1Blocker
Hacker ApprovedRanked 7 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
Recommended for blocking ads and in-app trackers in Safari and across iOS and macOS; one critic objects to paying for it.
Recommended for blocking ads and in-app trackers in Safari and across iOS and macOS; one critic objects to paying for it.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 11 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 17 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 11 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Reliable for years of use
“I've been using this setup for a few years and it works close to 100% of the time.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “GenCAD” “I have used 1Blocker for years and it has worked great.”
Comment from 22 Mar 2026 in “'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft” “1Blocker has been rock solid for me.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Safari Technology Preview 248 Released” - Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari”
Works on iOS and macOS
“Same here, I have a lifetime license. And it works on both MacOS and iOS.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari” “1Blocker works well across iOS and macOS devices for ad blocking”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “New Safari developer tools provide insight into CSS Grid Lanes” “I don't see any ads on the site with 1Blocker on iOS”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Bull markets make you feel smarter than you are” Blocks in-app trackers
“1Blocker has been great for me and includes blocking of many/most (almost all?) in-app trackers too.”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer” “It also blocks in-app trackers.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” Ads effectively blocked for users
“I don't see any ads on the site with 1Blocker on iOS”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Bull markets make you feel smarter than you are” “I basically don’t see ads anywhere.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads”
Other ad blockers people recommend
The four most recommended other ad blockers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin | 765 | 71 | 92% | 13 | 2 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| uBlock Origin Lite | 148 | 65 | 69% | 12 | 1 yr5 owners | Approved |
| AdGuard | 78 | 8 | 91% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Wipr 2 | 41 | 7 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| 1BlockerThis page | 17 | 1 | 94% | 11 | — | Approved |
What people said
18 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“there are good system-wide ad blocking tools you can get”
“1Blocker is also really nice”
“1Blocker has been rock solid for me.”
“I've been using this setup for a few years and it works close to 100% of the time.”
“1Blocker has been great for me and includes blocking of many/most (almost all?) in-app trackers too.”
“I have used 1Blocker for years and it has worked great.”
“1Blocker's the best I've found for Safari.”
“will block Apple News ads on iOS/iPadOS and will also block ads in Google News and free to play games”
“1Blocker works well across iOS and macOS devices for ad blocking”
“The stuff that makes it through is what I mean.”
“it does block network requests”
“those grifters made you pay for some pixels despite not contributing to the adblock lists”
“I basically don’t see ads anywhere.”
“It also blocks in-app trackers.”
“been around for over a decade”
“Same here, I have a lifetime license. And it works on both MacOS and iOS.”
“for many years now without issues”
“I don't see any ads on the site with 1Blocker on iOS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.