What are your favorite Safari extensions on iOS?
What are your favorite Safari extensions on iOS?
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Wipr (Ad blocker). Set it and forget it! It's not a resource hog either.
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What makes you choose Wipr over AdGuard and Ghostery?
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Wipr is a simple "set it and forget it" extension. While it's not as flexible as AdGuard, it's also a lot less complicated to use because it manages the filters automatically. But it does not have a way to modify the filters.
I've never tried Ghostery, but I should check it out.
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adblockers for Safari work in two ways:
- Setting a content blocker list of rules (fast, simple). Very likely they all share similar lists.
- Dynamic JavaScript injection, this can block more complex ads.
AdGuard does both, which is why it’s good.
I’ve never used Wipr, but zero customization sounds awful.
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Wipr does both too, and the lack of configurability isn't as bad as you think it is. But if that's a dealbreaker for you, then stay away from it.
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AdGuard does both, which is why it’s good.
Do you need a paid license to get both features, or is the free version enough?
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I use it for free, no issues. Paid gets you DNS blocking.
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Most are free. YouTube adblocking is paid, not sure which others.
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Ah, gotcha. Yeah, looks like premium handles more complex adblocking too. But in general I haven’t had any issues with the free version of AdGuard that would lead me to needing an IAP.
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Thanks! I'm going to try the free version :)
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Just tried Ghostery, and it misses a lot of ads.
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