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[iOS] $0: AdBlock Pro for Safari @ iTunes

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[iOS] $0: AdBlock Pro for Safari @ iTunes
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adr8 on 04/01/2020 - 22:28 apps.apple.com (6804 clicks)

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Save data and speed up your Safari - block ads, trackers, unnecessary resources and bypass anti-adblock detectors.

Say goodbye to:

• ads and banners

• autoplay videos

• fake "x" buttons

• scrolling banners

• timed popups

• redirects to "xxx" websites

• YouTube video ads in Safari

• collection of your data online

Enjoy better Safari:

• on average 2x faster web browsing

• on average 50% lower data usage

•improved battery life

Extra features:

• bypass anti-adblock detectors

• sync settings between your devices with iCloud

• built-in button in Safari for quick changes

• hide obtrusive "Allow Cookies" prompts

• hide comment sections on popular websites

• block adult content (make browsing safe for kids)

Optimized for websites in the following languages:

English, Japanese, Indonesian, Russian, Persian, Latvian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, Korean, Swedish, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch, Estonian, Hebrew, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Danish, Greek, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, Norwegian, Hungarian, Chinese, German, Vietnamese, Arabic

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• Report it from inside the app. The app employs a crowdsourced blocking list updated with feedback of people like you.​

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  • Doovik on 04/01/2020 - 22:32

    Great deal, don’t know how well it will work though.

    • chrism238 on 04/01/2020 - 22:46

      It’s good, I only wish it did everything it claims.

      • PorkHunt on 05/01/2020 - 00:09

        Does it at least…block ads like it claims?

        • chrism238 on 05/01/2020 - 06:25

          Yes, but it's difficult to tell in some cases - it's detected by an increasing number of webpages, and you're then unable to view the page (with, or without, ads).

          • no not me on 05/01/2020 - 10:24

            @chrism238: What prevents you from viewing the page with ads if it’s detected?

    • IVI on 06/01/2020 - 16:07

      How well it will work
      may be a function of its Version

      Is this exactly the same version
      as in earlier offers?

      Does iOS have any way to track
      versions of apps we install or
      whether an app has been updated
      (ie, if we haven't thought to
      log such details)?

    • TightTerry on 04/01/2020 - 22:39
      +10

      Clearly don’t, it’s free.

        • 0jay on 04/01/2020 - 23:52
          +1

          Blockbear, probly the best lightweight blocker is always free.

        • Smigit on 05/01/2020 - 10:26
          +3

          There’s paid options for every OS.

    • Daabido on 04/01/2020 - 22:48

      Can't believe people still say iSheeple. The Apple i is being deprecated. It is now Sheeple thank you.

      • cnut on 04/01/2020 - 23:12
        +4

        What’s wrong with iPhones exactly?

        • ONEMariachi on 04/01/2020 - 23:45
          +4

          It's a hangup from 6 years ago that some people can't get over. The only thing Android really does better than Apple now, is the adoption of USB C. Which I'm hoping Apple pulls their head out and takes that on like their Ipad range.

          • Tacooo on 05/01/2020 - 00:53
            -7

            @ONEMariachi: Android is an OS and has no bearing on what ports a phone has. However, disregarding that, the other things "Android" does well is NFC, satellite positioning (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou), screen resolution, camera resolution, audio quality, 3.5mm port availability, price and I'll just leave it at that.

            • ONEMariachi on 05/01/2020 - 01:38
              +4

              @Tacooo: Of course it is a OS- that doesn’t divorce it from the hardware it is attached to- the vast majority of which are adopting USB C ports.

              The rest of those things have very little to no value to a large amount of people(all they are, are very very slight improvements at absolute best over Apple versions- to the point of complete irrelevance in bringing them up in terms of calling other idiots for choosing it). The only one I’ll concede is the 3.5mm and even that is a 50/50 depending on the brand now, and will soon disappear entirely from all phones.

              All you are is another person who thinks their own subjective desires mean everyone that doesn’t choose the exact same things is an idiot. Ignoring the hilarious irony of your inability to step outside of your own experiences and understand alternatives to your personal needs.

