I just installed AdBlock Plus.
It's free, and seems to be doing a good job.
You? And is is free or paid for?
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What Ad Blocker are you using?
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rmgbenschop
macrumors member
I am using Adguard for a while now on all of my Apple devices and it is working well.
Compared to some other adblockers (eg Adblock Plus), Adguard definitely blocks the most (which is good).
On the Mac it is free, on my mobile devices I am using the Pro version of Adguard.
Compared to some other adblockers (eg Adblock Plus), Adguard definitely blocks the most (which is good).
On the Mac it is free, on my mobile devices I am using the Pro version of Adguard.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
I use 1Blocker. It is paid.
1blocker.com
1Blocker - The Most Beautiful & Powerful Safari Ad Blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac
1Blocker lets you block ads, trackers, and other unwanted web content. It's easy to use and doesn’t slow down Safari. 1Blocker comes with over 120,000 built-in blocker rules. It is very configurable and all your settings are synced over iCloud.
I've uninstalled AdBlock, and am installing AdGuard.
Thanks for the info.
Edit: So many options?? Think I'll go back to AdBlock. Thanks, though.
Thanks for the info.
Edit: So many options?? Think I'll go back to AdBlock. Thanks, though.
RazaIsmail
macrumors newbie
You could try Wipr. For my use is faster than AdGuard and very clean and minimalist.
smoking monkey
macrumors 68020
Be careful. Be sure to read what these extensions have access to. Some of them can read sensitive data like passwords and they can track you all across the web.
Captain Trips
macrumors 68000
forzagaribaldi
macrumors regular
Won’t be for everyone but I have pi-hole running on a raspberry pi which provides blocking for all devices on our home network. Reduces need to run extensions on individual devices and we have some old iPads that don’t support ad blocking at all.
TrueBlou
macrumors 601
I was using AdGuard on iOS and Mac (without the one that reads everything enabled). But I’ve just moved back to 1Blocker, as none of their extensions are so intrusive. Plus, they still have an offer on subscriptions at the moment, so a year up front was very reasonable.
matrix07
macrumors G3
TrueBlou
macrumors 601
When you go into Safari settings and view the various enabled extensions, there are several for AdGuard, but if you read the description of each, there is only one which says it has access to, well, essentially every single thing you do. It specifically mentions things like access to passwords and so on.
I can personally recommend https://nextdns.io/
It's a system-wide DNS blocker with really good configurability - basically a PiHole in the cloud.
Free up to 300k requests/month which is more than enough for any kind of normal user.
It's a system-wide DNS blocker with really good configurability - basically a PiHole in the cloud.
Free up to 300k requests/month which is more than enough for any kind of normal user.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
That is for home WiFi use, and not for those with mobile device connection, unless I misread the website.
It works both for home use AND mobile connections. I'm using it on my desktop PC and on my mobile devices.
There are apps available for all platforms. It even works without an app if you configure it manually here https://apple.nextdns.io/ and then import it into your iOS 14 DNS settings.
Apple Knowledge Navigator
macrumors 601
I use AdBlock Pro (Mac App Store). It's paid but reasonably priced.
The reason I like it is because the controls are very granular, so you can choose specifically how you want your experience. It's enabled me to remove several other extensions as this does the job.
The reason I like it is because the controls are very granular, so you can choose specifically how you want your experience. It's enabled me to remove several other extensions as this does the job.
macintoshmac
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I use 1Blocker. It is paid.
1Blocker - The Most Beautiful & Powerful Safari Ad Blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac
1Blocker lets you block ads, trackers, and other unwanted web content. It's easy to use and doesn’t slow down Safari. 1Blocker comes with over 120,000 built-in blocker rules. It is very configurable and all your settings are synced over iCloud.
Does it remove placeholder boxes as well/ clean up the CSS?
Apple_Robert
Contributor
Most of the time it does a very good job in that regard.
macintoshmac
Suspended
Ah, then I must try this. I find Wipr and Adblock Pro for Safari do this and I like this feature.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
mi7chy
Suspended
Best one is uBlock Origin that's open source, free and been around since 2014 but only available for Chrome based browsers like Chrome (what I'm using), Firefox and Edge.
ProfessionalFan
macrumors 603
Adguard, the pro version because I got it on a big discount. Have it on my Mac, iPhone and iPad. Works very well.