FlagBot vs Wipr 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlagBot
Identify country flags instantly using your device's camera. This advanced machine learning tool recognizes flags from nearly 200 countries, eliminating the need for manual searching. Simply point and get the answer.
- Photo flag identification
- Machine learning algorithm
- Recognizes nearly 200 country flags
- Instant results
- User-friendly interface
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FlagBot is the world's first and most advanced image based flag identifier! No more trouble trying to search for which country's flag is in front of you, just ask FlagBot to identify it! FlagBot is a machine learning algorithm that has learned to identify flags of almost 200 countries.
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.
- Blocks ads and pop-ups
- Stops website trackers
- Cleans up cookie warnings
- Improves loading speed
- Conserves battery life
- Reduces data usage
- Automatic blocklist updates
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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. Apple featured Wipr in “The Best Safari Extensions”. 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wipr 2 at 80% against FlagBot's 14%. Wipr 2 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 18). FlagBot's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
FlagBot is free to download; Wipr 2 costs $4.99 up front. FlagBot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Wipr 2 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wipr 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wipr 2 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of FlagBot's written reviews are positive against 80% of Wipr 2's.
FlagBot ships an update every 10 days, Wipr 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlagBot | Wipr 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 1.6 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Niebergall | Kaylee Calderolla |
Customer experience
FlagBot
Wipr 2
Bugs and requests
FlagBot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
FlagBot
- One Flag Identification$0.99
- Unlimited Identifications$4.99
Wipr 2
- Monthly Recurring Tip$1.991 Month
- Filtr$4.991 Year
- Yearly Recurring Tip$9.991 Year
- Tip$4.99
- Mega Tip$19.99
- Filtr$24.99