                • ONEMariachi on 05/01/2020 - 09:15
                  +7

                  @Tacooo: The difference between screen resolution, camera quality is so small that yes they mean nothing to a lot of people. Are you seriously trying to state that the average person has any idea what those things even mean? Or give a shit about 5 extra pixels on a screen? Like it makes some sort of actual difference? What exactly is your slightly better screen resolution on the 2 android devices that are better than an Apple device actually doing for you? And anyone that wants good photos(especially as the diffeeences here is minuscule), sure as hell ain’t using a phone to take them. I personally use an A7Sii. Which takes an incredible dump over any Android device by such a huge difference it’s hilarious you’re even making these points. Oh and mate, screen resolution and camera is also hardware- you know the point you tried to have a go at me for before. Price isn’t an OS feature either. Derp derp derp.

                  I don’t believe for even a second you work in IT. You sound like a 15 year old that gets his opinions from YouTube channels.

                  I ran a Telstra shop for 8 years. We sold Apple products at a level of 5 for every android device where I was, yet 70% of issues, faults and returns were android. See, I can play the anecdotal dumb arse approach too. Pull your head out.
                  The difference now are so small, that fools like you can’t even make a reasonable argument about it anymore but hold on to it because you wrap your identity in trying to insult people about things that don’t matter.

                  • Tacooo on 05/01/2020 - 12:39
                    -4

                    @ONEMariachi:

                    The difference between screen resolution, camera quality is so small that yes they mean nothing to a lot of people. Are you seriously trying to state that the average person has any idea what those things even mean?

                    Of course the average person doesn't understand them. Doesn't mean they can't benefit from them. You think a person zooming in on a photo taken with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro isn't going to see a difference between that and zooming in on the same photo using an iPhone 8? Of course they are.

                    Oh and mate, screen resolution and camera is also hardware- you know the point you tried to have a go at me for before. Price isn’t an OS feature either.

                    Yeah no shit Sherlock. But since you decided to go off-centre with your comparisons of Android as a manufacturer vs Apple I might as well, no?

                    Derp derp derp.

                    Something about you being 15 years old?

                    I don’t believe for even a second you work in IT. You sound like a 15 year old that gets his opinions from YouTube channels.

                    Well good thing I don't have to prove shit to you. Although if I was 15 that makes me 9 years old when this account was created so go figure…

                    I ran a Telstra shop for 8 years.

                    That should say everything shouldn't it.

                    We sold Apple products at a level of 5 for every android device where I was, yet 70% of issues, faults and returns were android.

                    Well yeah, no one is disputing the popularity of Apple devices and their (up until recently) good QA.

                    fools like you can’t even make a reasonable argument about it anymore

                    The other day I was playing with a colleagues iPhone that was on the latest update (13.something iirc) and you know how poorly it was bug tested? So poorly that they'd manage to (profanity) up notifications for their own Mail app. The software literally was not even tested at the most base level to make sure the most basic of functions worked with their own stock software. There's an argument for you.

            • GrueHunter on 05/01/2020 - 12:43
              +1

              @Tacooo: eh, you're just salty coz we got rid of 3.5mm first and now you're playing catchup :P

              • Tacooo on 05/01/2020 - 12:44
                -1

                @GrueHunter: Nah I'm salty about those wicked charging cables you got that definitely don't break within a few months. Wish I had them XD

            • Bog on 05/01/2020 - 14:08

              @Tacooo: Apple NFC definitely isn’t as good as Android because Apple hasn’t opened up the API for it. But it’s true that most people doesn’t really care or need NFC apart from payments, which Apple does.

              I can’t see how screen resolution is an issue at all on iPhones. The resolution is so high you can’t distinguish individual pixels. Any increases on top of that seem largely pointless.

              High camera resolution has never meant good quality. In fact, the reason many manufacturers stopped the megapixel race was because it was making low light image quality worse - each pixel was smaller and hence fewer photons were hitting each one.

              3.5mm port is irrelevant to most people these days as people now use Bluetooth headphones. Admittedly there is a minority of people who still want to use wired headphones, in which case there is a Lightning adapter.

              In relation to the big ticket items - ease of use, privacy, security, build quality, ecosystem, Apple seems to have the advantage for the moment.

