I'm not personally sold on the benefits of X over other existing (cheaper or free) adblock apps. X does block more ads than Legacy does, but one could argue that's because Legacy hasn't been updated for a while despite having an IAP revenue model that's supposed to ensure that happens. It never worked very well during my time using Legacy, so perhaps it's best that it's not there, dunno. I asked the developer about this while beta testing the X version but got no response. I notice that they removed the Block Anti-Adblock options that were in the Legacy product. That would've prevented a lot of angry customers while keeping them honest (1Blocker's tag line is "only blocker you need"). IMO, the developer should've offered Partial Whitelist (e.g., $0.99) and Multiple Extensions (e.g., $2.99) as IAP to the existing app. I remain largely neutral, but 30% limited time discount made me a sucker.
1BLOCKER VERSUS DISCONNECT UPGRADE
I rarely interact with content blocker's UI.Īll in all, probably not yet worth the upgrade unless you feel charitable and wants to support the developer. The UI looks a bit more polished, but let's face it. It could be placebo, but it does seem that I am seeing fewer ads and annoyances. So does it work? Like I said, Partial Whitelist is not yet implemented.Ĭompared to 1Blocker Legacy, the experience isn't dramatically different.
Until this little trick is copied, 1Blocker X is the only game in town. My previous blocker of choice, Wipr, has hit this limit already. It simply installs multiple content blocker extensions, 7 in the current version (7 times 50,000 = 350,000). This is accomplished by a little trick that I suspect will be copied by its competitors real soon. I am sure they are busy serving initial onslaught of requests, but if my past experiences are any indication, they rarely respond.Ĭurrently, 1Blocker X has over 121,000 rules, which is beyond iOS's 50,000 rules limit. Their website doesn't mention 1Blocker X either, so good luck finding information there. Just as I suspected, the developer hasn't said a word. I asked developer about the rough release date. Except for one thing: Partial Whitelist is NOT YET IMPLEMENTED! So I am basically "HomePodded" once again. In these cases, I can allow ads while blocking all the rest. But I still want to block social widgets, etc. If I unblock the trackers, ads on many of these websites will continued to be blocked.Ĭonversely, there are websites that displays only few ads. For instance, there are many websites that pops up ad blocker warning if the tracker is blocked. Partial Whitelist lets you whitelist certain type of blockers. And unlike most, 1Blocker syncs custom rules between iOS and macOS (I believe Purify does this also, but I haven't had much luck using Purify). The main reason why I prefer to remain in 1Blocker ecosystem is that I have a ton of custom rules. It's only $4.99 and I've used 1Blocker Legacy for over 2 years.
After my salty stance on 1Blocker X, I've decided to upgrade from 1Blocker Legacy to 1Blocker X.
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