Comment by pdpi
7 months ago
I've used Firefox Focus as an ad blocker for Safari on iOS for several years now. I don't actually use it as my browser, I just use Safari as normal, but it integrates with Safari, and seems to work well enough.
7 months ago
I've used Firefox Focus as an ad blocker for Safari on iOS for several years now. I don't actually use it as my browser, I just use Safari as normal, but it integrates with Safari, and seems to work well enough.
Wipr 2. One time payment for macOS and mobile. And it even blocks ads on YouTube (when watched via Safari).
One time until Wipr 3, coming from a Wipr 1/2 user, just to be clear.
From what I can find, the original Wipr was released for iOS in Sep 2015 and the macOS version followed in Aug 2018.
Wipr 2 is a complete rewrite and was released in Nov 2024. So, in theory, for £1.99 you could've gotten 9 years of ad-blocking on iOS and for another £1.99 the same on macOS for 6 years.
And since this requires maintenance of the blocklists and associated code, I am totally fine with paying a small amount once every few years. And I'm not even forced to pay as the older versions usually continue to run - albeit on life support.
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Good! Wipr was very cheap, so was Wipr 2, if paying a tiny fee every few years for a well-made app that does its job well keeps the developer in business and able to keep maintaining it, then I'm happy to do it.
That said, I'm not actually convinced there will be a Wipr 3, at least not without some significant change to the ecosystem first. Wipr 2 was a complete rewrite of Wipr, there's no reason to expect it will need yet another complete rewrite.
Why would you need to upgrade to wipr 3 if wipr 2 does what you want and need?
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Seconded. It’s so very great! I finally switched off 1Blocker to use it.
As someone currently on 1Blocker (and decently happy with it, esp. the 'vpn' hack to block in app content too); what made you switch and how does it improve over 1BLocker?
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Try Brave browser on iOS, it cuts everything irrelevant without third-party apps, and you also get background media playback on locked screen (settings toggle) on youtube as "one more thing".
Firefox Focus has this feature too! (ie: play YouTube videos from lock screen controls, keeps playing with screen off)
Brave is awesome. Skip the silly crypto integration and enjoy the amazing integrated ad-blocking.