Good Ad Blocker recommendations

[FlyingDutch]

I’m using AdGuard on my iPad and AdBlock Pro on my iPhone. Why two different apps ? I just wanted to try both , ended up being satisfied by both 😅

 

[GDF]

I use Wiper2, but think it is having trouble with websites picking up it is an Adblocker lately. Reported the issues to Wiper and see if they take care of them quickly. Or maybe it is settings I need to change in Wiper2, but usually it is very simple.

 

[Pooneil]

I’d recommend everyone give WBlock a try! Developer is very active on Reddit, it just released and uses AdGuard’s filtering, the design of the app is lightweight and Liquid Glass for those who care, and it has been less problematic on select sites than Wipr has been.

I looked for wBlock in the iPhone App Store and could not locate it but it does seem to be in the Mac App Store. Is it available for iOS?

 

[gwang73]

I use Wiper2, but think it is having trouble with websites picking up it is an Adblocker lately. Reported the issues to Wiper and see if they take care of them quickly. Or maybe it is settings I need to change in Wiper2, but usually it is very simple.

Try disabling Wipr Extra for just that website. The dev is pretty good at fixing broken websites and sometimes a force refresh of the database in Wipr will fix it as new rules get published but hasn't been auto-updated in the background yet.

 

[Lab34]

I looked for wBlock in the iPhone App Store and could not locate it but it does seem to be in the Mac App Store. Is it available for iOS?

Hi, maybe here: https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/wblock/id6746388723
(copied from my iphone)
Yes it's on the store but it seems it's not indexed. (strange)

 

[UliBaer]

Hi, maybe here: https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/wblock/id6746388723
(copied from my iphone)
Yes it's on the store but it seems it's not indexed. (strange)

It's like that for months! I think, it's on purpose, because this software is free and actually works!

 

[movzx]

NextDNS

 

[Fallforward]

Ghostery is excellent, I agree.

Ghostery has a conflict of interest because it is owned by Hubert Burda Media. They supposedly fixed a similar conflict back in 2017 when Evidon sold Ghostery to Cliqz, but Hubert Burda Media owns Cliqz.

Hubert Burda Media is one of the largest publishers in Europe with many digital publications that rely on digital advertising. Per Wikipedia, they own over 70 magazines, roughly 600 media products and "various mail order and service and marketing firms" across 19 countries.

How does Ghostery fit into such a business? Why does Hubert Burda Media want to own them?

 

[Hans300]

I use AdGuard since years.

Blocks ads on YT (most important for me) and mostly on websites. Quite good.

Are there blockers in AppStore, who can block ads in Apps? No i guess?

 

[PerpetualCycle]

nm

 

[Helmsley]

I've been using Adblock Plus for a few years now with good results. The one I use is free but I think the offer a paid version too.

 

[Populus]

Wipe 2 works wonderfully both on iOS 18.7 and 26.2, and it also blocks YouTube ads on Safari.

 

[vbctv]

Was using 1Blocker until recently, noticed that 1Blocker seems to be not blocking ads well anymore (especially those Admiral Popups) and I started seeing website slow downs.
Switched to Wipr2 and it's like my Safari has been reborn. You can tell the difference between an app written well and one that seems to be in need of being rewritten. When I uninstalled 1Blocker I noticed it was taking up almost 800mb of space, yet Wipr 2 is only 12.3MB. So now I know why websites were slowing down, 1Blocker is bloated....

 

[Blaidd]

Was using 1Blocker until recently, noticed that 1Blocker seems to be not blocking ads well anymore (especially those Admiral Popups) and I started seeing website slow downs.
Switched to Wipr2 and it's like my Safari has been reborn. You can tell the difference between an app written well and one that seems to be in need of being rewritten. When I uninstalled 1Blocker I noticed it was taking up almost 800mb of space, yet Wipr 2 is only 12.3MB. So now I know why websites were slowing down, 1Blocker is bloated....

Same story here.

My safari was getting sluggish and I didn’t know why.. removed 1blocker to give wipr2 a chance, and now everything loads instantly.