Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Better for Mac

Better content blocker is now available as a native Mac app.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Better for Mac launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   1Blocker for Mac▲162

   The best Safari content blocker for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Better▲156

   An iPhone app that blocks ads, tracking & malicious content

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   1Blocker X▲113

   A fast and secure content blocker for iOS

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   1Blocker for Mac 3.0▲123

   Block unwanted content in Safari

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Focus▲221

   A Mac app to block distracting websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6SB
   Safari Blocker: a free, fully customizable content blocker on iOS 9▲7

   2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Purify Blocker▲91

   Simplest, fastest native blocker for Safari on iOS 9

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   K Blocker▲135

   Kardashian content blocker for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Adblock Fast▲119

   A faster ad blocker for browsers and iOS 9

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Clear▲79

    an iOS ad blocker built by advertisers

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Optimal BLOCK▲91

    Block ads and tracking across all mobile browsers and apps

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    1Blocker X▲7

    A ridiculously powerful Safari content blocker for iOS

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13ID
    I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UBlock▲129

    Fastest Ads Blocker

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Magic Lasso Adblock▲70

    A free and efficient ad blocker for the iPhone, iPad and Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    1Blocker for Mac▲11

    Block ads, tracking scripts, anything. Now for Mac.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AdGuard 2.0 for Mac▲67

    More privacy, better filtering

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hacker News for macOS▲149

    A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    1Blocker X▲10

    🔥 Fast & secure content blocker for iOS 11

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Magic Lasso Adblock 3.0▲87

    Best in class YouTube ad blocking

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Focus by Firefox▲15

    iOS Content Blocker by Firefox for Safari

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Magic Lasso Adblock 2.0▲69

    Free ad block for iPhone, iPad and Mac

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Speedafari▲89

    iOS 9 content blocker for slow connections

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BlockBear▲147

    Block ads and protect your privacy on iOS with a bear

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →