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Cheerio Adblock (iOS) - Free Today

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Lubs45 on 29/09/2015 - 10:53 itunes.apple.com (1535 clicks)
Last edited 29/09/2015 - 11:16 by 1 other user

Since crystal have sold-out to advertising "trusted" companies been hunting a new stable replacement. Found Cheerio free today with a promise of no paid advertising.

ITunes Extract :

Cheerio is a content blocker for Safari and iOS 9 that removes distracting advertising, trackers, and other unwanted elements from web pages. It makes pages load faster, uses less data on your cellular connection, and saves your battery life. The main features of Cheerio are : - Save on your mobile data plan by not loading data-hogging advertisements on web pages - Let Safari load pages faster than ever before by not showing ads, trackers, and other unwanted elements on web pages - Get updates to the blocking list as soon as they're available - Save your battery life for things that matter most by not loading and executing battery-hogging JavaScript elements on web pages - Keep websites from tracking your activity

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  • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 10:54
    +1

    Have you tested it?

    • ubs45 on 29/09/2015 - 10:56

      yes definitely on par with crystal mate

    • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 11:02

      Blocks ads. No customisation. Doesn't ruin the formatting of The Age like 1Blocker does. I might use it for a bit more.

      • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 11:05

        Feels a bit slow.

  • justcallmeboss on 29/09/2015 - 10:57

    Have you tasted it?

    • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 11:02
      +5

      Crystal tastes better than Cheerios.

  • simulacrum on 29/09/2015 - 11:02

    Are there any that work with Chrome for ios?

    • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 11:02

      Nope.

    • salem on 29/09/2015 - 12:39
      +1

      if you want ad blocking only while on your home network, you can set up a ad blocking proxy using Privoxy if you have another computer or raspberry pi running on your network to set up with Privoxy. It's a little technical but it works for pretty much everything http://kimondo.co.uk/raspberry-pi-as-an-adblock-server-for-i…

  • skinny on 29/09/2015 - 11:12
    +1

    Love the screenshot from news.com with Hockey when you go into the appstore from itunes ;)

  • jimm9 on 29/09/2015 - 11:41

    Does it also block ads within app? if not, which app will be the best to try ?

    • ubs45 on 29/09/2015 - 13:36

      not sure but yea one that does all app would be a winner.

    • sween64 on 29/09/2015 - 13:41

      I doubt there are any on iOS.

    • mozface on 29/09/2015 - 22:58
      +1

      This blocks ads within apps as well
      https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/adblock-mobile-protect-your/…

      • jimm9 on 30/09/2015 - 19:15

        Works well. Thanks!

        just wondering if it's safe to use. ie privacy wise.. ??

        from their website: http://adbl0ck.com/privacy

        Data Retention
        We may retain information regarding you and your use of the Services, including personally identifying information, for as long as needed to provide you with the Services and the uses described in this Privacy Policy. This often means that we will keep information for the duration of your account. If you stop using the Services, you can request that we remove the personally identifying information that we collected from you through the Services.

      • ubs45 on 15/10/2015 - 10:22

        apple remove that app for saving user data to their servers. you might want to reset all your passwords

  • catbrain on 29/09/2015 - 12:15
    +3

    I hadn't heard about Crystal whitelisting advertisers until now. Thanks for the heads up, OP.

  • PotPlant on 29/09/2015 - 12:19
    +3

    Not compatible with iPhone 5.

    • divergent on 29/09/2015 - 14:36
      +2

      Yep, 5s and above, strange!

      • aero8 on 29/09/2015 - 17:06
        +1

        Ad blockers require devices with 64bit support, meaning anything with an Apple A7 (5S, iPad mini2 etc) or newer.

        • GameChanger on 29/09/2015 - 23:22

          Well ain't that a load of bs.

          The chip in 5 can handle it easily, but Apple want people to sell up and buy new models.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/09/2015 - 14:05

    I've installed Cheerio, Purify and Vivio.

    A lot of the sites that I regularly visit now fly open.

    Sweet!

    If sites displayed their ads better and didn't kill the user experience, then we wouldn't be in this position of installing ad blockers. Sites and advertisers have only got themselves to blame. I guess that Crystal is trying to force the advertisers to advertise responsibly but I doubt that will happen.

    So until that time, ad blockers will remain popular.

    • janeymac on 29/09/2015 - 15:21

      Is there a benefit to using multiple ad blockers, or does it slow down your browsing? Just wondering because I have those same ones you have, but currently only use vivio… it's ok.

      • Tacosaurus Rex on 29/09/2015 - 16:00
        +2

        The more you install, the slower pages load…see https://brooksreview.net/2015/09/content-blocker-test/ for benchmark comparisons of all the blockers :)

      • [Deactivated] on 30/09/2015 - 01:10
        +1

        I haven't noticed any slowdown.

        I'll probably disable one at a time and see if there's any difference but at the moment everything's running great.

        hope this helps.

        • janeymac on 01/10/2015 - 13:37

          Yes, thanks!

        • [Deactivated] on 01/10/2015 - 21:13
          +1

          @janeymac:

          I've experimented with switching off two of my three ad blockers and haven't noticed any real world difference.

          It will be interesting to see how this develops over the months and years.

  • cooni on 29/09/2015 - 16:07
    +3

    I was using Purify before but just got Cheerio and Vivio from sillywalks' post.
    As a real quick comparison of one site, m.smh.com.au

    Purify - no ads, but breaks videos from loading
    Vivio - still has ads
    Cheerio - no ads, videos work. Winner.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/10/2015 - 21:14

      Cheerio looks the cheapest of them all but seems to work the best.

  • Thundaja on 29/09/2015 - 16:49
    +4

    For those worried about Crystal, this is worth a read:
    https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/09/28/what-your-99-cen…

    Apparently they are going the Ad Block Plus route and enabling a whitelist by default (companies must comply with an "Acceptable Ads" policy).
    The key point though is that it will be completely optional and can be turned off to block all ads.

  • teasatotalling on 29/09/2015 - 19:09

    Crystal is utterly useless. Utterly effing useless.

  • rheggiey on 29/09/2015 - 20:22
    +1

    Thanks OP!

  • DeafMutePretender on 29/09/2015 - 23:34

    Have you toasted it?

  • SwampCrack on 30/09/2015 - 11:27

    IOS9 only. Booo

    • GameChanger on 30/09/2015 - 12:57

      Iphone 5 can't even get it :(

  • stemcell on 30/09/2015 - 11:28

    iOS9 woohoo

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