | Aer - Fork of Anemo |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Password ManagerProductivityFirewall | Password ManagerProductivityMedia PlayerVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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