Better Blocker for Mac
Web privacy tool (was Better).
$1.99
In English
Version 2020.2When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission
Better Blocker overview
Better Blocker (was Better) is a web privacy tool for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It protects you from tracking and behavioural advertising on the web by enforcing the principles of the Ethical Design Manifesto (ind.ie/ethical-design).
Better Blocker is developed and curated by Ind.ie - that’s Laura, Aral, and Osky - we’re a tiny two-person-and-one-husky social enterprise striving for social justice in the digital age. (Osky doesn’t code much.)
Features
- Blocks trackers and behavioural advertising.
- We maintain our own block list based on our own web crawls to identify and block the most prevalent trackers. This makes Better’s block list lightweight and effective.
- Improves the readability of popular web sites.
- Easily contact us about sites that don’t play well with Better so we can fix it for everyone. (You can also add exceptions to turn Better off for certain sites until we’ve had a chance to fix things.)
- Teaches you about trackers with encyclopedia-like entries.
- Spotlights the worst offenders… Did you know that the worst site we found on the web had 172 trackers? Better blocks them all and makes that site 4× lighter and 15.8× faster!
- Blocks blocker blockers (try saying that quickly a few times). Read our open letter to Wired in the app or on our web site to find out why blocking blockers puts people at risk on the web.
- It’s open… anyone can help make Better even better.
What’s new in version 2020.2
Version 2020.2:
- Everything will continue as before, you don’t need to do anything.
- This app will continue to get updates.
- At some point, you will see our organisation name change from Ind.ie (Article 12) to Small Technology Foundation.
Better Blocker for Mac
$1.99
In English
Version 2020.2
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Mar 29 2021
Version: 2020.2
I will never use software whose name includes "a better"...
In fact, better than what ?
May 8 2019
Version: 2018.2
This is my favorite blocker. They block all the trackers and the offensive ads, while leaving some of the good ones. I'm not interested in depriving legitimate websites of revenue, I'm interested in not being tracked and not having my online experience ruined by intrusive ads.
When there is a site that doesn't work, or the site has taken countermeasures, I've found that their support responds quickly and they make sure they get it fixed.
Now, when sites nag about turning off a blocker, I don't feel bad. They can turn off tracking and they won't be blocked. We can help them earn a living, but we don't need to pay with our privacy.
When there is a site that doesn't work, or the site has taken countermeasures, I've found that their support responds quickly and they make sure they get it fixed.
Now, when sites nag about turning off a blocker, I don't feel bad. They can turn off tracking and they won't be blocked. We can help them earn a living, but we don't need to pay with our privacy.
Sep 20 2017
Version: 2017.3
The only ads we do not block are respectful ads...
So, no. All ads should be blocked.