Feed Cleaner vs AdGuard vs Brave for Pinterest Ads
Tam Nguyen
· 4 min read
All three can hide Pinterest ads on a computer, but they’re built for different jobs. AdGuard and Brave block ads and trackers on every site, and their Pinterest coverage comes from filter lists. Feed Cleaner works only on Pinterest and also removes shopping pins and suggestion blocks, which ad lists leave alone. None of them can remove ads inside the Pinterest phone app.
Feed Cleaner is our extension, so we’ve kept to facts we can link: AdGuard’s and Brave’s own documentation and published filter rules, checked in October 2026. We haven’t run a side-by-side test of every ad.
AdGuard on Pinterest
AdGuard makes a free browser extension and paid apps for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS.
What its filters do on Pinterest. AdGuard’s Base filter has Pinterest-specific rules:
- Two hiding rules for every
pinterest.*domain that hide grid items labeled “Promoted by”, in English and several other languages including Polish, French, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese. - A scriptlet rule that removes ad data from Pinterest’s own API responses before the page uses them.
That’s thorough ad coverage, and it isn’t limited to pinterest.com. Its tracking and annoyance lists also block Pinterest’s tracking endpoints and hide login and app-install prompts.
The browser extension. It’s free and needs no account. On Chrome it’s a Manifest V3 extension, which AdGuard says caps the number of filters and custom rules and only updates built-in rules with new releases (AdGuard’s MV3 notes). We couldn’t confirm that the scriptlet rule above runs in that version.
On phones. AdGuard for Android filters apps through a local VPN, but filtering apps is a paid feature, and since Android 7 apps only accept its HTTPS filtering if their developers allow it. On iPhone, system-wide blocking is DNS-based. Pinterest’s ads arrive in the same responses as its pins, so we don’t expect either to remove ads inside the Pinterest app.
What it leaves alone. Shopping pins, “Shop the look” and suggestion blocks like “Popular on Pinterest” are Pinterest content, not ads, so ad filters don’t target them.
Brave Shields on Pinterest
Brave blocks ads by default with no extension. According to Brave Shields and its list catalog, it uses EasyList, EasyPrivacy, uBlock Origin’s lists and Brave’s own lists.
What that means for Pinterest. EasyList has rules for promoted pins scoped to pinterest.com, so they don’t apply on country domains like pinterest.co.uk unless they list them. Brave’s blocking policy also says it doesn’t try to block first-party ads, and Brave’s own description of its modes says the default “Standard” mode hides third-party ad elements while “Aggressive” also covers first-party ones. Pinterest’s ads are first-party, so results depend on which mode you use. We haven’t tested either mode.
Extensions. Brave on a computer can install any Chrome Web Store extension, so you can add a Pinterest blocker on top of Shields.
On phones. Brave’s mobile browser has Shields for websites, but it can’t affect the Pinterest app.
Feed Cleaner on Pinterest
Feed Cleaner is a browser extension made only for Pinterest. It isn’t affiliated with Pinterest. The free version:
- Removes promoted pins on the home feed, in search and on pin pages. In Remove mode, they’re dropped from Pinterest’s data before the grid is drawn, so there are no gaps and nothing jumps.
- Recognizes ad labels in 25+ languages on 22 Pinterest country domains.
- Hides shopping pins, video pins and suggestion blocks, each with its own switch.
- Gets filter updates without an extension update, and has a “Report a missed ad” button.
It has no account and no tracking. An optional Pro plan adds a keyword filter, website and account blocking, an AI pin filter and custom columns.
Limits: it does nothing outside Pinterest, and it runs in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi. Like the others, it can’t touch the Pinterest app itself.
Side by side
| Feed Cleaner | AdGuard extension | Brave Shields | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (optional Pro) | Free (paid apps) | Free |
| Works on | Pinterest only | Every site | Every site |
| Promoted pins | Yes | Yes, per its rules | Depends on mode |
| Country domains | 22 | All pinterest.* | Depends on rules |
| Shopping pins, “Shop the look” | Yes | Not targeted by ad lists | Not targeted by ad lists |
| Suggestion blocks | Yes | Not targeted by ad lists | Not targeted by ad lists |
| Trackers on other sites | No | Yes | Yes |
| Pinterest phone app | No | No | No |
Which should you use?
- You want ads gone everywhere, Pinterest included: AdGuard has the strongest published Pinterest rules of the general blockers.
- You’d rather not install anything: Brave, with the caveat about modes above.
- You want Pinterest itself cleaned up, shopping clutter and all: a Pinterest-specific extension like Feed Cleaner.
These aren’t either-or. Feed Cleaner only runs on Pinterest pages, so it sits fine next to AdGuard or inside Brave. For more options, see the best Pinterest ad blockers.
FAQ
Does AdGuard DNS block Pinterest ads?
We don’t expect it to. DNS blocking stops whole domains, and Pinterest’s ads come from Pinterest’s own domain alongside regular pins. Blocking that domain would block Pinterest.
Can I use Feed Cleaner in Brave?
Yes. Install it from the Chrome Web Store in Brave on your computer. If something on Pinterest looks off, try lowering Shields for pinterest.com to see whether the two are overlapping.
Written by Tam Nguyen, who builds Feed Cleaner for Pinterest. Feed Cleaner is independent and not affiliated with Pinterest. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.