I bought Purify for 0,99€. Now I have six content blockers to test on german language sites.
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Speaking of German, are there any updates from the guys behind Blockr? I don't see anything on their Twitter page.
It's called View Source: https://appsto.re/us/hgMS2.i
I just know where to look in the code I guess? I've been doing it since I was 12 and now I'm a web and app UI/UX designer who also does development so I guess I just know it. If you use Chrome, Safari or Firefox on the desktop you can right click on HTML elements and use the web inspector to see what it is. You can match up the holes to where things are on the screen. That would probably be easier. For most people. Alternatively you can search for text in close proximity to the "hole" or other element in the view source on your iOS decide and you should be able to see a div tag or similar wrapped around some ad-looking code. The ads are still there in code just not downloaded and rendered to the page. Grab the class (put a period in front of the name) or the id (but a pound/hash in front of the name) and separate them with commas in the blocker. That part is standard CSS naming and listing for styles that apply to all. The blocker probably applies "display: none;" and "visibility: hidden;" to those elements. Or maybe just removes them from the DOM entirely. I haven't looked into the details.
I'm struggling to work out which is the 'best' blocker for me. I've tried Crystal, and that was fine. I've tried Purify, and that was fine, although I needed to whitelist a site that stopped working (which is either a pain or shows better blocking, depending on your view). On the only site that really bugs me Crystal stopped the ads but not the cookie warning popup, Purify blocked the cookie warning popup but not the ads.
I can't tell any noticeable difference in page loading speed or ad removal with either of these.
I can't tell any noticeable difference in page loading speed or ad removal with either of these.
I think at these early stages it's a bit hit and miss. I think this is why some are using two contents blockers simultaneously.
Do we need to leave the content blocker app open in multi tasking does anyone know.
I've allowed Background Refresh permissions for them.
How come some of the newly released apps get 17+ rating on the appstore with only a few reviews or none at all?
Does the user assign a rating to the app or can a developer choose 17+ while launching the app?
Seems like this content blocker space is getting crowded with many more apps.
Does the user assign a rating to the app or can a developer choose 17+ while launching the app?
Seems like this content blocker space is getting crowded with many more apps.
That is a rating that relates to the age group that the app would be appropriate for based on what it can do and some other factors. It's not a rating that relates to the quality of the app or what users provide.
I leave them closed and with Background App Refresh disabled. My understanding (at least for Crystal) was that it's only needed to update blocking lists, and occasionally opening the app will have the same effect.
In the next version (in review with apple) will do all that.
Ad Block Multi got a massive filters update for Russian websites and popping-up notices.
Please update within the app and report your results!
Please update within the app and report your results!
we will look into it
thanksThank you all for the great feedback - we are working on improving rule sets to give you a better experience
ps: we still have the 1.99 pricing, only for few days
send us the issue with the safari extensionSilentium also failed my test with http://m.fishki.net. No one blocker can handle russian ads for now, including premium ones
Added: wait a minute!!! I've restarted Safari and ads are gone with Purify. Silentium still shows ads
Purify FTW
thanks
send us the issue with the safari extension
Problem not only with this particular website, but with russian regional ads at all. I`ve already sent feedback.
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Silentium also failed my test with http://m.fishki.net. No one blocker can handle russian ads for now, including premium ones
Added: wait a minute!!! I've restarted Safari and ads are gone with Purify. Silentium still shows ads
Purify FTW
Silentium 1.1 beta blocks all ads on that site.
Anyone knows that - i am still in the 14 return period for apps. What happens if y return purify I bought for 3,99 and buy it again for 0,99 now
If you return any app you'll be blacklisted by Apple for about 6 month/a year and won't be able to return any more... You'll have to waive the right to return for every purchase during that period, it sucks!
Yes, but blacklisting after 1 is extreme, maybe if you did a couple over a month, yes....
I also bought purify after being discounted... but I have to say, out of all the free and even paid ones, AdMop has been one of the few where the developer actually updated the block rules after reporting sites to them within hours. For people looking for a free solution, you should give that app another chance!