Block anything, including media ads, annoying with Blockr
Blockr - Privacy, Media and Ad Blocker for Safari
Blockr comes jam-packed with many advanced features for a low price.
What is it about?
Blockr goes beyond the standard ad-blocker because it is also capable of blocking media ads like YouTube and the like. It's always annoying when you want to watch a clip on YouTube (especially for a teaser trailer or something short) but must put up with a 30-second ad before you can watch your 30-second or longer video. Well thanks to Blockr, you can block those pesky video ads and much more. Blockr protects your privacy so there are no tracking scripts, ads, and media. It's the one-stop shop for ad-blocking and it's a must if you want to get rid of everything that annoys you whle browsing the web.
For those who...
- Hate YouTube video ads
- Want a powerful ad-blocker for a low cost
Not for those who...
- Don't mind YouTube ads
- Just need something simple
Why we love it
Blockr is capable of blocking YouTube video ads — that alone is worth the cost of this blocker.
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App Store Description
Blockr is an advanced content blocker for Safari in iOS 9.
With Blockr you can block the web content that annoyed you for a while. Blockr is an ad blocker, privacy protector, media blocker, it hides social buttons and blocks cookies and cookie warnings.
Blockr lets you decide which content you want to see on the web. It can automatically remove any ad of any web page, so that you have a faster and non distracted browsing experience.
To browse even faster when you are on a slow connection you can block all media files like video and images to see just the content you need fast.
Furthermore Blockr can protect your privacy by block almost every technique to collect data from you while browsing.
And if you use a page which uses cookies to recognise you in a way you don’t want - just enable the cookie blocker on this page. In addition there is also an option to block the annoying cookie warnings many websites use and that hides half of the content.
To stay always up to date Blockr updates its blocking rules automatically in the background. You can also do it manually by pulling down the main table view.
Blockr provides a whole set of advanced options. You can add a page to a whitelist if you want to disable a certain blocker for it. For example to support the page by showing ads on it.
If you are not interested in the options Blockr stays easy too: Just enable the Content Blocker for Safari and enable the blockers you want in the Blockr app.
For quick access directly from Safari there is a settings extension that lets you manage whitelist entries directly while browsing on the corresponding page.
Features:
- Remove annoying ads, images , social buttons or cookie warnings in Safari
- Protect your privacy by blocking tracking techniques and cookies on certain pages
- Manage whitelist entries for any webpage if you want to disable a blocker on it
- Settings Extension to do this directly in Safari and to report problems with the blocker
- Save data usage and load your favourite webpages faster by using the blockers
- Automatic blocker rules updates to stay ahead in the changing web.
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