Wipr 2
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
Blocks ads in Safari across Apple devices for one payment, with no setup. The most common caveat is that it cannot hide its own extension icon.
Blocks ads in Safari across Apple devices for one payment, with no setup. The most common caveat is that it cannot hide its own extension icon.
48 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 41
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 85%
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: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 41 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.9 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
Blocks ads in Safari
“I’ve found Wipr 2.0 has been able to block all ads (even YouTube) but it’s unable to hide itself”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?” “Wipr 2 ad blocker for Safari reduced the transfer size of PC World article to 3,5 MB.”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading” “Safari + the Content Blocker Wipr works well for me.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS” - Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Tell HN: Merry Christmas”
- Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Leaving Google has actively improved my life”
One payment covers Apple devices
“You throw $5 at the dev and you never have ads on any iOS device again.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android” “especially as one purchase grants adblocking on both iOS and Mac Safari”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “The 8-mile hole in a Hawaii national park that no one can explain” “it works on all Apple devices with that one payment”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “The Internet's Top Tech Publications Lost 58% of Their Google Traffic Since 2024” - Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Apple: Switch to Safari (From Chrome)”
Good value for the price
“You throw $5 at the dev and you never have ads on any iOS device again.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android” “Wipr 2 is in the running for the best $5 I’ve ever spent in my life.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android” “Wipr was worth the small $ to me personally”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Apple: Switch to Safari (From Chrome)” Respectful, transparent developer
“The developer is respectful of privacy, so the blocking is split into regular content blockers”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups” “the dev of Wipr seems to be transparent for sure”
Comment from 16 Aug 2026 in “Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Occasional issues tied to Wipr
“I can often stuck in tarpits on Safari for iOS with Wipr and iCloud Private Relay.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Are others seeing Google's reCAPTCHA rejecting Firefox users?” “it seems to be related to the Wipr 2 content blocker”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Muse Wonder” “seems to be related to having Wipr Extra enabled”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Muse Wonder”
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 2This page | 41 | 7 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| uBlock | 32 | 4 | 89% | 12 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 63 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“especially as one purchase grants adblocking on both iOS and Mac Safari”
“Wipr was worth the small $ to me personally”
“It's great both on Mac and iOS.”
“I’ve had no problems with it”
“seems to be related to having Wipr Extra enabled”
“it seems to be related to the Wipr 2 content blocker”
“the ad blocking you're getting with paid apps like Wipr 2 is still better than uBlock origin lite”
“Install Wipr on her phone. Problem solved.”
“It's passable enough that I daily drive Safari now.”
“I can often stuck in tarpits on Safari for iOS with Wipr and iCloud Private Relay.”
“Safari + the Content Blocker Wipr works well for me.”
“the dev of Wipr seems to be transparent for sure”
“WIPR 2 is working great on Safari on iOS and MacOS. Worth the money”
“Wipr is the best adblocker on iOS that I've tested.”
“I've found it to work exceptionally well after trying other free adblockers.”
“AdGuard and Wipr use both the Web Extension and Content Blocker APIs”
“Paying for Wipr 2 + Filtr is still the gold standard on apple platforms”
“It's my favorite adblocker I've tried yet”
“I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor.”
“I use Adguard/wipr to great success”
“if you want good Adblock on iPhone use Wipr”
“The page was very clean för me. No ads.”
“Based on the description it solves exactly your issue”
“seems about as good in practice”
“a great safari privacy extension”
“Wipr 2 ad blocker for Safari reduced the transfer size of PC World article to 3,5 MB.”
“the Wipr extension icon is in an oval”
“it works on all Apple devices with that one payment”
“Never see ads on mobile Safari.”
“nor does Wipr, or Inkscape, or mpv”
“I recommend it without hesitation.”
“Wipr 2 is in the running for the best $5 I’ve ever spent in my life.”
“You throw $5 at the dev and you never have ads on any iOS device again.”
“I'm using wipr and it's great.”
“The developer is respectful of privacy, so the blocking is split into regular content blockers”
“I use Wipr for Safari- works great.”
“Might be worth trying one of these with regular safari”
“I’ve found Wipr 2.0 has been able to block all ads (even YouTube) but it’s unable to hide itself”
“they perform about as well as you need them to for an adblocker”
“if all you need is configuration-free ad blocking on macOS and iOS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.