iPhone Ad blocker recommendations?

[Populus]

Wait, isn’t Wipr maintained by Giorgio Calderolla anymore? I’m reading the head of the project is… Kaylee Calderolla? His daughter? I don’t understand…

Edit: after doing a little bit of research, understanding how Italian ID and fiscal code number works, I came to the realization that the dev I once knew as Giorgio is now Kaylee. She apparently changed her gender. But I’m happy she’s still providing support to her awesome ad-blocker!

 

[nxt3]

Wiper 2 was just released. One time payment, no subscriptions. It's a universal app for use on any iDevice or Mac.

Looks like it blocks more than just ads now; I visited multiple ad-blocker test sites and it didn't have any issues blocking everything.

 

[Populus]

Wiper 2 was just released. One time payment, no subscriptions. It's a universal app for use on any iDevice or Mac.

Looks like it blocks more than just ads now; I visited multiple ad-blocker test sites and it didn't have any issues blocking everything.

Yeah, I purchased it as soon as it launched, but I haven’t tested it yet. I’m reinstalling some devices and I’ll install Wipr 2 instead.

 

[HappyDude20]

So what happens to the original Wipr?
Does it no longer receive updates?

I love Wipr.

It’s been a godsend on all my devices.

 

[nxt3]

So what happens to the original Wipr?
Does it no longer receive updates?

I love Wipr.

It’s been a godsend on all my devices.

More info about that here

but yes, no more updates to the app and it will also continue to receive blocklist updates.

 

[Supermallet]

I switched from AdGuard to Wipr 2 and it seems to work just as well, and the new app design is really nice. Kaylee did fantastic work on this and it looks like she has more plans for the app too!

 

[Maloney~888]

I switched from AdGuard to Wipr 2 and it seems to work just as well, and the new app design is really nice. Kaylee did fantastic work on this and it looks like she has more plans for the app too!

Just done the same. So far so good.

 

[erupts]

Meanwhile, I use a combination of AdGuard Home (a better Pi-Hole) in my LAN and 1Blocker on my iPhone when I’m out of town. I still see YouTube ads, so I imagine that Vinegar would make sense especially to fix this.

Were you still seeing YouTube ads on Safari or on the YouTube app? What do you personally use for DNS-blocking and which ad blocking app(s) do you use now on iOS and MacOS?

 

[it wasnt me]

As I said in another thread, I have upgraded, especially because of DNS blocking:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/best-adblocker-for-safari-mac.2439114/?post=33846526#post-33846526

The only additional ad blocker on iOS is Mullvad VPN's built-in blocker. Yes, there are YouTube ads on mobile, but not on macOS. I'll still need to find out why.

 

[bogdanw]

AdBlock Pro https://apps.apple.com/app/id1018301773?platform=iphone
It's still updated on iOS 12, so really useful for devices that no longer receive security updates from Apple.