          • striker5950 on 05/01/2020 - 10:14

            @ONEMariachi: not quite true, i switched to my iphone 11 yesterday (mainly for camera) and i am already missing some awesome features of the v30+ like the always on display with the time and notifications (higher res too). the fact that you can control the vibration for messages and incoming calls seperatly who would have known this is not supported on iphone, i spend 2 hours yesterday trying to figure out why i cant remove the vibration from an incoming message/whatsapp without removing the vibration from an incoming phone call, apparently if you turn off vibration on iphone it will remove vibration for both messages and calls. so stupid. on the plus side the camera is awesome.

            also i cant record calls on iphone, all the apps that they provide that says you can record calls is a stupid work around that tells you to merge a call between the app and the person yo uare calling and it will make a beep sound also these apps are only for a current on going call meaning if you have an important incoming call you cannot record it from the beginning unless you tell the person please wait 10 sec, go to the menu and merge the call. there is jailbreak option but idk how safe those cydia apps are..

            • ONEMariachi on 05/01/2020 - 10:36
              +1

              @striker5950: Not sure about the other things, as they’ve never been something I needed to do- but you can definitely turn off vibration at an app by app basis. In particular, turn message vibrations off whilst keeping call vibrations on. I do that myself.

              Notifications>messages>sounds> Vibration>None. You can even create your own custom vibration there.

            • 0jay on 05/01/2020 - 10:39
              +1

              @striker5950: Cydia apps are arguably safer than many Playstore fare

      • StingyBritches on 05/01/2020 - 12:38
        +1

        Hey potplanty, I suppose the brand/model car you drive is also better than what other people use?

    • [Deactivated] on 05/01/2020 - 08:22

      Yeah, paying for things.
      For what others have created.
      In their own time.
      Using their own resources.
      To earn a living.
      To make money.
      To make other things.

      Pfftt. Idiots.

    • SirFlibbled on 05/01/2020 - 09:20

      There's plenty of free ad blocking on Mac. This is a PRO version, which is also common on PC ad blocking software.

    • robothat on 05/01/2020 - 11:10

      Chrome on Android doesn’t support ad blocking at all. Android users are forced to use a worse browser or mess around with network level blocking.

      • Tacooo on 05/01/2020 - 12:42

        How is Firefox a worse browser?

        • robothat on 07/01/2020 - 12:04

          Gecko is bloated and slow on a desktop computer; to hell with that on a smartphone.

  • Doovik on 04/01/2020 - 22:54
    +3

    Mac version also free dunno if this was always.
    https://apps.apple.com/in/app/adblock-pro-for-safari/id14841…

  • darshu on 04/01/2020 - 23:04
    +37

    Dont do it!!!!!! Last time i installed this on my ipad, all the hot moms and lonely women looking for coitus disappeared.

    • Daabido on 04/01/2020 - 23:08
      +2

      Don't worry. Potplanty took care of them for you.

      • Tacooo on 05/01/2020 - 12:43
        +1

        Gotem.

    • SlappersOnly on 04/01/2020 - 23:37
      +3

      Oh god! Where did all the single women in my local area go!

  • JordanSewell on 04/01/2020 - 23:14

    Thanks Op

  • snep on 04/01/2020 - 23:17

    Shame that Apple had to cripple extension support on iOS. Having full versions of ublock origin and umatrix on Android makes web browsing so much nicer…

    • robothat on 05/01/2020 - 11:12
      +1

      Firefox? Chrome on Android doesn’t support plugins at all.

      • snep on 05/01/2020 - 11:52

        Yeah firefox Android has full desktop plugin support. I'm a firefox user anyway but that in itself would be enough to make me switch if I wasn't.

  • plasmapuff on 04/01/2020 - 23:20
    +5

    I recommend AdGuard Pro for largely effective system wide ad blocking (including in chrome).

    Use a VPN to set your location to Russia to pay in rubles for a dramatically lower price.

  • wjb on 04/01/2020 - 23:59

    Awesome installed this Adblock Pro.
    Can I uninstall both Weblock and AdBlock? Previously posted on ozbargain

  • jace88 on 05/01/2020 - 00:04

    I've been using Purify since ad blocking was first introduced on iOS… time to try this one out I guess!

