Firefox Focus as a content filter has always worked for me on Safari. Nowadays I mostly use Brave, though.
I get too many anti-blockers when using Firefox focus to make it anything other than something a specialist would use as a daily driver
uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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Look like that costs money though?
It's absolutely bonkers that an adblocker needs to cost $15/year, when the actual filter lists are maintained by volunteers and there's (presumably) very little in the way of code changes needed.
Having the lists freely available is only part of the battle for the end user. There are different ways of using that free data, and that takes time to develop. A good blocker can also do more than just utilize that free data as well
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.
You’re assuming that the price for a product should be based on the cost to offer it. In most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products. Cost doesn’t enter into the equation.
I'm well aware of how markets work, but that doesn't make it less bonkers. Bottled water companies take municipal water, do some "filtering", and sell it for a 10x-100x markup. I'm sure the people buying the water thinks they're getting their money's worth, but that doesn't mean we can't point out how absurd it is, nor is " in most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products" a satisfying counterargument to that.
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.
Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price. Revenue optimisation is a different concern. Would they sell more if they priced it at $10? Maybe. Would the total revenue ($10 * number of users) be higher than now? Maybe not. There is a…
>Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price.
adguard is free and I don't think I've encountered an ad that it didn't block. There's also open source adblockers like ublock origin lite, and some other one that was mentioned earlier this year but I forgot the name of.
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
#85AdGuard on iOS has worked for me for years in it's free form. It's script based so works like uBlock Origin on desktop.
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.
How many developers do you think would work even a single hour for that price tag?
I'm sure the app has at least 1000 paying subscribers? Take out Apple's 30% cut, and that's more than $10k a year.
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
#87AdGuard on iOS has worked for me for years in it's free form. It's script based so works like uBlock Origin on desktop.
Yep love it. Any reason to switch to this?
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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Somewhat ironically, you can install and use the Firefox uBO extension on Orion for iOS. Orion/Kagi figured out how to do it before Firefox/Mozilla.
except it doesn't work. but you can install it, yes. I want to like Orion but I've seen the same bugs for a year now.
It does work tho. Just not consistently lol
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
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You think that doesn’t require time? Doing user support? Keeping up with API changes, etc?
I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.
How many hours a month do you think is needed to “justify” charging $1.25/month?
If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?
Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.
How many hours a month do you think is needed to “justify” charging $1.25/month? If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?
>If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?
This thread is literally about someone providing a free alternative.