Comparison

Wipr 2 vs Onthou

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

Head to head
About

Wipr 2

This utility app enhances your web browsing experience by blocking ads, trackers, and popups across Safari and other applications. It improves website loading speeds, reduces data usage, and conserves battery life. Enjoy a cleaner, faster, and more private online environment.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads and trackers in Safari
  • Extends blocking to all apps via Filtr add-on
  • Improves website loading speed
  • Reduces data usage and conserves battery
  • Automatic blocklist updates
  • Universal app for all Apple devices
  • Supports Family Sharing
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. 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/

About

Onthou

Features
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Onthou helps you capture ideas before you forget them. Speak, see live transcription, and save your recording with one tap. Whether you’re on the go, at work, or you just had a great idea, Onthou quickly turns your voice into a searchable note. With Onthou, you can: • Record with a simple hold-to-record action • See live transcription while you speak • Replay recordings and edit transcripts • Add tags, mark favorites, and search quickly • Browse your notes in calendar and list views • Start recording from your widget or Apple Watch • Sync your recordings across devices with iCloud • Set up daily reminders • Protect your app with Face ID / Touch ID Apple Intelligence summaries are optional and only available on supported devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://daponte.be/apps/privacypolicy-onthou.html

Screenshots

Wipr 24 screens
Onthou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Onthou at Free against Wipr 2's $4.99. Onthou also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Wipr 2's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Onthou is free to download; Wipr 2 costs $4.99 up front. Wipr 2 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Onthou sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wipr 2 ships an update weekly, Onthou daily. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Wipr 2 versus Onthou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWipr 2Onthou
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaylee CalderollaJason Daponte

Bugs and 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

Onthou

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Onthou

Subscriptions1
  • Onthou Yearly$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Wipr 2 free?
Wipr 2 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Onthou free?
Onthou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wipr 2 or Onthou have ads?
Neither Wipr 2 nor Onthou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wipr 2 or Onthou?
Wipr 2 ships an update weekly, and Onthou daily. Most recently, Wipr 2 was updated on November 15, 2026 and Onthou on November 9, 2026.

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