But I think that some folks are overcomplicating the issue a bit by worrying about having “the best” ad blocker. More at Reddit uBlock and Ghostery for my 5K iMacĪs you can tell from the thread above, there’s some confusion as to which ad blocker to choose for Safari. It is tailor-made for the iPhone and iPad, supports ad blocking, and integrates well into the Apple ecosystem. Safari is an excellent web browser on iOS. So last 3-4 months I’ve set up my lists and no need to switch really.” Guide: Microsoft Edge vs Safari: Which Browser is best for iOS. I’ve been a long-time uBlock user and switched to uBlock Origin mainly due to it’s speed, ability to block large media request (great feature with some sites!) and no issues with sites I’m using plus works great with YouTube. Tomnavratil: “…if it works for you, blocks the ads well, doesn’t break sites and it’s resource efficient – no need to switch. So I have a few that I sometimes have to switch between. I notice that some adblockers break certain websites, yet don’t work at all for videos or another website. Impert0r15: “Wow, this is amazing! Why wasn’t I using this one before.” AdBlocker Ultimate is a free extension that blocks ads and malicious domains known to spread malware it also disables sneaky tracking. Can’t figure out why just this site is getting through.” I don’t think I’d seen a popup in years because I switched. Hoobleton: “I’ve switched to uBlock Origin recently and generally it’s doing pretty well but one website is managing to push through popups. Furthermore it doesn’t consume as much energy as Adblock.” Blocks YouTube ads, has great lists for privacy / malware detection as well and allows you to tweak it to your liking for example by blocking large chunks of media some sites use.” Tomnavratil: “ uBlock Origin works the best. His fellow Apple redditors responded with their thoughts: Recently switched over from chrome and used to use ublock but heard the safari version isn’t as good.

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