Getting Started with Alpaca for iOS

Last updated: 2026-03-15

Alpaca for iPhone and iPad

Alpaca for iOS brings the same DNS-based content filtering you know from the Mac app to your iPhone and iPad. It's designed to help filter ads, trackers, and risky websites across all apps and browsers on your device.

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See Alpaca for iOS in action — a quick look at how content filtering works on iPhone and iPad.

Key Features

• System-wide filtering — Helps protect all apps and browsers, not just Safari
• DNS-based approach — Lightweight filtering that's designed to use minimal battery
• Category-based controls — Choose which content categories to filter
• Privacy first — Your protection settings travel with you, keeping your devices safer wherever you go

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How It Works

1. Install the app from TestFlight (beta access required)
2. Enable the DNS configuration when prompted — this allows Alpaca to filter content
3. Choose your categories — select which types of content to filter
4. Browse as normal — Alpaca works quietly in the background

Requirements

• iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later
• An active Alpaca subscription (or trial)
• Beta access via TestFlight invitation

Join the Closed Beta

We're rolling out access gradually to ensure a smooth experience:

1. Sign up — fill out the registration form below
2. Get invited — we'll review and send a TestFlight invite
3. Start filtering — install via TestFlight and you're set