1Blocker - Ad Blocker 4+

The best ad blocker bar none

Been using 1Blocker since pretty much day one of its release, and I do not begrudge a penny that it has cost, and frankly it’s peanuts anyway. Yes there are free blockers out there, and yes they’re not bad, but no, they aren’t as comprehensive as 1Blocker, and that was before the latest upgrade to blocking app tracking, which is probably the most insidious form for most phone users, as, as the majority of people have no idea it goes on and certainly not to the extent it does. The cost is virtually nothing, the developer of this app has to earn a living, and if they didn’t charge something, how else would they do it, ad’s???? Try using the internet without a blocker as good as this and you’ll soon realise what you’re paying for. If you don’t like the price, stop paying £3 for a coffee, that’s the biggest scam around.

The best blocker on IOS

It’s a one off purchase not an annoying subscription like most apps are trying for these days. For less than 2 beers you get the best blocker out there.

I found it frustrating that the older version is no longer rated 5 stars because people are moaning that they upgraded that app only for this new one to come out and calling the dev greedy. That app was over two and a half years old and we seem to live in a world where people want everything for free and forgot that the dev needs to earn an living.

So in short if you want the best app for blocking the ever increasing rubbish on the net and are not deluded to think that quality is free get this app.

Once great, but categories let it down

This was once one of the best blockers on the market. However, changes to the category groupings have made it unusable. Previously (and still on the desktop version), EU cookie notices, crypto-miners, and other annoyances were in separate categories.

Now they are grouped together under “Annoyances”. The problem with this is that some sites are broken by blocking EU Cookie notices, as it’s a legal requirement. A site breaking because you blocked a crypto miner is fine (that probably isn’t a site you want to use anyway), but almost all sites have cookie notices. Before you could turn off blocking for those categories independently, now you either have to deal with cryptominers and such as well, or have lots of site break.

If they bring back granular categories then it would be 5 stars, as the basic ad-blocking is great. But 1Blocker X is sold and priced as much more than an ad-blocker and design changes have made those features broken.

Developer Response ,

Hello, James!
We really appreciate your feedback, your review is very helpful. We just wanted to let you know that we will consider returning EU Cookie notice section back. Please, stay tuned!