Comparison

Ad Blocker · 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

Ad Blocker ·

This app helps reduce unwanted advertisements, pop-ups, and trackers while browsing the web in Safari. It aims to improve page loading speeds, conserve data, and enhance privacy by filtering out unnecessary content and known tracking resources.

Highlights
  • Safari ad blocking
  • Built-in privacy protection
  • Anti-tracking features
  • Improved web performance
  • Battery optimization
  • Reduced data usage
  • Video ad filtering
Features
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Ad-Blocker helps reduce ads and selected tracking elements while browsing supported websites in Safari. Minimize popups, banners, video ads, and other advertising content for a cleaner browsing experience. By reducing selected page elements and web requests, Ad-Blocker may also help supported webpages load with fewer unnecessary resources. KEY FEATURES: → Safari Ad Blocking: Helps reduce popups, banners, video ads, and other advertising elements on supported websites in Safari. → Anti-Tracking Protection: Helps reduce requests from known trackers and selected tracking resources while browsing supported websites. → Page Loading Support: By reducing selected advertising elements and web requests, Ad-Blocker may help supported webpages load with fewer unnecessary resources. → Reduced Content Downloads: May help reduce unnecessary content downloads when supported filtering rules are active. → Video Ad Filtering: Helps reduce interruptions from video ads on supported websites in Safari. → Privacy Filter Lists: Enable supported filtering rules designed to reduce selected trackers, social media elements, and third-party web resources. → Web Resource Filtering: Apply supported rules to block selected unwanted web resources while browsing. → Adult Content Filtering: Helps block selected adult-content websites using supported filtering rules. → Language and Region Filters: Enable ad filtering rules for supported languages and regions. → Custom Block List: Create custom filtering rules for selected websites and terms. DISCLAIMER: Ad-Blocker is not guaranteed to block all ads, trackers, websites, or web content. Results may vary depending on website implementation, Safari limitations, enabled filters, and applied filtering rules. Privacy Policy: https://www.pixsterstudio.com/legal-policies/ad-blocker/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.pixsterstudio.com/legal-policies/ad-blocker/terms-of-use

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

Ad Blocker ·4 screens
Wipr 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ad Blocker · at Free against Wipr 2's $4.99. Ad Blocker · also leads on ratings volume (6.2K vs 1.3K). Wipr 2's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ad Blocker · is free to download; Wipr 2 costs $4.99 up front. Ad Blocker · sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wipr 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.2K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Ad Blocker ·'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Wipr 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ad Blocker · ships an update every 2 months, Wipr 2 weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Ad Blocker · versus Wipr 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAd Blocker ·Wipr 2
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (6.2K ratings)4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better1.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnish ModanKaylee Calderolla

Customer experience

Ad Blocker ·

All ratings6,151 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews655 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative21.7%

Wipr 2

All ratings1,291 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews979 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Ad Blocker ·

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Effective ad blocking
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 🔒 Secure browsing
  • 💡 Helpful for protecting children
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't block all ads
  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full features
  • 🐛 Doesn't work on some sites/apps
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🔋 Drains battery

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

Ad Blocker ·

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Login/setup issues
  • Incompatible with certain devices/OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Expand compatibility to other browsers
  • Improve ad blocking on YouTube
  • Add VPN functionality

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

8 purchases

Ad Blocker ·

Subscriptions6
  • Ad Blocker Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ad Blocker Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Ad Blocker Plus Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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  • Ad Blocker Yearly Offer1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Ad Blocker Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Ad Blocker Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Ad Blocker Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Ad Blocker Lifetime$49.99
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 Ad Blocker · free?
Ad Blocker · is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wipr 2 free?
Wipr 2 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ad Blocker · or Wipr 2?
Wipr 2 is rated higher. Ad Blocker · averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Wipr 2 averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Ad Blocker · or Wipr 2 have ads?
Neither Ad Blocker · nor Wipr 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ad Blocker · or Wipr 2?
Ad Blocker · ships an update every 2 months, and Wipr 2 weekly. Most recently, Ad Blocker · was updated on September 24, 2026 and Wipr 2 on September 24, 2026.

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