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Show HN: Antelope, free iOS adblocker
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoHey, project creator here -- been working on this with some friends as a side project. It's a free, open-source adblocker, and it's based on EasyList / EasyPrivacy. It doesn't have 'acceptable ads.' Hoping to add user-controlled whitelisting soon. Would love feedback on app design / setup flow / any constructive thoughts!
- javierprovecho 11y agoeasy and simple! good job. suggestion: you could add a identificator for blocklist version, in case you plan to introduce updates outside the app store. (like crystal)
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoGood idea, will do -- thanks!
- sjestus 11y agoOn step 4 of the intro, it says "Click content blockers," when it should say "tap content blockers."
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoThanks, good change.
- unicornporn 11y agoCool! Anything that makes it different from http://adblockfast.com http://adblockfast.com ?
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoIt's a different block list -- they wrote their own, this one is based on open-source Easylist / Easyprivacy. I'm honestly not sure which blocklist is better between mine and Adblock Fast's. If you have feedback, would love to hear.
- peterloron 11y ago@mattkrisiloff -- What makes this different/better than Crystal? Thanks.
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoIt's free / open-source is the main thing. No 'acceptable ads' either. Crystal costs $1, and they're paid money by Adblock Plus to pass some ads through.
- stephenr 11y agoDoes/will this a) have a companion safari extension for OS X and b) sync it's settings via iCloud?
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoa) Probably not -- I'm a Chrome user on desktop, and uBlock works sufficiently for me. b) That's a good feature idea! Thanks.
- stephenr 11y agoWell now that I've installed it and see it has no settings, b) seems somewhat irrelevant..
- wingerlang 11y agoNice demo. And nice touch to mention the cache, which was on my mind.
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoThanks!
- an4rchy 11y agoSimple and clean! Also, the video/animation for load time is hard to compare, it would be great to see them side by side or see actual numbers.
- mattkrisiloff 11y agoThat makes sense -- good point.