Comparison

Unobstruct vs Wipr 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Unobstruct

This app enhances your web browsing experience by automatically removing intrusive floating toolbars from various websites. It also offers an on-demand feature to hide any remaining obstructions, ensuring a cleaner and more focused reading environment on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Automatic content blocking for Safari
  • Removes floating social media toolbars
  • On-demand hiding of page obstructions
  • Supports numerous popular websites
  • Action button integration in Safari
  • Option to reload pages with blockers disabled
Features
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You’re already reading web pages on a pretty small screen. Don’t let floating social media sharing toolbars and the like get in your way. Unobstruct includes a content blocker for Safari that will remove these bars automatically from several web pages. Just go into Safari’s settings and enable it under Content Blockers. If a page still has floating bars covering it which aren’t removed by Unobstruct’s content blocker, you can hide these on demand. Do so by tapping the Unobstruct Page item in the Action button in Safari’s toolbar (which can be enabled under the More icon). If you need to get these hidden bars back, simply reload the web page (or long-press reload to load the page with content blockers disabled if you want them all). Auto-blocking is available on many web sites, including: • Medium • TechCrunch • The Verge • Recode • Polygon • Vox and other Vox-run sites • Wired • Mashable • And many others — see the entire list in the in-app settings Note that on some sites, the top bar remains since removing it would make the site fail to function fully. But you can use the Unobstruct Page action to remove it.

About

Wipr 2

This app enhances your web browsing experience by blocking ads, trackers, and intrusive pop-ups across websites in Safari. Enjoy faster loading times, improved battery life, and reduced data usage. It offers automatic blocklist updates and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads and pop-ups
  • Stops website trackers
  • Cleans up cookie warnings
  • Improves loading speed
  • Conserves battery life
  • Reduces data usage
  • Automatic blocklist updates
Features
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Wipr blocks ads, popups, trackers, cookie warnings, and other nasty things that make the web slow and ugly. Websites in Safari will look clean, load fast, and stop invisibly tracking you. You’ll notice significant improvements to your battery life and data usage. Setup is a snap. The Filtr add-on extends Wipr’s blocking to all apps on your devices. It acts at the network level, but unlike a VPN, it can access none of your data, and can be used in conjunction with VPNs, iCloud Private Relay, and custom DNS. Wipr’s blocklist is updated twice a week automatically, and has enhanced versions for the following languages: Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malay, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese. Wipr is a universal app: install it on all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro) with a single purchase. It’s fully accessible with VoiceOver, Voice Control, and more. Dark, Tinted, and Clear icon variants are included. Family Sharing is supported. Because it’s developed by a single independent developer and 100% funded by its users, Wipr only answers to you: no one can pay to have their ads unblocked, and there are no “acceptable ads”. This app was made with love and patience. I hope you’ll enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed designing and building it. – Kaylee Terms & Conditions: https://kaylees.site/terms-and-conditions.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Unobstruct4 screens
Wipr 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unobstruct at none against Wipr 2's 6. Unobstruct also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Wipr 2's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Unobstruct costs $0.99 and Wipr 2 $4.99 up front. Wipr 2 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Unobstruct asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Unobstruct against 4.7 for Wipr 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 304 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Unobstruct's written reviews are positive against 80% of Wipr 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unobstruct ships an update every 2 months, Wipr 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Unobstruct versus Wipr 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnobstructWipr 2
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (304 ratings) — better4.7 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better80.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3041.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfinitAppsKaylee Calderolla

Customer experience

Unobstruct

All ratings304 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.6%

Wipr 2

All ratings1,315 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews994 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Unobstruct

From 304 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Improves web browsing experience
  • 💰 Great value for money
  • ✨ Makes reading articles easier
  • 🚀 Efficiently removes annoyances
  • 👍 Essential everyday tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't always work
  • 🐛 Stopped working recently
  • 🐛 Requires manual activation
  • 🐛 No automatic blocking
  • 🐛 Not working on all sites

Wipr 2

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Blocks ads effectively
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🔒 Doesn't slow down Safari
  • 💡 Frequent updates
  • 👍 Responsive developer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with YouTube ads
  • 🐛 Incompatibility with some websites
  • 🐛 Occasional blank spaces where ads used to be

Bugs and requests

Unobstruct

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stopped showing in Safari share menu
  • No longer blocks top of page toolbars on certain sites
  • Floating social media icons not removed
  • Latest update fails on specific devices/OS

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remember choices/permanent rules for sites
  • Automatic removal of annoyances
  • Toggle for automatic blocking
  • Open source blacklist for community expansion
  • Notification to site owners when used

Wipr 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Wipr Extra component not always working as expected
  • Occasional high CPU usage when app is left open

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to disable on specific websites
  • Ability to customize blocking rules

In-app purchases

None

Unobstruct

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Wipr 2

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Recurring Tip$1.991 Month
  • Filtr$4.991 Year
  • Yearly Recurring Tip$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Tip$4.99
  • Mega Tip$19.99
  • Filtr$24.99

Questions

Is Unobstruct free?
Unobstruct costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wipr 2 free?
Wipr 2 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unobstruct or Wipr 2?
Unobstruct is rated higher. Unobstruct averages 4.8 out of 5 from 304 ratings, while Wipr 2 averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Unobstruct or Wipr 2 have ads?
Neither Unobstruct nor Wipr 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unobstruct or Wipr 2?
Unobstruct ships an update every 2 months, and Wipr 2 weekly. Most recently, Unobstruct was updated on October 1, 2026 and Wipr 2 on October 3, 2026.

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