Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?

#1

Post by soapdog » Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 1:40 PM UTC

Dear HN,

After being spoiled by Firefox add-ons such as uBlock Origin, I'm finding it very difficult to use AdBlockers in Safari. I'm using my iPad Mini a lot and would love to have a decent ad blocker for iOS. What are HN users using on iOS for adblocking? I don't want to belive that there is no good solution out there...

PS: I'm currently using AdBlock but I'm not impressed with it.

Re: Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?

#2

Post by squid32 » Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 1:43 PM UTC

I thought you can use uBlock Origin for safari too? at least it says so on the website.

Re: Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?

#3

Post by nguyenkien » Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 1:56 PM UTC

squid32 wrote: post #2

I thought you can use uBlock Origin for safari too? at least it says so on the website.

From they github page, Safari 13+ no longer supported.

Re: Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?

#4

Post by troydavis » Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 1:57 PM UTC

AdGuard gets closest (https://adguard.com/en/adguard-safari/overview.html), but the Safari SDK doesn't allow for as fine-grained filtering as Firefox.

Here's some of the history: https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158. If you want the best ad blocking, use Firefox and uBO. If you're really stuck using Safari on macOS (or iOS), strongly consider AdGuard.

Re: Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?

#5

Post by dev_tty01 » Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 2:31 PM UTC

Better. It blocks most ads and tracking, but actually allows well behaved ads, which I am happy to support. Better is built by an indy husband and wife team. I have no affiliation.

https://better.fyi

From their website:

>>Better is hand-crafted by Small Technology Foundation, a tiny two-person-and-one-husky not-for-profit striving for social justice in the digital network age. We curate our own unique blocking rules for Better based on the principles of Ethical Design.