What does HackerNews think of AdguardForiOS?
The most advanced ad blocker for iOS
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Is there really a browser on Android that has better addon support than Safari on iOS?
On iOS content blocking can be done on a very low level by ad blockers posing as local on-device vpns. This doesn’t require root and is super easy to set up. (e.g. https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForiOS)
I really like AdGuard. Their free version is more than adequate.
Yes, AdGuard seems to do so and IIRC also has customizable block lists. The default includes Safari-only blocking but it is able to add a device-wide filter using Apple's API for VPNs. It seems to identify the various trackers used by the social media apps on my device, for instance.
App store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162
GitHub link: https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardForiOS
System-wide blocking: https://adguard.com/en/blog/how-to-configure-system-wide-blo...
I've been using Adguard Pro [1], which is paid (not subscription), but open source [2], on my iOS devices. It uses Safari's content blocker mechanism for blocking ads on the web. I went with it over other apps because it supports adding custom rules to block specific elements on a page, like with other desktop ad blockers. If you want to block ads outside of Safari, it can optionally set up a VPN on localhost to block the traffic.
[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adguard-pro-adblock-privacy/id...