Best ad-block for Safari in 2021

Adlock is certainly one of the pricier ad-blockers around, but still a steal for what you’re getting. For just $16 dollars a year, you’ll have an ultra-reliable piece of kit that works extremely well with Safari. Adlock is available as both an iPhone app and a Mac app, blocking both adverts and the tracking that goes on when you visit websites. Adlock does not pander to the acceptable ads policy, meaning it blocks all adverts without compromise. Adlock seems to work on just about every site we try it on, from torrenting and streaming sites to social media, but you can whitelist sites you’d like to support financially. 

Adlock can be installed on up to 5 devices at the same time, which means you can use it on any devices for which Safari is your default browsers. It also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can road-test their product and decide for yourself if it does what it says on the tin. Overall, it’s easy to use and one of the best additions to your day-to-day browsing experience you could invest in.

AdGuard is an ad-blocker I use regularly. Set up takes a matter of seconds and once you download it, it works brilliantly with Safari. You can choose exactly which kind of adverts and tracking script you’d like to block; it’s highly configurable software but the user interface on devices like iPhone are quite easy to navigate. By blocking tracking scripts, AdGuard will make the pages you open appear quicker simply because they have much less to load. If AdGuard does miss things – a rarity, but something does occasionally happen – there’s a feature that allows you to identify certain adverts and remove them. 

The above function is one thing that can be performed with Adguard Assistant, an AdGuard extension that lets you change things up without having to leave the browser. You can add a specific website to a “do not block” list and report the website if it somehow manages to serve you ads, as well as block them as mentioned previously. AdGuard now also operates a VPN service with 44 locations across the globe too and runs a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Wipr is available exclusively on macOS and iOS. It is designed to be set up once and left alone to run on Safari in the background, with its blocklist automatically updates twice a week. Although it isn’t a hugely customizable app, it blocks both the adverts and the trackers that become active when you visit websites, as well as also dealing with any cryptocurrency miners and things like EU/GDPR notices that might cause you problems. 

Wipr has an active developer that regularly updates a blog on Wipr’s main page, and you can contact him yourself if you have any issues with the app or suggestions you’d like to make. At just $1.99, too, it’s a very small price to pay for a significant increase in page loading speed when you use Safari. 

Adblock is another ad-blocker that works excellently with Safari. It has a local DNS proxy service – which you can enable and disable at will – that will let you see exactly what domains your device is contacting, and you can create your own blocking rules, which Adblock recommends you tie to rules you can find online. You can use it on multiple devices and sync up all your rules with iCloud. 

The vast majority of customers report an excellent experience with Adblock on the App Store too, which is always a good sign, and Adblock’s ad-serves update automatically, so once you have it downloaded, there’s not much more you need to do!

1Blocker X has over 43,000 blocking rules at its disposal to remove ads from the websites you visit, as well as 13,000 known trackers that it can block without breaking a sweat. 1Blocker X makes the lofty but evidenced claim that you can reduce your data usage by 50% by installing its app, which will also stop your browsing time draining your battery too. 

One thing I really like about 1Blocker X is its support section on its website, which takes you through how to create groups of custom rules as well as various troubleshooting methods for different problems you may encounter. There is also a blog that describes in detail updates and new features and they’ve got a Safari extension that will allow you to block ads straight from your browser.