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TowerGate

System-Wide DNS Ad Blocker & Video Browser for iOS

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Block ads and trackers with encrypted DNS and Safari protection, then watch supported video with PiP, background playback and private browser tools.

PH · launched Nov 13, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 65%) · 0 views

Niche: content and website blockers · 89 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -11% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product
  • iOS
  • Privacy

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Could you build this?

Partial The companion video browser and UI are vibe-codeable, but a system-wide DNS blocker needs an iOS Network Extension, encrypted DNS handling, and Apple entitlements that vibe coding alone won't reliably produce.

What it would actually take: A real version needs a Swift/SwiftUI app plus a Network Extension (DNS proxy or packet tunnel) target, with filter-list ingestion such as the EasyList and EasyPrivacy formats and encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT) support. The hard parts are getting Apple's entitlements approved, debugging the system extension's memory and battery limits, and keeping blocklists updated. The video browser also has to respect WebKit restrictions around background playback and PiP. This requires an iOS developer with networking and App Store review experience.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 311 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #146 of 312 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 380 days after the earliest competitor.

  • MacDNS · ph · 2026-10-20 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • home-dns-adblock · github · 2026-10-05 · 56 upvotes · similarity 0.54
  • safari-adblock · github · 2026-11-11 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.53
  • Zero Ads · ph · 2026-11-03 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
  • disAD · github · 2026-10-01 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.51
  • Focus Shield · ph · 2026-09-29 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.49
  • Shieldly Ad Blocker · ph · 2026-09-07 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.49
  • Geaux · ph · 2026-11-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.49

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