‎Wipr 2
apps.apple.com
‎Wipr blocks ads, popups, trackers, cookie warnings, and other nasty things that make the web slow and ugly. Websites in Safari will look clean, load fast, and stop invisibly tracking you. You’ll notice significant improvements to your battery life and data usage. Setup is a snap. Wipr’s blocklist…
  • DavidGA@lemmy.world
    48·
    6 hours ago

    Paying for a YouTube ad blocker instead of just paying for YouTube Premium seems a little silly.

    • nocturne@sopuli.xyz
      41·
      2 hours ago

      YouTube premium just went up to like $80/month didn’t it? Seems a bit more than $5.

  • Synapse@lemmy.world
    181·
    20 hours ago

    Is it worth paying 6€ for ?

    I recently got an iPad, it’s the first Apple device I’ve use. I am still not over the fact that I need to pay for a thing as basic as an ad-blocker, and that it will only work with Safari…

    • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
      16·
      20 hours ago

      I use AdGuard and Vinegar Extract (Vinegar without the adblock part). IIRC those are free and work well for me, so try them first.

    • athairmor@lemmy.world
      7·
      20 hours ago

      I’d say so. I haven’t upgraded to Wipr 2, yet, but Wipr 1 is effective and simple. AdGuard has a free version that is good but, for whatever reason, involves a lot more settings changes. AdGuard has the advantage of letting you select elements and block them. Wipr doesn’t, don’t know if Wipr 2 has that.

      If you want free, try AdGuard or Firefox Focus.

    • const_void@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      20 hours ago

      There’s wBlock if you can’t justify the cost. I just prefer supporting indie devs. Not sure how effective it is against YouTube ads though.

    • IamAnonymous@lemmy.world
      13·
      19 hours ago

      There are a lot of options to block ads. I don’t pay for any apps and don’t see any ads on my Apple devices.

  • CluckN@lemmy.world
    3·
    20 hours ago

    I’m unfamiliar with Wipr is it worth $6 for the new one or just pay $2 for the original?

    • nicerdicer
      3·
      20 hours ago

      I use KaBlock and Hush Nag Blocker. Both apps are availiable for macOS as well as for iOS. They are made to work with Safari. So far I haven’t had any issues with ads, even when watching Youtube videos. They are free. I would give them a try first. If they don’t work for you, you always can purchase wipr later.

      • edric@lemm.ee
        1·
        18 hours ago

        Which one do you like better? I try not to overload my phone content blockers because it’s hard to troubleshoot if a site breaks. I see Hush Nag claims they are FOSS so I’m leaning towards it.

        • nicerdicer
          1·
          17 hours ago

          I discovered KaBlock first, and it did its job. I did not test it with Youtube tho. A couple of weeks ago someone mentioned Hush Nag Blocker and I installed it as well. I think they complete each other, as Hush makes Cookie-Banners disappear, which KaBlock doesn’t. Both KaBlock and Hush seem to block ads from Youtube - I haven’t experienced ads on smartphone so far (I skipped into maybe 3 to 5 videos on it in the last couple of weeks, as I have a data plan that isn’t tailored for video streaming).

  • 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    19 hours ago

    Why cant the dev just update the original wipr? Why the need for wipr 2?

    I bought the original wipr years ago. Havent used it in favor of adguard.

    • Prontomomo@lemmy.world
      231·
      19 hours ago

      Because app developers can’t support themselves with a $5 app that people use for half a dozen years.

      Skip buying one drink or appetizer and pay for an app to support people who make great things.