Comparison

Safari vs NetSafety Device

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Safari

Browse the web at high speeds with advanced privacy features and extensive customization. Access your tabs, translate pages, and sync data across your Apple devices. Enjoy a cleaner reading experience and personalized browsing.

Highlights
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Private Browsing mode
  • Intelligent Tracking Prevention
  • Tab Groups
  • Profiles
  • Web page translation
  • Reader mode
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Explore the web with lightning-fast speed, powerful privacy protections and robust customization options. With Safari you can browse sites, translate web pages, and access your tabs across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Features • Passwords, bookmarks, history, tabs and more seamlessly sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Private Browsing mode doesn’t save your history and keeps your browsing your business • Intelligent Tracking Prevention prevents trackers from following you across websites you visit • Tab Groups let you save and organize your tabs and access them across iOS, iPadOS and macOS • Profiles help keep your browsing history, website data, and more separate between topics like work and personal • Shared Tab Groups help you share tabs and collaborate with family and friends • Extensions allow you to personalize Safari and add even more functionality to the browser • Reader formats articles for easy reading without ads, navigation, or other distracting items • Privacy Report shows known trackers that have been blocked from tracking you • Reading List easily saves articles for you to read later • Voice Search lets you search the web using just your voice • Web page translation converts entire webpages into other languages right in the browser • Handoff effortlessly passes what you’re doing in Safari from one device to another • Add to Home Screen allows you to quickly launch a website or web app from your Home Screen • Notify Me periodically checks a webpage for updates and notifies you if a change occurs

About

NetSafety Device

This app safeguards your devices from malicious websites and files. It blocks harmful content and detects malware, providing effortless web and antimalware protection across your devices.

Highlights
  • Blocks harmful websites
  • Detects malware files
  • Cross-device protection
  • Compatible with major iOS browsers
  • Effortless setup
Features
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Protect yourself from websites and files used by cybercriminals to commit phishing, fraud and other malicious activity. NetSafety Device keeps you and your device(s) safe by: blocking harmful websites; and detecting files that contain malware. Install SafeCentral on all your devices and get effortless web and antimalware protection. NetSafety Device's web protection service is compatible with all major iOS browsers.

Screenshots

Safari4 screens
NetSafety Device4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Safari at 4.4 against NetSafety Device's 1.0. Safari also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and ratings volume (177K vs 1). NetSafety Device's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Safari has 177K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Safari's written reviews are positive against 0% of NetSafety Device's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safari ships an update every 10 months, NetSafety Device every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Safari versus NetSafety Device: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafariNetSafety Device
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (177K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews37.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings177K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAppleWontok (Software) Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Safari

All ratings177,311 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews5,737 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative53.5%

NetSafety Device

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Safari

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tabs randomly closing or disappearing
  • Issues with website loading and rendering
  • Unexpected behavior when switching between tabs
  • Problems with syncing and iCloud integration
  • Compatibility issues with certain websites

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add 'Find in Page' functionality
  • Improve tab management and organization
  • Provide more customization options
  • Enhance search capabilities
  • Optimize performance and stability

NetSafety Device

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Safari

No in-app purchases

None

NetSafety Device

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safari free?
Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetSafety Device free?
NetSafety Device is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Safari or NetSafety Device?
Safari is rated higher. Safari averages 4.4 out of 5 from 177K ratings, while NetSafety Device averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Safari or NetSafety Device have ads?
Neither Safari nor NetSafety Device shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safari or NetSafety Device?
Safari ships an update every 10 months, and NetSafety Device every 3 months. Most recently, Safari was updated on September 26, 2026 and NetSafety Device on August 18, 2026.

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