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Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by rocketvole » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

dewey wrote: post #10

I've been using https://1blocker.com for many years now without issues. It isn't in their comparison list, but looks pretty similar design wise.

isn't 1blocker a subscription service?

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by pieterr » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:12 PM UTC

agoodusername63 wrote: post #19

rocketvole wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you need testflight? This app is on the app store

Is it? I searched wBlock in the ios app store and found nothing.

https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/wblock/id6746388723

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by rocketvole » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:15 PM UTC

agoodusername63 wrote: post #19

rocketvole wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would you need testflight? This app is on the app store

Is it? I searched wBlock in the ios app store and found nothing.

The github page has a link to the app store

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by Spartan-S63 » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:16 PM UTC

rocketvole wrote: post #21

dewey wrote: post #10

I've been using https://1blocker.com for many years now without issues. It isn't in their comparison list, but looks pretty similar design wise.

isn't 1blocker a subscription service?

Yes, kind of. It has a subscription option, but you can also pay for a lifetime plan. They've done several major upgrades/redesigns and the lifetime plan is still honored.

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by hendersoon » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:17 PM UTC

It's just another declarative adblocker, as that is all Safari (and now Chrome) allows. There's vanishingly little room for differentiation in this space.

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by SoKamil » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:19 PM UTC

vlovich123 wrote: post #20

> uBlock Origin Lite: Chromium-only Manifest V3 extension. Not available for Safari. How did I install it as a safari extension on iOS from the App Store?

This comparison is outdated.

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by SoKamil » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

ivanjermakov wrote: post #18

HelloUsername wrote: post #3

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And what does it do differently ?

Supports iOS 17.

Ad blocking on Safari is partially broken before iOS 18.6, hence the requirement of iOS version on uBlock Origin Lite.

https://matisyahu.blog/2025/07/31/and-it-is-raining-again/

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by froddd » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:36 PM UTC

Just installed it to see if it might be better than AdGuard on memory usage, and now I’m getting constant “Pssst! You forgot to apply some settings” notifications as soon as I leave the app. Clicking it takes me back to the app, where it does an update of everything, and… That’s it. Leave the app again, and the notification reappears. Quite annoying!

Edit: it appears it doesn’t remove ad content blocks like AdGuard, and doesn’t let me pick and choose elements to add. I might revisit in a few months, but for now I’m back to AdGuard.

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by muppetman » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:49 PM UTC

egypturnash wrote: post #12

acephal wrote: post #9

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Is there any reason to prefer uBoL over Pi-Hole/Adguard Home?

It works when you are outside your home network, without the additional rigamarole of setting up a VPN for all your devices to pass their internet through your home server.

Home Adguard Home works regardless of if I'm at home or not, without a VPN. I'm on Android though and I just set the Private DNS setting - I have a domain and point it at that. I dunno if you can do Private DNS on iOS though?

Re: WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 5:52 PM UTC

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