18 Macworld • April 2020REVIEW
yearly pricing to £9.99 and lifetime use to £31.99.
Existing owners of previous releases of 1Blocker
aren’t required to pay for an upgrade, however.
They receive access to all new features at no cost
except frequent rule updates. That’s an additional
£1.99 a month, £4.99 a year, or £12.99 for a
permanent licence. A single subscription works
across all iOS and macOS devices connected to a
single iCloud account.Verdict
1Blocker provides a powerful way to carve out
your web browsing experience in Safari 13 while
still working within Apple’s new constraints. The
updated version is missing some features and
given its new subscription model, should be a
bigger step up from previous releases. Its extension
lists, simplicity, and effectiveness mean that it’s a
worthwhile purchase and I recommend it. For those
who want more sophistication, the app is intended
to grow to fit their needs, but only time will show if
the developers meet that expectation along with
their new revenue model. Glenn Fleishman