iOS Ad Blockers

Users discuss and recommend content blockers and ad blocking apps for iOS Safari like AdGuard, 1Blocker, and Firefox Focus, noting limitations compared to desktop uBlock Origin and mentioning Android options.

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guu Apr 2, 2018 View on HN

On iPhone you can use a safari content blocker like purify or 1blocker. On Android you can use Firefox and ublock.

heywire Aug 29, 2022 View on HN

AdGuard works great on iOS. Plenty of other options too.

v7p1Qbt1im Feb 2, 2022 View on HN

On iOS you can use adguard or blokada and integrate it into Safari.

ycombinete Aug 20, 2024 View on HN

AdGuard works on ios, so does 1blocker. They’re no uBlock, but they do the trick.

captn3m0 Jul 17, 2020 View on HN

Do any of these content blockers work outside of Safari? (I use Firefox on iOS)

sogen Jul 5, 2017 View on HN

Firefox Focus is an ad blocker for iOS, free. Also there's 1Blocker.

beagle3 Jul 17, 2023 View on HN

There’s Firefox Focus which blocks many ads (also works as a blocker for safari)

arthurtully Jun 22, 2025 View on HN

AdGuard on iOS has worked for me for years in it's free form. It's script based so works like uBlock Origin on desktop.

scarface74 Apr 29, 2017 View on HN

Why not use an ad blocker for iOS? They've been supported natively for awhile.

oktoberpaard Oct 13, 2023 View on HN

Note that Safari has native support for content blockers (or what most people call adblockers). I use AdGuard on my iPhone and it works great. The blocking is done by Safari, the app just tells Safari what rules to use. The paid version of AdGuard includes an optional extension that can execute more complex blocking rules, but the free version works very well in almost all cases. There are other apps available as well.