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Isn't AdGuard just DNS? That means it blocks ads from everywhere, not just the browser. But you can't customise the blocklist unless you selfhost it.
If there's a web extension too, then idk. If you use say, Firefox for Android, then you don't have much choice besides uBlock, and with... Hm, other mobile browsers you don't have any at all.
It isn't "just" DNS level blocking, no. They have an adblocker for browsers, too. uBlock is using their filters.
Some have built-in adblockers (ex: Brave, DDG), others support extensions (ex: Safari, Orion).
Or AdGuard. I run the AdGuard browser extension on my Firefox for Android. It claims to also have one for iOS Safari. It has a paid desktop app, and that one add DNS blocks. I tried it once and paid for a license, but then I switched back to the free browser extensions for a reason I dont remember anymore.
I remember now. It caused havok with a lot of UWP apps. So I went to browser-extensions only.