Comparison

Unobstruct vs Get Archive

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

Head to head
About

Unobstruct

This app enhances your web browsing experience by automatically removing intrusive floating toolbars from various websites. It also offers an on-demand feature to hide any remaining obstructions, ensuring a cleaner and more focused reading environment on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Automatic content blocking for Safari
  • Removes floating social media toolbars
  • On-demand hiding of page obstructions
  • Supports numerous popular websites
  • Action button integration in Safari
  • Option to reload pages with blockers disabled
Features
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You’re already reading web pages on a pretty small screen. Don’t let floating social media sharing toolbars and the like get in your way. Unobstruct includes a content blocker for Safari that will remove these bars automatically from several web pages. Just go into Safari’s settings and enable it under Content Blockers. If a page still has floating bars covering it which aren’t removed by Unobstruct’s content blocker, you can hide these on demand. Do so by tapping the Unobstruct Page item in the Action button in Safari’s toolbar (which can be enabled under the More icon). If you need to get these hidden bars back, simply reload the web page (or long-press reload to load the page with content blockers disabled if you want them all). Auto-blocking is available on many web sites, including: • Medium • TechCrunch • The Verge • Recode • Polygon • Vox and other Vox-run sites • Wired • Mashable • And many others — see the entire list in the in-app settings Note that on some sites, the top bar remains since removing it would make the site fail to function fully. But you can use the Unobstruct Page action to remove it.

About

Get Archive

Preserve web pages for the future. This tool creates permanent, unalterable records of any webpage, saving both text and graphical versions. Access your saved pages anytime, even if the original site is gone, with a stable, reliable link.

Highlights
  • Save web page snapshots
  • Text and graphical copies
  • Permanent online record
  • Reliable, short links
  • Preserves content from deletion
Features
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This extension allows you to leverage Archive.today to get a snapshot of any web page from the past. This snapshot will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.

Screenshots

Unobstruct4 screens
Get Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unobstruct at 4.8 against Get Archive's 4.0. Unobstruct also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Unobstruct costs $0.99 and Get Archive $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unobstruct holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unobstruct has 304 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Unobstruct's written reviews are positive against 50% of Get Archive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unobstruct ships an update every 2 months, Get Archive every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unobstruct versus Get Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnobstructGet Archive
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (304 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings304 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfinitAppsPierre Stanislas

Customer experience

Unobstruct

All ratings304 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.6%

Get Archive

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Unobstruct

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stopped showing in Safari share menu
  • No longer blocks top of page toolbars on certain sites
  • Floating social media icons not removed
  • Latest update fails on specific devices/OS

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remember choices/permanent rules for sites
  • Automatic removal of annoyances
  • Toggle for automatic blocking
  • Open source blacklist for community expansion
  • Notification to site owners when used

Get Archive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unobstruct

No in-app purchases

None

Get Archive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unobstruct free?
Unobstruct costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Get Archive free?
Get Archive costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unobstruct or Get Archive?
Unobstruct is rated higher. Unobstruct averages 4.8 out of 5 from 304 ratings, while Get Archive averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Unobstruct or Get Archive have ads?
Neither Unobstruct nor Get Archive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unobstruct or Get Archive?
Unobstruct ships an update every 2 months, and Get Archive every 31 months. Most recently, Unobstruct was updated on October 1, 2026 and Get Archive on September 14, 2026.

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