{"slug": "wipr", "name": "Wipr", "category": "browsers", "category_name": "Browsers and extensions", "description": "Content-blocking ad blocker for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.", "recommenders": 6, "commenters": 7, "warners": 0, "score": 5.827, "rising": 2.02, "first": "2025-12-31", "latest": "2026-09-14", "why": "HN commenters recommend it as a go-to ad blocker for Safari and iOS, with a generous free tier and blocking that reaches beyond the browser, including system-level URL filtering on macOS via Filtr.", "why_is_quote": false, "has_verdict": true, "sentiment": {"recommend": 6, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 1, 0], "listed": true, "loved": ["Safari ad blocking", "Best on iOS"], "caveat": "Coverage gaps", "short_quote": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested.", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://giorgiocalderolla.com/wipr.html", "pricing": "freemium", "aliases": ["Wipr"], "verdict": [{"text": "HN commenters recommend it as a go-to ad blocker for Safari and iOS", "cites": [{"id": 795228304, "item_id": 49701769, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49701769", "by": "doublepg23", "date": "2026-09-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Wipr (Ad Blocker)", "excerpt": "On Safari I use - Wipr (Ad Blocker) - 1Password (Password Manager) - Dark Mode HN (HN dark mode hack.) Not really sure what else I need tbh", "context": "Safari user", "use_case": "Safari ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27"}, {"id": 789175120, "item_id": 49323445, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323445", "by": "microtonal", "date": "2026-08-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "IMO on Safari Wipr all the way", "excerpt": "If you use the Safari adblocker, it will use rule lists, not proxy all traffic. That said, IMO on Safari Wipr all the way (though I use Brave Origin with its built-in blocker now, which is stellar).", "context": "", "use_case": "Safari ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}, {"id": 789142928, "item_id": 49321433, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321433", "by": "anon7000", "date": "2026-08-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested.", "excerpt": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested. Indie dev, gives you a lot for free, has a way to block outside of web views too. Big fan, I never had consistent ad blocking experience on iOS until I used it", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on iOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}, {"id": 743212337, "item_id": 46450771, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46450771", "by": "kstrauser", "date": "2025-12-31", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Safari with the Wipr ad blocker", "excerpt": "Ummmm\u2026 they have? I use Safari with the Wipr ad blocker and don\u2019t remember the last time I saw one. The opposite is more annoying for me. When I try to download my bank statement, their website tries to open it in a popup. It doesn\u2019t work until I remember to tap the little \u201copen the blocked popup\u201d icon. I don\u2019t think Safari is magical or anything. I just didn\u2019t know this was a problem anymore.", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking ads and popups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups"}]}, {"text": ", with a generous free tier and blocking that reaches beyond the browser, including system-level URL filtering on macOS via Filtr.", "cites": [{"id": 789142928, "item_id": 49321433, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321433", "by": "anon7000", "date": "2026-08-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested.", "excerpt": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested. Indie dev, gives you a lot for free, has a way to block outside of web views too. Big fan, I never had consistent ad blocking experience on iOS until I used it", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on iOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}, {"id": 784236097, "item_id": 49014756, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014756", "by": "jvican", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.", "excerpt": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success. Why's uBlock Origin better? Also, wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on Safari", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}]}, {"text": " The main caveat is that it can miss small things other blockers catch", "cites": [{"id": 784238145, "item_id": 49014884, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014884", "by": "jjice", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.", "excerpt": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop. I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor. When uBlock Origin Lote recently released on iOS (within the last year), I noticed a few more things blocked. I also prefer the custom element removal or uBlock and can reuse my desktop filters. 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I use ublock origin on Firefox browser (one of the forks that guts Firefox ads and privacy settings by default) and on my iPhone I use wipr + uBlock", "context": "", "use_case": "iPhone ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "Safari ad blocking", "summary": "Commenters name it as their preferred Safari ad blocker and say they rarely see ads.", "quotes": [{"id": 789175120, "item_id": 49323445, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323445", "by": "microtonal", "date": "2026-08-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "IMO on Safari Wipr all the way", "excerpt": "If you use the Safari adblocker, it will use rule lists, not proxy all traffic. That said, IMO on Safari Wipr all the way (though I use Brave Origin with its built-in blocker now, which is stellar).", "context": "", "use_case": "Safari ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}, {"id": 743212337, "item_id": 46450771, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46450771", "by": "kstrauser", "date": "2025-12-31", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Safari with the Wipr ad blocker", "excerpt": "Ummmm\u2026 they have? I use Safari with the Wipr ad blocker and don\u2019t remember the last time I saw one. The opposite is more annoying for me. When I try to download my bank statement, their website tries to open it in a popup. It doesn\u2019t work until I remember to tap the little \u201copen the blocked popup\u201d icon. I don\u2019t think Safari is magical or anything. I just didn\u2019t know this was a problem anymore.", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking ads and popups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups"}, {"id": 795228304, "item_id": 49701769, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49701769", "by": "doublepg23", "date": "2026-09-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Wipr (Ad Blocker)", "excerpt": "On Safari I use - Wipr (Ad Blocker) - 1Password (Password Manager) - Dark Mode HN (HN dark mode hack.) 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Big fan, I never had consistent ad blocking experience on iOS until I used it", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on iOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}]}, {"label": "Beyond the browser", "summary": "It can block ads outside web views, and its Filtr feature filters URLs at the macOS level.", "quotes": [{"id": 789142928, "item_id": 49321433, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321433", "by": "anon7000", "date": "2026-08-16", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested.", "excerpt": "Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I\u2019ve tested. Indie dev, gives you a lot for free, has a way to block outside of web views too. 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