iOS 9 Ad Blocker

[hellfire88]

crystal is cheaper so i went with it instead of purify.

btw crystal blocklist seems hard to load, had a hard time updating from 0 at the start.

currently at version 6 now, is that the latest version?

 

[szeli]

crystal is cheaper so i went with it instead of purify.

btw crystal blocklist seems hard to load, had a hard time updating from 0 at the start.

currently at version 6 now, is that the latest version?

mine is at 6 now. by right it makes use of background app refresh to download e lists but so far i've noticed u must switch e app to e foreground then e lists will update. maybe is a bug.

 

[limpe84]

crystal is cheaper so i went with it instead of purify.

btw crystal blocklist seems hard to load, had a hard time updating from 0 at the start.

currently at version 6 now, is that the latest version?

6? Mine is at 65 at the moment.

 

[nexusRAGER]

+1 for pp's recommendation.

Just got purify saw a improvement in loading time alone.

 

[punggolkid]

yes.
there were some misses when i used crystal.
switched to purify and it was fixed.

Okay wow. I'm impressed. Just updated my 5s and installed purify. It's really noticeably faster than previously. I had installed crystal for my mum's 6 plus previously, can't see much difference in loading time versus purify but I think I like purify better because they have more options to disabling stuff. Some days it's nice to disable images to save data.

 

[palmtungsten]

Okay wow. I'm impressed. Just updated my 5s and installed purify. It's really noticeably faster than previously. I had installed crystal for my mum's 6 plus previously, can't see much difference in loading time versus purify but I think I like purify better because they have more options to disabling stuff. Some days it's nice to disable images to save data.

All ad block app are likely to be on par in blocking ads eventually if developer is hardworking..

As for loading speed, totally agree that purify is very fast in performance.

 

[radzkal]

guys, the block only work when u surf using safari, right? it wont work for in-app browser like when u press on a link in twitter/facebook etc?

 

[limpe84]

guys, the block only work when u surf using safari, right? it wont work for in-app browser like when u press on a link in twitter/facebook etc?

The app must support the new Safari view controller (which basically replaces the basic webkit browser with Apple's own Safari browser), which lets you use ad-blockers, reader mode and icloud keychain.

I doubt Facebook and Twitter will ever support this, because that would give Apple too much power over what they can and cannot show in their own apps.

That said, found this today.

https://adblockplus.org/blog/peace-out-and-long-live-crystal

The developer of the Crystal app is reportedly receiving as much as $5600 a month to adopt Adblocker's whitelist (where companies can pay to have their ads not blocked). Seems quite dirty, but with that money, he can basically support his family and not have to work any more.

 

[mikeeeey]

downloaded purify

seems good

 

[TheSacredSoul]

Guys, I found a new favourite. Since the Crystal dev has made a deal with the devil, I wanted to try another app.

Was hearing good things about Silentium(SGD$2.58) and decided to try it. And it is amazing. Very fast, whitelisting capabilities, even experimental cookie blocking capabilities. And according to their Twitter account, version 1.1 will be faster than Purify and also bring autoupdates. I think this will be my default content blocker app until such time that another app is drastically better or Silentium gets drastically worse.

P.S The devs of Silentium have said on Twitter they will never do what Crystal did.

 

[KlavierX]

heard they remove some adblocker is that true?

 

[eurofunk]

sian Apple refund some app for ad blocking

Best is can manually set blocking for diff url or sites like the ** double click.net

 

[The Big Bang Theory]

can purify block ads from CNA app? sibei annoying

 

[PetPet]

can purify block ads from CNA app? sibei annoying

no, they don't block ads in apps.

 

[whiteil]

Guys, I found a new favourite. Since the Crystal dev has made a deal with the devil, I wanted to try another app.

Was hearing good things about Silentium(SGD$2.58) and decided to try it. And it is amazing. Very fast, whitelisting capabilities, even experimental cookie blocking capabilities. And according to their Twitter account, version 1.1 will be faster than Purify and also bring autoupdates. I think this will be my default content blocker app until such time that another app is drastically better or Silentium gets drastically worse.

P.S The devs of Silentium have said on Twitter they will never do what Crystal did.

What deal did the devil offer?

 

[TheSacredSoul]

What deal did the devil offer?

https://adblockplus.org/blog/peace-out-and-long-live-crystal

Basically, AdBlock is paying the Crystal dev to whitelist 'Acceptable Ads'. The deal is rumoured to be around USD$5,600/month in favour of the Crystal dev. The Crystal Dev has since commented on twitter you can still block **ALL** ads in Crystal if that is what you want.

 

[radzkal]

here's a testing someone did for almost all the available content blockers for ios 9.

https://brooksreview.net/2015/09/content-blocker-test/

apparently, neither purify nor crystal are in the top 3 at the moment.

*Edit: in a later update, writer did say he would substitute ad block multi with purify anytime. so i guess that means purify is 2nd on the list?

 

[lordleslie]

WTF, end of the day Crystal still got ads. Gonna switch out already!

 

[nezz78]

Can read this to compare
http://unwire.hk/2015/09/22/5-paid-ad-blocker-performance-review/top-news/

 

[Extremme]

Can read this to compare
http://unwire.hk/2015/09/22/5-paid-ad-blocker-performance-review/top-news/

sigh in Chinese! can someone summarise?