Autarky vs Web Cleaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Autarky
This utility blocks third-party JavaScript in Safari, making browsing faster and reducing data consumption. It helps prevent online tracking and can lower mobile carrier bills. Users can temporarily disable it for specific websites.
- Blocks third-party JavaScript in Safari
- Improves browsing speed
- Reduces data usage
- Blocks many ads
- Helps prevent online tracking
- Temporarily disable for specific sites
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Autarky is a content blocker that blocks all third-party JavaScript in Safari, it's super effective. Browsing will feel faster, consume less data, many ads will be blocked and advertising companies will have a hard time tracking your behaviour online. Are you on a small data bundel? Traveling abroad? Autarky helps you keep your carrier bill low. To enable Autarky open the Settings app > tap Safari > tap Content blockers. Be aware that certain websites might lose functionality or might not load at all, you can temporarily disable Autarky by pressing the 'puzzle piece' icon in Safari's address bar.
Web Cleaner
This Safari-exclusive app quickly removes intrusive web content like ads, pop-ups, and social media buttons with just a few taps. Manage deleted items and websites for a cleaner browsing experience.
- Delete intrusive ads
- Remove pop-ups
- Hide comment lists
- Remove SNS buttons
- Delete miscellaneous buttons
- Manage deleted content
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Web Cleaner is a Safari-exclusive cleaner application that deletes web contents conveniently and quickly You can delete intrusive advertisement banners, pop-ups, comment lists, and SNS buttons only with a few touches It is the only Safari-exclusive cleaner application in the world. Use it right now! Removable Items • Banner • Pop-up • Comment List • SNS Buttons • Unnecessary Buttons • Able to delete miscellaneous buttons and menus Feature • it can be used in conjunction with the existing ad-blocking app • Delete Website Contents • Immediately delete contents while web surfing • Manage deleted contents and websites Required OS version and components • iOS 9.0 or later. • iPhone 5s or later. • iPad Air 1 or later. • iPad mini 2 or later. • iPad Pro. • iPod touch(6th generation).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Web Cleaner at free against Autarky's paid. Web Cleaner also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). Autarky's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (80% vs 65%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Autarky costs $0.99 and Web Cleaner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Autarky holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Autarky's written reviews are positive against 65% of Web Cleaner's.
Autarky ships an update every 12 months, Web Cleaner monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Autarky | Web Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better | 3.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonatan van der Horst | OH NAM KWON |
Customer experience
Autarky
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In-app purchases
Autarky
No in-app purchases
Web Cleaner
No in-app purchases
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