I tried Hyperweb after your mention, and it seems to offer almost all its features for free outside that custom rules thing. My brain sort of overlooks that when it sees a 'lifetime' option, which I simply classify as a one-off purchase. All forms of recommendations are welcome.Ĭlick to expand.Yeah, I forgot 1Blocker (and AdGuard Pro) is subscription based. Initially started this thread with a focus on ad/tracker-blockers, but I've amended the subject title to include Safari web extensions as well. I know both AdGuard and 1Blocker offer system-wide blocking by creating a sinkhole for blacklisted domains by creating a local VPN profile, but that's of no use to me since I currently use IVPN as my daily-driver and they already have decent ad/tracker blocking DNS using the venerable oisd (full version) blocklist, which basically contains most of the domains employed for the in-app tracker blocking that AdGuard DNS or 1Blocker's Firewall promise. Lifetime sub price for AdGuard's "Pro" features is cheaper, and even the free version of AdGuard gives you more blocking than 1Blocker.įwiw, I'm only looking at the Safari blocking features. AdGuard with a decent set of filters still blocks nasty disqus or wordpress comments, but at least I can troll Ars comments section normally.ģ. 1Blocker (and many other blockers) have this weird "categories based" blocking structure that ends up blocking comments on Ars articles or replies on reddit frontends (like ) unless I spend a lot of time creating whitelist rules. AdGuard's blocking works like blockers I'm used to. abp syntax, which update regularly (or you can force update) 1Blocker seems to download their own rules and I have no idea what sources they employ.Ģ. AdGuard on the other hand seems to be more favoured by the privacy and open source crowd, though its iOS and Mac following seems to be small compared to its Windows and Android following.Ĭurrently I'm leaning on AdGuard because ġ. From what I've read, along with personal experience using past versions of both, 1Blocker seems to be favoured by the uber Apple-centric folk, from those used to paying $100/yr for calendar apps to the Apple blogger/twitter/medium circle-jerkers. So what's the most powerful ad/tracker/content blocker for iOS/iPadOS these days? My research (basically just drunken goog/ddg/reddit-fu) points to a final showdown between 1Blocker vs AdGuard. It's 2021 now and with Safari supporting web extensions and all that newfangled jazz, I figure this topic could use another look. Mike from JuneCloud is running into the same iCloud issue from 1Blocker Legacy here.I know there's probably some thread somewhere in this forum about iOS/Safari content blockers, but wager that was started when it was new on iOS, back when big bezels and Penny-Farthings were still in fashion. 1Blocker X also features Regional country-specific adblocking rules - currently Germany & Russia, with more on the way.Īs of now, the only bug I’ve seen people run into is with iCloud sync. 1Blocker Legacy was all or nothing for these kinds of situations.Īside from that huge feature enhancement that also introduces over 120,000 blocking rules in the app, you can now lock the main app behind Face ID and Touch ID to make sure things remain safe if you install this on another device that someone else will use. This is great if you just need to block a certain annoyance on a site, but leave everything else unblocked. To fix this, 1Blocker X uses multiple extensions allowing granular control without foregoing higher limits. Apple has the limit set to 50k rules and the original 1Blocker which is now called 1Blocker Legacy is nearing the limit already. The developer does explain the need for a new app - I had no idea that there was a limit to the number of rules for an extension. Several users have raised concerns about the decision to release a separate new app and leave the old one behind. Today 1Blocker X is available as a separate app and it turns up things to 11 in almost every way. The one-time in-app purchase I paid for at launch more than paid for itself and it got loads of updates for free since launch. I love apps like this that just work in the background without you having to launch them over and over again or repeatedly keep tweaking them. I can’t believe it has already been a few years since it released and that speaks volumes for how well it has worked for me. Having tried almost every Content Blocker for Safari on the App Store, I settled on 1Blocker. In iPad, iPhone 1Blocker X Is the Definitive Version of the Best iOS Content BlockerġBlocker X replaces the old 1Blocker Legacy app, and for good reasons.Įver since Apple announced Content Blockers for Safari on iOS, I was pretty excited to try the slew of apps that would release to coincide with the big feature release.
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