So currently I’m using 1 Blocker, but I also have tried Adguard as well, however my experience between the two is very different.

Adguard for some reason makes searching on safari slow, it may be due to too many rules being set but I’m not entirely sure.

1Blocker runs great and doesn’t affect safari performance in anyway.

However I’m looking to see what everyone else’s opinions are, and maybe some suggestions on any other iOS ad/ tracker blockers.

I’m mainly looking for open source or trust worthy apps that respect privacy.

Thank you for any responses in advance

  • DuckGuy@mander.xyz
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    7 months ago

    People suggesting DNS filtering are missing the point. Yes, people should do it, but for cosmetic stuff you need a browser extension.

    Anyway. I used to use Adguard. Like you, I noticed how slow it was making Safari. Worse, sometimes it simply wouldn’t work even though it was supposedly active.

    I gave Ghostery a try. It worked. No slowdowns or anything. Then I settled for Wipr. You can’t add custom lists to it, but at least it works as intended and doesn’t seem to slow down Safari.

    I only ditched Ghostery because I don’t exactly trust them. Otherwise it was working perfectly, too.

    PS: I am obviously also using a custom DNS server. I’m a ControlD customer.

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