Safari on iOS and macOS has had a built-in Adblock feature for a while. Magic Lasso uses this feature to automatically block advertisements and is also free to download.
Magic Lasso: Free adblock for Safari
Magic Lasso is an app that enables ad blocking in Safari, on both your iPhone and Mac. For this the Material blocks function of Safari is used. This means that the app uses hardly any memory, saves battery and in many cases speeds up the loading of pages.
Where Magic Lasso excels over other adblock apps for Safari is that the app is free to use. Magic Lasso’s biggest competitors, Purify and 1Blocker, are both paid apps. The makers of Magic Lasso also promise that the basic functions of the app will remain free to use, although they do not exclude a paid version with extra features.
At the time of writing Magic Lasso is missing a number of functions. For example, you cannot determine which filter lists the app uses. It is also not yet possible to create a site whitelistsso that the blocking feature is disabled on that page.
Also interesting: iOS 11 privacy settings: this is how you protect your personal data per app
For alternatives to Magic Lasso and help on setting it up, check out our tip article on setting up an adblocker. There you will also find how you can whitelist a website if you want to support the creators, such as iPhoned.nl. After all, advertisements help make many cool articles on the internet possible.
Download the app
You can download the app for your iPhone, iPad and Mac via the links below. You need iOS 10.3 or higher to use it. It is good to know that the app also has support for the iPhone X.