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Wipr 2
Kaylee Calderolla · 1,060 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 20 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"work"
9 negative reviews mention this · 45% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
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"wipr"
8 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Too difficult. I loved Wipr, had no issues until a recent Apple update. Now it doesn’t work and I’m not tech savvy enough to know how to fix it. I want to get rid of it and can’t even figure that out." - Ponytech
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"safari"
7 negative reviews mention this · 35% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
4
"doesn"
7 negative reviews mention this · 35% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
5
"doesn work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
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"other"
5 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
7
"websites"
5 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Buggers up many websites. Prevents many websites from opening and gives ADBLOCKER detected pop up. Even after following all set up instructions explicitly. 1Blocker still reigns supreme opening all websites and no pop ups" - gjtxv
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"come"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Positive reviews are astroturfed. Failure of an ad blocker. Costs money, yet 75% of ads come through. Developer’s FAQ file seems snarky." - Justin-Smith
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"developer"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Positive reviews are astroturfed. Failure of an ad blocker. Costs money, yet 75% of ads come through. Developer’s FAQ file seems snarky." - Justin-Smith
10
"youtube"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
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"does"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mostly broken. The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the web…" - Wbfm369
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"money"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Positive reviews are astroturfed. Failure of an ad blocker. Costs money, yet 75% of ads come through. Developer’s FAQ file seems snarky." - Justin-Smith
📋 All 20 negative reviews
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Positive reviews are astroturfed
Failure of an ad blocker. Costs money, yet 75% of ads come through. Developer’s FAQ file seems snarky.
Didn’t Stop Ad Redirects
Paid for it. Didn’t work.
Buggers up many websites
Prevents many websites from opening and gives ADBLOCKER detected pop up. Even after following all set up instructions explicitly. 1Blocker still reigns supreme opening all websites and no pop ups
Doesn’t work for safari
I’m still getting pop up ads and viruses
Poor blocking
Several months later and this plugin still fails to block ads from major ad networks. This may be specific to some websites but the other free extension works properly. I reported then this and is still not fixed. And yes I removed it, cleaned config files, etc, and reinstalled.
Wipr 2 is not blocking web reload
Pretty much every cooking website will load and a pop up will come up saying "There was a problem loading this page. Please click OK to learn more" and then it takes you to the anti Adblock website. This is very annoying and wipr does not prevent this. Please fix
No longer works on recipe websites
Purchased due to the annoying amount of ads on recipe websites. Safari will now crash on those websites and force to turn off Wipr, there is no point in using the app anymore.
False advertising
Wipr 2 advertises it will stop Google sign-in prompts. Purchased and fully installed. Google sign in prompts still appear. WIPR 2 is a scam.
It is not doing anything
I installed this because I have found the pop-ups and hidden ads that look like buttons to “continue” an article to have become completely overwhelming and destroying the ability to just read the page I’m on. Since installation, there has literally been no change whatsoever. For what it’s worth, I’m using Safari.
Doesn’t work
I YouTube and some websites that keep popping up ads and that’s why I purchased this useless app . Not recommended
Doesn’t Work
Does not block ads; probably doesn’t block trackers or anything. I reached out to the developer and was told the sites I provided “we’re clean”. What I submitted literally showed the app active and ads still displayed. No assistance from the developer other than pointing to the support webpages I already was on. $5 out the window.
Doesn't work
Followed the steps to the T I'm still getting pop up browser ads
Does not do the one thing its supposed to do
Doesnt work. Tried it for youtube ads on safari and immediately got ads.
Doesn’t work with Safari YouTube
No longer works with YouTube via Safari. I troubleshooted various different methods but it seems like Wipr 2 no longer blocks YouTube Ads via Safari.
Mostly broken
The only place I see it working is YouTube (via safari) which is shocking. Other simpler sites, like for cooking, news, or wikis all still have numerous ads, except now the webpage crashes repeatedly. I guess I can’t see the ad when the webpage doesn’t even load!
Too difficult
I loved Wipr, had no issues until a recent Apple update. Now it doesn’t work and I’m not tech savvy enough to know how to fix it. I want to get rid of it and can’t even figure that out.
Not helpful, needs some work
Maybe it’s just the web getting exponentially worse, but I find that this app leaves most ads and annoyances exactly where they are. I’ve also had to disable Wipr far more often than any other blocker I’ve tried due to it just flat out breaking a website.
Pretty disappointed. Need to find a new blocker now, because my mobile browsing experience currently is very bad.
On the major plus side, the developer pushes lots of updates and clearly cares about the project. I can’t fault them for that!
Pretty disappointed. Need to find a new blocker now, because my mobile browsing experience currently is very bad.
On the major plus side, the developer pushes lots of updates and clearly cares about the project. I can’t fault them for that!
Crashes many websites
Had the old WIPR, and it generally worked ok. This new one I have to disable all of the time, NYT pics don’t come through, websites won’t load, etc. Not my best spend. Disappointing.
Just use ublock
This app costs money despite just using the same open source filter lists every other app rely on. And it’s not even as effective at blocking, despite spamming your extension screen with 5 sub-items. Worst of all, you never know when the developer is gonna come out with v3 and make you pay again.
Not sure what it does
FYI, this is my very first Apple Store review but I wanted to share my option in that I am not sure what this thing does because I do not notice any difference with ads. I was initially having issues of no longer being able to browse safari and listen to music at the same time like I have been for years. The ads on the page no longer mute and T which turns off my music. This occurs on nearly every single webpage (I do not have this problem in Chrome)
So I actually spent money on this after reading rave reviews. I will say I have just as many ads as I have before, and in some ways it seems like there are more. I still get every popup I did before, and iPhone browses a little slower to boot. Safari still mutes my music when an animated ad is on the webpage, which is the only reason I bought this. I followed and used all of the wipr recommended settings
Honestly can say I do not see any difference whatsoever than using the free ad blockers. So again, what does this thing actually do?
So I actually spent money on this after reading rave reviews. I will say I have just as many ads as I have before, and in some ways it seems like there are more. I still get every popup I did before, and iPhone browses a little slower to boot. Safari still mutes my music when an animated ad is on the webpage, which is the only reason I bought this. I followed and used all of the wipr recommended settings
Honestly can say I do not see any difference whatsoever than using the free ad blockers. So again, what does this thing actually do?
Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
6%
Negative (1-2★)