What’s New in Wipr 2

Wipr 2 is out now!

The Blocker<br>Blocklist 3.0

Wipr Extra 2.0

Filtr

The App<br>Design

Accessibility

Live Help Topics

Diagnostics

Issue Reporting 2.0

Business Model

Under the Hood

Wipr 1 Users

What’s Next

The Blocker

Blocklist 3.0

Wipr 2 takes full advantage of all the latest features that Safari offers, to block as much as possible in the most efficient and private way.

On top of blocking ads, popups, trackers, cookie warnings, crypto miners, and more, the blocklist now includes “annoyances” – things like newsletter prompts, video popups, “use our app” banners, excessive sign up prompts, and the like.

Wipr Extra 2.0

Extra has learned a lot of new tricks, and I mean a lot .

For example, it can now remove page elements based on their text content, their style, or their children. Setting cookies and local storage items? Yes. Changing the page’s style? Sure. Preventing the app from running obfuscated code, or using timers? Why not. My favorite new ability is removing scripts embedded in pages before the browser even gets to parse them, like they were never there!

In layman’s terms this means fewer cookie nags, fewer broken pages, fewer sites detecting Wipr’s presence, and fewer ads – in sites like Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and many others.

Not only is it now easier for me to write rules for Extra, it can also import many rules from community lists automatically. Because of this, at the time of writing, Wipr 2 has over 100 times more Extra rules than Wipr 1, and this number is bound to grow over time.

Filtr

Filtr is brand new feature that extends Wipr’s blocking to all apps on the device. It acts at the network level, but it can access none of your data .

Filtr is based on a new iOS/macOS 26 technology called “URL Filters”. It allows Wipr to block network requests system-wide without having access to any network traffic at all, and with more granularity than previous solutions.

Filtr is not a VPN . You can use a VPN and Filtr at the same time. You can use Filtr and iCloud Private Relay at the same time. Same for custom DNS.

It’s has been covered by TechCrunch, Lifehacker, and Manual do Usuário.

Filtr is available as an in-app purchase, which will count for all your devices, Family Sharing included. Learn More.

The App

Design

I’ve redesigned the User Interface from scratch, top to bottom.

The app will display its status instantly on launch: you’ll know right away whether it’s up to date or a new blocklist is available, or if some error or misconfiguration is detected – in a single sentence.

I wanted to inject some personality wherever it wouldn’t interfere with functionality, and I think I’ve struck the right balance.

There’s a lot more here than in Wipr 1, and some of the changes are better experienced than explained, so I encourage you to try it for yourself.

Accessibility

Wipr 2 supports every accessibility feature I’m aware of, with specific work for the following:

VoiceOver

Voice Control

Text Size (also known as Dynamic Type)

Increased Contrast

Dim Flashing Lights

Reduce Motion

The screenshot above shows how the same screen appears with default settings and with some accessibility features turned on (larger text size, increased contrast, bold text).

Live Help Topics

The Help screen features live Help Topics, which I can update remotely without releasing a new update in the App Store. They provide answers to common questions, but most importantly they include current issues: if there’s an unresolved issue on a popular website, you’ll find all the info you need immediately in the app – no need to search the web or contact me.

Diagnostics

Common misconfigurations will be automatically detected by the app, which will then communicate them to you non-intrusively, clearly explain their consequences, and provide step-by-step instructions on how to fix them.

Issue Reporting 2.0

The app features a whole new system for issue reporting that doesn’t use e-mail. You are free to decide whether to share your e-mail address (so I can write back), or even your name. All data sent is stored on my server, shared with nobody, and deleted as soon as it’s served its purpose – which to be clear, is exclusively to get the issue fixed.

You can report website issues almost effortlessly directly from Safari, with the Share Extension. Just tap “Share”, then “Wipr”. All that’s required is a short description of what the issue is.

Business Model

Same as always, Wipr will be a paid app and won’t require a subscription; there will be optional one-time and recurring tips (there are yearly tips now too, which some users might prefer).

Wipr 2 is a universal app , so purchasing it once will allow you to install it on all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision).

Under the Hood

Wipr 2 was rewritten almost from scratch using all the latest technologies: from SwiftUI all the way down to the latest iteration of the Content Blocking Extension API. This is why Wipr 2...