AdBlocker is an easy to use and powerful tool, similar to extensions for your desktop browser. It blocks ads in Safari and other apps which are using browser-like views (UIWebViews).
If an app is using UIWebViews to display content (other browsers like Skyfire, browser in a twitter client,…) AdBlocker will block ads from being loaded and tries to optimize the space.
AdBlock will reduce your data usage and often speed up loading of pages; extremely useful if you have a limited cellular data plan – it will save you money!
BlockLists are being downloaded from the net. No need to create huge configurationsfiles yourself. It’s using list like provided by easylist.
AdBlocker is very fast, regex-based tool and can handle lists with thousands of entries without noticable slowing down the apps. Lists for 17 languages are build in, but you can easily add custom lists. Just google ‘adblock lists’ to find urls.
This is a true AdBlock equivalent to extension for desktop browsers, it uses huge lists that can single out specific parts of a domain, or only folders from a domain or even just a single image and therefor is superior to adblocking methods based only on hostnames.
AdBlocker can be purchased in the CydiaStore for only US$ 1.99.
AdBlocker is designed to block ads in webcontent like websites and not advertisement in ad-supported apps.
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BigBoss Authors: Mark Bruce & Kory LeeTags: cydia, CydiaStore, Jailbreak, tweak
December 29th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Does anyone remember when the whole concept of homebrew was free? And the kicker is even if someone writes another program that does this and wants to make it free it will be rejected. My kudos always go to BigBoss.
December 29th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
This should have been built into your Firewall app, but it’s still pretty nice. It doesn’t let me select ‘Other Apps’ though.. Every time I touch ‘Select’, the settings app crashes. Is there something I have that would cause it to crash?
December 29th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Mentions that it should speed things up, but all the sites I’ve tested, the loading of pages appears to be slower.
December 29th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
I’ll just continue using my hosts file.
December 29th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
is this compatible with ios 4.x.x ?
December 29th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I use opera a lot on my 2g over edge,
but it seems not to work with it, tried it.
Works with safari, but pages load as slow as before.
December 30th, 2010 at 2:14 am
You still have a 2G?? Wow, I didn’t think any of those were still around.
It states that it is compatible with 4.x.
December 30th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Imagine this…
An AD for a paid program that …
stops ADs
January 1st, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I have it on 4.0 and 4.2.1 and it works just dandy
January 1st, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I don’t think your hosts file is anywhere near as good as a regex based off EasyList.
January 25th, 2011 at 9:31 am
lol… it is if you use the iphone. desktop… no.
May 31st, 2011 at 1:09 am
cydia
October 25th, 2011 at 4:05 am
What do I need to download so no virus or bugs can get in on my iphone