Wipr 2
★ 4.7What it actually doesWipr 2 is an ad, tracker, and pop-up blocker for Safari on Apple devices that operates at the content filter level. It also offers a Filtr module for network-level blocking across all apps.
Actually does
- ✓Ad blocker95% of reviews
- ✓Tracker blocker40% of reviews
- ✓Блокировка всплывающих окон35% of reviews
- ✓Private browsing15% of reviews
- ✓Sync across devices20% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization25% of reviews
- ✓Автоматические обновления блок-листов дважды в неделю10% of reviews
- ✓One-time purchase30% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Блокировка предупреждений о куках
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Accessibility
- ⚠Family plan
- ⚠Фильтрация на уровне сети (Filtr модуль)
Common complaints
- ✗Subscription added to previously purchased app5% of mentions
«They added a subscription to the purchased app. That's not serious.»
- ✗Periodic crashes and freezing of browser on certain websites25% of mentions
«Why do some pages in Safari macOS periodically freeze completely (Ozon, VK Video, YouTube and others)»
- ✗No ability to add exceptions for individual websites15% of mentions
«The app has no way to add exceptions... I had to request a refund.»
- ✗Aggressive blocking breaks website functionality20% of mentions
«It blocks pop-ups so well that some sites like 9gag, vk and others just stop working»
- ✗Occasionally misses ads on some websites10% of mentions
«Recently started missing ads, checked on an ad verification site - 65 out of 100»
What people praise
- ★Excellent ad and pre-roll blocking on YouTube
«Blocks Russian ads and even pre-rolls on YouTube. 100 out of 100 on all websites with verification tests»
- ★Excellent Russian language support and Russian blocklist
«Russian blocklist is available. Fully blocks ads on YouTube»
- ★Improved website loading speed and traffic savings
«Pages load faster, less traffic usage, no ads»
- ★Works on all Apple devices with a single purchase
«Works fine on Mac and iPhone. Even though I only bought it once on iPhone»
- ★Development by independent developer with no compromises
«Developed by a single independent developer... no one can pay to have their ads unblocked»