{"slug": "morphe", "name": "Morphe", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 2, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 2.44, "rising": 2.0, "first": "2026-07-22", "latest": "2026-10-06", "why": "use an app patcher like https://github.com/morpheapp which can remove all in-app advertisements", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 2, "neutral": 1, "compare": 1, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1], "listed": false, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "use an app patcher like https://github.com/morpheapp which can remove all in-app advertisements", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Morphe"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 799744566, "item_id": 49984035, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49984035", "by": "Onavo", "date": "2026-10-06", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "use an app patcher like https://github.com/morpheapp which can remove all in-app advertisements", "excerpt": "Sigh, that's a lot of words to describe DNS based adblocking. In Android you can either set your DNS server in the system settings or via the VPN API. Sample code here https://github.com/t895/DNSNet/blob/a-couple-updates/service/src/main/kotlin/dev/clombardo/dnsnet/service/vpn/DnsNetVpnService.kt They both do the same thing. There are local device-only resolver apps like https://rethinkdns.com/ https://github.com/m66", "context": "", "use_case": "removing in-app ads", "switched_from": "", "story": "System-level ad-blocking in Android"}, {"id": 797768016, "item_id": 49860501, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49860501", "by": "ciefa", "date": "2026-09-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nowadays I use Morphe for Youtube and Reddit.", "excerpt": "Nowadays I use Morphe for Youtube and Reddit. Seal Plus for downloading and VLC to play downloaded videos. NewPipe was so buggy for me in the past, I've avoided it. Did it get better? Any reason to use it over Morphe?", "context": "", "use_case": "YouTube and Reddit client", "switched_from": "", "story": "PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["patching android apps", "removing in-app ads", "youtube client", "youtube and reddit client"], "compared": [{"slug": "revanced", "name": "ReVanced", "co": 2, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49842764", "title": "PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49983647", "title": "System-level ad-blocking in Android", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49005747", "title": "So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 1, "compare": 1}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 799744566, "item_id": 49984035, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49984035", "by": "Onavo", "date": "2026-10-06", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "use an app patcher like https://github.com/morpheapp which can remove all in-app advertisements", "excerpt": "Sigh, that's a lot of words to describe DNS based adblocking. In Android you can either set your DNS server in the system settings or via the VPN API. Sample code here https://github.com/t895/DNSNet/blob/a-couple-updates/service/src/main/kotlin/dev/clombardo/dnsnet/service/vpn/DnsNetVpnService.kt They both do the same thing. There are local device-only resolver apps like https://rethinkdns.com/ https://github.com/m66", "context": "", "use_case": "removing in-app ads", "switched_from": "", "story": "System-level ad-blocking in Android"}, {"id": 797908353, "item_id": 49869272, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49869272", "by": "almostroot", "date": "2026-09-27", "stance": "compare", "quote": "I'll try both and see which I like better.", "excerpt": "I'm only seeing YouTube, Reddit, and YouTube Music in Morphe. I use some other app patches that Revanced Manager supports like ProtonVPN. I'll try both and see which I like better. Thanks!", "context": "", "use_case": "patching Android apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock"}, {"id": 797770177, "item_id": 49860636, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49860636", "by": "almostroot", "date": "2026-09-26", "stance": "compare", "quote": "What's the benefit of Morphe over Revanced?", "excerpt": "What's the benefit of Morphe over Revanced? I've been using Vanced or Revanced for years, but I'm willing to change. Bad name though, first few results for \"Morphe\" is a well-known make-up brand.", "context": "", "use_case": "YouTube client", "switched_from": "", "story": "PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock"}, {"id": 797768016, "item_id": 49860501, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49860501", "by": "ciefa", "date": "2026-09-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nowadays I use Morphe for Youtube and Reddit.", "excerpt": "Nowadays I use Morphe for Youtube and Reddit. Seal Plus for downloading and VLC to play downloaded videos. NewPipe was so buggy for me in the past, I've avoided it. Did it get better? Any reason to use it over Morphe?", "context": "", "use_case": "YouTube and Reddit client", "switched_from": "", "story": "PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock"}, {"id": 784275123, "item_id": 49017195, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017195", "by": "wildzzz", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "patch redditisfun using that AppID with ReVanced or Morphe", "excerpt": "I use a patched version of the last released version of redditisfun. Basically, you grab the AppID from when you install RedReader, authenticate it with your account (they send it to you in an email) and then patch redditisfun using that AppID with ReVanced or Morphe. I've been using redditisfun for like 15 years, not really interested in moving to their official app. All of the legacy features work fine. Only weird ", "context": "", "use_case": "patching Android apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe"}]}