I have never reviewed an app/extension but…
All of a sudden Reddit isn’t complete trash anymore. Less than a dozen words in my filter list and my front page is completely different. As of now absolutely worth the $2.
Works and it doesn’t
Definitely works, but scrolling Reddit stops working almost every time, so only get the first page load and nothing else.
Such a useful app!
Protego is such a useful app, yet is so simple to use. It’s an essential on my iPad.
A couple asks/suggestions:
- Is it possible to extend the keyword filtering to include the subreddit name? For example, politic* would filter posts with politic* in the title as well as subreddits with politic* in the name.
- Can the redirect to old Reddit toggle be added to the Quick View dropdown menu in Safari? Sometimes it’s necessary to turn it off just to quickly look at a page, and it would be handy to not have to go over to the app for that.
A couple asks/suggestions:
- Is it possible to extend the keyword filtering to include the subreddit name? For example, politic* would filter posts with politic* in the title as well as subreddits with politic* in the name.
- Can the redirect to old Reddit toggle be added to the Quick View dropdown menu in Safari? Sometimes it’s necessary to turn it off just to quickly look at a page, and it would be handy to not have to go over to the app for that.
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Highly recommend
Being able to filter out certain keywords and names has made using Reddit so, so much better. Highly recommend this for everybody.
Response from developer
I appreciate the kind words!
Makes Reddit usable
Reddit is a cesspool of bias and groupthink. At the same time, this isn’t the early 2000s anymore where individual forums were more prevalent. The top results for many searches are all be on Reddit now, and I’ll admit there is often genuinely useful information there. The downside is that it seems 90% of active users there are terribly obnoxious. As someone who does not care to make an account for Reddit and wants to spend only as much time as necessary on the site, this app really helps filter out the fluff. One keyword filter list later, and I went from 74 blocks in a month to just shy of 3k in a few seconds of testing it out on a political subreddit. Thank you for this app!
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for the review! Glad it’s making a difference!
