HTTPS Only for Safari vs Cookbye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HTTPS Only for Safari
This Safari extension automatically enables HTTPS for all websites, encrypting your traffic to protect personal data from theft. It ensures secure browsing by rewriting HTTP requests to HTTPS, safeguarding cookies, passwords, and private information.
- Automatic HTTPS enforcement
- Encrypts all web traffic
- Protects cookies and passwords
- Available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
- Faster page loading with HTTP/2
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• Available on all your devices, on iOS, iPad and macOS • When visiting a website, a person usually leaves a lot of information about himself. And without any measures on the part of the site owner, these personal data may be stolen. If you do not want something of the sort to happen, consider accessing all sites via the HTTPS technology. HTTPS Only is a Safari extension that protects your browsing activity by automatically enabling the HTTPS protocol on all websites that you visit. By loading the HTTPS version of websites into your browser, all your traffic will be encrypted, reliable and surveillance free. Although major websites already encrypt the traffic by using HTTPS, it’s not guaranteed that you use this technology - sometimes is not active by default or some embedded assets are loaded through the default and unencrypted HTTP connections. Also, clicking links can redirect you to the insecure versions of sites. Actually more than 75% of websites out there still rely on unencrypted HTTP communications. The HTTPS Only extension will fix these problems by rewriting all your requests from HTTP to HTTPS. It will also make sure that the assets from the visited websites (images, styles, scripts or ads) are transferred via the safe HTTPS and no one can steal your cookies, passwords, sessions or private data. • What is the HTTPS protocol and why should you care? • Did you know that browsing the web in a coffee shop, airport or hotel with free internet access can be dangerous? Even your own home or company internet connection is not safe. This is because the common HTTP web traffic can be intercepted in clear text, inspected and even modified by anyone. HTTPS has significantly more secure since this protocol will encrypt your communications. • The benefits of the HTTPS protocol and why should you use it? • - Faster page loading: data sent over HTTPS loads faster since the new HTTP/2 protocol is available in Safari only on encrypted communications - Confidentiality: no one can read your content, passwords or messages - Integrity: your traffic cannot be modified - for example, no key-loggers can be injected - Authentication: your site cannot be routed to a clone without you knowing it • Is this a VPN service? • No, this extension is not a VPN service, but is very efficient and safe as a VPN. This extension will make sure you are using only HTTPS in your surfing and the usage of HTTPS will make your traffic encrypted, reliable and surveillance free. Also, HTTPS is much faster than a VPN and can protect you even if the VPN is logging your activity. • Support • We read your support emails every day, day by day. Write with confidence any question, feedback or complaint and you will receive an answer in a very short period of time.
Cookbye
This utility automatically accepts or hides cookie consent notices while browsing the internet. It prioritizes user privacy by not collecting any data. Enjoy a cleaner web experience with high coverage of consent banners.
- Automatic cookie consent acceptance
- Hides cookie notices
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
- High web coverage (80% average)
- Legacy mode for hiding notices
- Whitelist for specific websites
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Relaxed visits websites without being bothered by cookie notices: - AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTS CONSENTS - COOKBYE automatically accepts the annoying cookie consents for you while browsing the Internet - once activated it runs constantly in the background - PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION - COOKBYE does not record, store, or use any data, search histories or information! We value data protection and therefore always preserve the privacy of our users - HIGH WEB COVERAGE - On average, COOKBYE successfully catches 80% of cookie notices on websites. Unfortunately, not every kind of hint/consent can be recognized and combated - ALTERNATIVE LEGACY-MODE - If legacy mode is activated, cookie consents are no longer automatically accepted, instead the cookie notices are hidden in the best possible way - PAUSE WEBSITES - Manually prevent COOKBYE from running on certain pages. This whitelist is only stored locally For our users we are one click away: Chat with us on iMessage for website suggestions, technical problems or any kind of questions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HTTPS Only for Safari at 75% against Cookbye's 25%. HTTPS Only for Safari also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Cookbye's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). 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
HTTPS Only for Safari costs $2.99 and Cookbye $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HTTPS Only for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTTPS Only for Safari has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HTTPS Only for Safari's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cookbye's.
HTTPS Only for Safari ships an update every 7 months, Cookbye every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTTPS Only for Safari | Cookbye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denk Alexandru | Blackmite |
Customer experience
HTTPS Only for Safari
Cookbye
In-app purchases
HTTPS Only for Safari
No in-app purchases
Cookbye
No in-app purchases
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