Shut Up vs Beeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shut Up
This app helps you avoid unwanted online discussions by automatically hiding comment sections while browsing the web in Safari. You can customize which websites should always display comments.
- Hides comment sections in Safari
- Customizable website exceptions
- Simple and free to use
- Works on websites only
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Shut Up spares you the opinions of troglodytes by hiding comment sections when browsing the web in Safari. You can also set your favorite websites to show comments by default. That's it. Simple and free. Enjoy! NOTE: Shut Up can only hide comments on websites, not inside apps. Uses shutup.css by Steven Frank, with permission. https://github.com/panicsteve/shutup-css
Beeper
Consolidate all your conversations from various messaging platforms into a single, unified inbox. Manage multiple accounts, search across all chats instantly, and organize your messages with custom labels and notifications. Available on all your devices for seamless communication.
- Connect 21+ chat apps
- Manage multiple accounts per app
- Universal search across all chats
- Merge chats into single conversations
- Organize with labels and custom notifications
- Syncs across all devices
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You want to talk to people, not switch apps. Beeper puts WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Messages, and 18 more in one app. Connect up to 5 accounts for free. CONNECT UP TO 21 CHAT APPS WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Chat, Google Messages, Google Voice, Line, LinkedIn, Signal, Slack, Telegram, Tumblr, Viber, X (Twitter), WeChat, GroupMe, ChatGPT Dots, Muse, Reddit, and Snapchat MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS PER APP You've got two WhatsApp accounts, personal and business. Connect both and see everything in one inbox. FIND ANY MESSAGE, INSTANTLY Search every chat app at once. Filter by person, by app, or by what you're looking for: images, video, links, and files. CONTROL THE CHAT CHAOS · Merge chats across apps into one conversation. · Organize with labels: friends, work, family. · Custom notifications to avoid interruptions. · Clear one inbox, not one per app. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Beeper works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. Everything stays in sync. Start a reply at your desk, finish it on the train. DO MORE WITH BEEPER PLUS · 10 accounts, up to 3 per chat app · Unlimited merged chats and labels · Reminders: never drop the ball · Send later: write at midnight, send at 9am · Incognito mode: read quietly · Voice note transcription · Custom app icon Privacy Policy: https://beeper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://beeper.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beeper at 4.7 against Shut Up's 4.2. Beeper also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 49). Shut Up's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Beeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shut Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beeper has 1.2K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Shut Up's written reviews are positive against 72% of Beeper's.
Shut Up ships an update every 6 months, Beeper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shut Up | Beeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (49 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 514 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Romero | Automattic |
Customer experience
Shut Up
Beeper
User reviews
Shut Up
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Blocks comments effectively
- 🕊️ Provides peace and sanity
- 🚀 Improves browsing experience
- 💡 Saves time by reducing distractions
- ✅ Works well with ad-blockers
Room to improve
- ❌ Does not work on YouTube comments
- ❌ Does not work on mobile app versions
- ❌ Stopped working on newer iOS/macOS versions
- ❌ Inconsistent performance across websites
- ❌ Fails to block Disqus comments
Beeper
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easily the best option
- 👍 Great Application
- 🙌 Life saver
- 👍 Excellent App
Room to improve
- 👎 Bad compare to old version
- 🐛 Immediate Crash after adding accounts
- 🐛 Can't download photos
- 🐛 Instantly Crashes
- 🐛 v1.0 but incredibly buggy
Bugs and requests
Shut Up
Reported bugs
24 issues- Does not work for YouTube comments
- Does not work for mobile app versions
- Stopped working on iOS 26 and later
- Does not shut up Disqus
- Does not block anything
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- No longer works on iOS Safari
- Misses some websites
- Does not work on YouTube in Safari
- Does not block comments on Instagram on iOS Safari
- Does not work on Pinterest.co.uk
- Does not work on mobile sites unless desktop version is requested
- No good for social apps like Instagram
- Reinstalling required after updates
- App crashes at opening
- Whitelist resets every time it's opened
- Does not work in Ventura
- Not blocking YouTube comments
- Does not work on the YouTube app
- Comments still show up after removing from exception list
- Cannot turn on in app settings for Safari
- Had to install twice before it worked
- Stopped working on Safari 15.1 (Monterey)
- Comments disappeared, but ALL comments disappear (not desired)
- App crashes at opening
Requested features
8 requests- Block comments in mobile app versions
- Improve blocking for YouTube comments
- Improve blocking for Disqus comments
- Improve blocking for Pinterest comments
- Work on individual apps (not just Safari)
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- Ensure compatibility with newer iOS/macOS versions
- Fix whitelist reset bug
- Fix app crashing bug
Beeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to tag users
- Deletes parts of message when typing on Mac
Requested features
1 request- Support for more services like Threads, Bluesky, Matrix, Reddit Chat, Twitch, & TikTok DMs
In-app purchases
Shut Up
No in-app purchases
Beeper
- Beeper Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Plus Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Beeper Plus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
