I know both AdGuard and 1Blocker offer system-wide blocking by creating a sinkhole for blacklisted domains by creating a local VPN profile, but that's of no use to me since I currently use IVPN as my daily-driver and they already have decent ad/tracker blocking DNS using the venerable oisd (full version) blocklist, which basically contains most of the domains employed for the in-app tracker blocking that AdGuard DNS or 1Blocker's Firewall promise.
1blocker review 2021 free#
Lifetime sub price for AdGuard's "Pro" features is cheaper, and even the free version of AdGuard gives you more blocking than 1Blocker.įwiw, I'm only looking at the Safari blocking features. AdGuard with a decent set of filters still blocks nasty disqus or wordpress comments, but at least I can troll Ars comments section normally.ģ. 1Blocker (and many other blockers) have this weird "categories based" blocking structure that ends up blocking comments on Ars articles or replies on reddit frontends (like ) unless I spend a lot of time creating whitelist rules.
AdGuard's blocking works like blockers I'm used to.
1blocker review 2021 update#
abp syntax, which update regularly (or you can force update) 1Blocker seems to download their own rules and I have no idea what sources they employ.Ģ.
1blocker review 2021 android#
AdGuard on the other hand seems to be more favoured by the privacy and open source crowd, though its iOS and Mac following seems to be small compared to its Windows and Android following.Ĭurrently I'm leaning on AdGuard because ġ. From what I've read, along with personal experience using past versions of both, 1Blocker seems to be favoured by the uber Apple-centric folk, from those used to paying $100/yr for calendar apps to the Apple blogger/twitter/medium circle-jerkers. So what's the most powerful ad/tracker/content blocker for iOS/iPadOS these days? My research (basically just drunken goog/ddg/reddit-fu) points to a final showdown between 1Blocker vs AdGuard. It's 2021 now and with Safari supporting web extensions and all that newfangled jazz, I figure this topic could use another look. This is a link to the 1Blocker website where you can find out more about the tool.I know there's probably some thread somewhere in this forum about iOS/Safari content blockers, but wager that was started when it was new on iOS, back when big bezels and Penny-Farthings were still in fashion. 1Blocker itself is free with an in-app purchase subscription to enable more features. The 1Blocker FAQ has a guide to enabling their Web Extension for YouTube ad-blocking. If you decide to use the new support for blocking ads on YouTube through 1Blocker or another web extension, I recommend supporting the people you enjoy watching on YouTube through other means. Of course this method of blocking ads also won’t work inside the YouTube app, it only works through Safari. There are other, better ways to support the people making good things on YouTube.īlocking ads on YouTube isn’t a perfect experience, sometimes not loading an ad will also mean you need to reload the page to continue watching the video but I would rather be slightly inconvenienced than accidentally exposed to YouTube’s advertising. Beyond Coke ads, the ads on YouTube include ads for hate groups, grifters, and scam artists, selling everything from Bitcoin to literal poison. I have had generally pleasant interactions with the workers for YouTube as a creator, but the ads and content are often extremely objectionable. There are considerations here for the consequences of blocking ads and especially on YouTube where the people who make the videos are essentially spec workers without any guarantees. With iOS 15 and iPad OS 15, as well as Safari 15 on the Mac, that usefulness expands to allow blocking ads on YouTube via the newly supported Web Extensions in Safari. Soon after Apple allowed “content blockers” to block advertisements (six years ago! ?) the 1Blocker app became my favorite tool to do so.
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