Autarky vs PowerBot
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.
PowerBot
This utility allows users to read data from microSD cards using a Lightning connector. It supports traditional data reading, contact backups, and copying pictures to external devices.
- MicroSD card reading
- Lightning connector compatible
- Data backup
- Contact backup
- Picture copying
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PowerBot is an operated software of microSD card reader,which is made for Lightning connector.Working with external device,except traditional data reading function，it also can be used for reading data,backup contacts and copying pictures etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Autarky at 80% against PowerBot's 0%. Autarky also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). PowerBot's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
PowerBot is free to download; Autarky costs $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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autarky has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Autarky's written reviews are positive against 0% of PowerBot's.
Autarky ships an update every 12 months, PowerBot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Autarky | PowerBot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonatan van der Horst | Shenzhen Reflying Electronic Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Autarky
PowerBot
In-app purchases
Autarky
No in-app purchases
PowerBot
No in-app purchases
