wBlock is a new ad-blocker for Safari. It supports (in general) everything Wipr, AdGuard for Safari/iOS, uBlock Origin Lite can do except for maybe multi-device sync
I wonder why would they include GitHub stars as comparison point. Not only it is useless, it will mostly be wrong unless dynamically generated and updated.
mywittyname•13m ago
It does indicate interest in the product from developers, which is helpful to know for smaller OSS projects because it means that people might be able to assist with development and it reduces the likelihood of the project being abandoned when the OG dev moves on.
ivanjermakov•11m ago
Supports iOS 17.
nozzlegear•46m ago
I'm interested in trying this, but not really interested in signing up for the whole Testflight rigamarole. I've had uBlock Origin Lite installed ever since it was released, but I prefer Safari's Content Blocker approach which uBlock doesn't use. (uBlock uses manifest v3, and it sometimes it leaves those small "empty image" boxes where an ad would be; I'm not sure if those two things are related.)
acephal•39m ago
Is there any reason to prefer uBoL over Pi-Hole/Adguard Home?
zamadatix•28m ago
Those are DNS only adblockers.
egypturnash•27m ago
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.
figmert•20m ago
Pihole/adguard are great, and while their function overlaps with uBo, they are still different. You should use both.
UBo (and uBoL) have additional rules that can clean up pages. E.g. removing containers of ads.
It does much more too.
ivanjermakov•12m ago
Absolutely. Pi hole does network blocking via DNS, uBoL does blocking via DOM queries.
rocketvole•13m ago
Why would you need testflight? This app is on the app store
agoodusername63•9m ago
Is it? I searched wBlock in the ios app store and found nothing.
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.
rocketvole•9m ago
isn't 1blocker a subscription service?
Spartan-S63•3m ago
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.
rocketvole•14m ago
Just downloaded this and it seems to be everything I've wanted on an ios safari adblocker. I was using ublock origin lite before. Its completely free like ublock but you can use your own filter lists. Thanks!
vlovich123•9m ago
> 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?
hendersoon•2m ago
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.
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TheSilva•56m ago
Only one I can see is (slightly) less RAM use.
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