    Question though, should I not enable "Stop Tracking Scripts" if I want my cashback (Cashrewards/Shopback)?

    • MitchyD1989 on 05/01/2020 - 15:08

      Yes if you still want to use Safari with the cashback sites. I just use Chrome on my iPhone (or the inbuilt browsers in the ShopBack and Cashrewards apps) when using a cashback enabled site as the ad blocking only affects Safari.

  • olderman on 05/01/2020 - 00:17
    +6

    I know Apple banned on-device cryptocurrency mining on iOS, but it still sounds fishy to use adblocker developed by company with the name Crypto Inc.
    Over last few months they've changed product name (Adblocker+, AdBlock Pro), company name (Crypto Tracker, Crypto Inc) and web site address. I also saw there are thousands reviews of how awesome this app is, but there are also so many stupid reviews where people just leave feedback for a wrong app just because its name is similar to ABP (which is Adblock Plus)

    • striker5950 on 05/01/2020 - 10:17

      you hit some good points, i already installed it tho

    • Smigit on 05/01/2020 - 11:06

      If it’s a content blocker extension then as far as I’m aware they all work the same way in safari in that they populate a rules list that Safari uses. I don’t believe the apps actually run or do anything themselves when it comes time to block anything, Safari does all the work based on the block list the app supplied.

  • jeeg on 05/01/2020 - 02:13

    Thanks Op. seems to work on my iPad.

  • Nilfunds on 05/01/2020 - 07:43

    dont hate on potplanty

    all pro users run Safari on Windows

  • lordezekiel on 05/01/2020 - 09:43

    Wouldn't a free VPN like Luna be a better option?
    https://bit.ly/2tya4Je
    It blocks basically all in-app ads such as those shitty banner ads along the bottom of many apps, not just ads on safari…

    • snep on 05/01/2020 - 11:05
      +2

      I'd be very sceptical of any 'free' vpns. Server bandwidth is never free, and I doubt the devs are footing the bill themselves out of the goodness of their heart.

      Much more likely that they're flogging off your history to the highest bidder.

      There are open source systemwide adblockers for android like Blockada that would be far preferable, not sure if there are equivalents for ios

  • DiscoJango on 05/01/2020 - 10:04
    +1

    I use adblock on chrome on my windows pc, but notice that a lot of websites now have giant pop ups that take up the whole screen, saying unless you disable adblock you cant view the site. Some sites let you close this window, others dont :(

    • Grok on 05/01/2020 - 10:15

      I have Adblock on Chrome and UBlock Origin on Firefox so one way or another I am fine.

    • snep on 05/01/2020 - 10:57
      +2

      Try using the element picker tool in ublock origin to block the popups, or if you really want granular control try a script blocker like umatrix or noscript

  • wherestherice on 05/01/2020 - 10:28

    Is there a version just for YouTube?

  • bluehalk on 05/01/2020 - 13:29
    +4

    Or just set your DNS to adguard DNS on your router for whole home adblocking.
    https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html

    So far, personally the best option I liked was pi-hole https://pi-hole.net/.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/01/2020 - 16:22

    "AdBlock was sold to an anonymous buyer in 2015 and on October 15, 2015 Gundlach's name was taken down from the site.[18] In the terms of the deal, the original developer Michael Gundlach left operations to Adblock's continuing director, Gabriel Cubbage, and as of October 2, 2015, AdBlock began participating in the Acceptable Ads program.[19] Acceptable Ads identifies "non-annoying" ads, which AdBlock shows by default. The intent is to allow non-invasive advertising, to either maintain support for websites that rely on advertising as a main source of revenue or for websites that have an agreement with the program.[19]"

    As an alternative - use ublock origin (with firefox). Its always free - and does not have an ad whitelist

    • olderman on 05/01/2020 - 19:05
      +1

      Hehe, you're citing info about another AdBlock. Exactly my point in the comment I made earlier about some - sorry! - let's call it not so relevant reviews where people are confused by similar names.

  • unfnshd on 06/01/2020 - 10:48
    +1

    says $14.99 on the App Store

    • Ninjabredman on 06/01/2020 - 15:31

      darn, seems we missed out

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