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xnx a day ago

Look like that costs money though?

gruez 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's absolutely bonkers that an adblocker needs to cost $15/year, when the actual filter lists are maintained by volunteers and there's (presumably) very little in the way of code changes needed.

dylan604 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Having the lists freely available is only part of the battle for the end user. There are different ways of using that free data, and that takes time to develop. A good blocker can also do more than just utilize that free data as well

GeekyBear 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you don't dont see any additional value, then chose choose one of the free ad blocking options.

One of the nice things for developers working in the Apple ecosystem is that users are willing to support well crafted software.

Although, sometimes you do run into developers as selfless as Gorhill who still craft excellent software.

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Krasnol 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't you have to pay money to host your app there in the first place which is why there is so few good, free applications?

Also: what would be "additional value" in an adblocker? Either it works or it doesn't.

robenkleene an hour ago | parent [-]

> Also: what would be "additional value" in an adblocker? Either it works or it doesn't.

uBlock has over 13k commits, include just 15 minutes ago right now.

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master/

el_benhameen 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I dunno, I’m not a fan of paying for wrappers but I get a lot from 1Blocker and I’m happy to pay for it. As far as I know it’s just one dude who builds the app, and he spends a lot of time keeping it working in the face of YouTube tactics, etc.

gruez 18 hours ago | parent [-]

>and he spends a lot of time keeping it working in the face of YouTube tactics, etc.

Does he? Is he doing original research, or just copying whatever ublock origin/easylist puts out? After all, all the bypass methods are just javascript snippets that extensions inject into the page, so it's not like you have to spend much time porting to iOS or whatever.

MBCook 18 hours ago | parent [-]

You think that doesn’t require time? Doing user support? Keeping up with API changes, etc?

gruez 17 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm not claiming it requires 0 time, only that it's nowhere near the amount of time that would justify a $15/year price tag.

brookst 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

How many hours a month do you think is needed to “justify” charging $1.25/month?

If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?

gruez 2 hours ago | parent [-]

>If your time has so little value, please do create an alternative and offer the same level of support and updates for a price that seems more fair to you. $0.50/month maybe?

This thread is literally about someone providing a free alternative.

mynameisbob 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You’re assuming that the price for a product should be based on the cost to offer it. In most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products. Cost doesn’t enter into the equation.

gruez 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm well aware of how markets work, but that doesn't make it less bonkers. Bottled water companies take municipal water, do some "filtering", and sell it for a 10x-100x markup. I'm sure the people buying the water thinks they're getting their money's worth, but that doesn't mean we can't point out how absurd it is, nor is " in most markets, price is a function of the value perceived by buyers and relative pricing of similar products" a satisfying counterargument to that.

selcuka 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price.

Revenue optimisation is a different concern. Would they sell more if they priced it at $10? Maybe. Would the total revenue ($10 * number of users) be higher than now? Maybe not. There is a local maxima and it appears that they calculated this to be ~$15.

gruez 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Unless someone else makes an equivalent product and sell it for $14/year, and every user switches to the new product, this statement is moot. A product justifies its price tag as long as people are willing to buy it at that price.

adguard is free and I don't think I've encountered an ad that it didn't block. There's also open source adblockers like ublock origin lite, and some other one that was mentioned earlier this year but I forgot the name of.

bartvk 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How many developers do you think would work even a single hour for that price tag?

gruez 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm sure the app has at least 1000 paying subscribers? Take out Apple's 30% cut, and that's more than $10k a year.

bartvk 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

I found that over the years, it's easy to look at someone's business and conclude they're making bank.

ctippett 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I use 1Blocker and I'm on a grandfathered plan that's $5 per year. It's absolutely worth it (even at $15).

browningstreet 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yup and it works on my family plan. No brainer. It’s a set-it and forget-it install. Recommended.

phire 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The free functionality works well enough for me that I never saw the need to look further (until now).

You can only enable one filter list, but "Ads" is a single filter list, so I just enabled that. Just means I can't enable the "Trackers" (though safari has some built in tracker blocking) or "Annoyances" lists, or add Custom rules.

Though, it's going to be a deal-breaker for anyone outside of the English speaking world, because the regional filters count as a second list.

Destiner 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I bought a life-time plan a few years ago.

Feels like a no-brainer investment.

internet2000 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s okay, you can afford it.