Comparison

HTTPS Only for Safari vs Home Tab for Safari

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic HTTPS enforcement
  • Encrypts all web traffic
  • Protects cookies and passwords
  • Available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
  • Faster page loading with HTTP/2
Features
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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.

About

Home Tab for Safari

Personalize your Safari new tab page with beautiful backgrounds, time, date, and custom shortcuts. Enhance productivity and create a tranquil browsing experience tailored to your style.

Highlights
  • Customizable backgrounds (built-in or personal photos/videos)
  • Display current time and date
  • Customizable greeting text
  • Search box with choice of search engine
  • Editable shortcut speed dial
  • Realistic rain or snow effects
  • Accessibility option for time/date vocalization
Features
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Sets your new tab page to a beautiful and inspiring background scene that personally greets you, tailored to the time of day. That will brighten up your day when you open a new page in your Safari web browser. The Home Tab for Safari is a simple and elegant dashboard. It provides options to display the current time and date, a warm greeting, a search box, and a speed dial of shortcuts. Additionally, you can toggle everything off, allowing Safari to open a dark blank page. This customization empowers you to define your authentic personal style in your new tab and transform it into the perfect place to be – your home sweet home. The Safari extension is designed for users who aim to enhance their productivity on the internet and easily access the information they want with a quick glance. It offers customizable backgrounds, allowing you to select from a variety of built-in nature backgrounds or use your own inspiring photo. This extension provides a more relaxed and tranquil browsing experience, featuring unique elements such as a realistic rain effect on the home page, making the Home Tab the ideal start page for Safari. Open the Home tab using this custom URL, which is ideal for the Apple Shortcuts app: hometab://newtab This premium Safari extension works across macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, making it a versatile tool for your desktop or mobile device. Transform your device into a mobile dashboard for seamless browsing. Do not hesitate. Get it now! The unique features of this Safari extension: ◆ See a landscape as the background in your new tab page, featuring 5 immersive backgrounds: Forest, Sea, Sky, Port, and Lake ◆ Choose your own custom background color or load your own background image from your personal device ◆ Or opt for the video background layer, including Forest, Sea, and Sky ◆ And with the option to load your own custom video loop background ◆ Adjust the brightness using a slider for both image and video backgrounds ◆ Apply a frost layer on top of your background for added visual effect ◆ Experience a realistic rain or snow layer on top of your background ◆ Toggle the display of the current Date & Time ◆ Choose between 24h or 12h clock format ◆ Choose your preferred font family for the text elements ◆ Customize the Date Today colors to suit your preferences ◆ Show or hide the search box ◆ Choose your default search engine (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, or Yandex) ◆ When the search box is active, it dims the content around it for better visibility ◆ Show or hide the greeting text (Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, and Good night) ◆ Change the greeting text color ◆ Customize the greeting text to your name or any other text you want to see ◆ Show or hide the shortcut, edit the links, and drag-drop the location of that shortcut ◆ Add, edit, and delete shortcuts according to your personal preference ◆ Load your own custom shortcut icon ◆ Enable an accessibility option that vocalizes the current time and date ◆ Show a countdown timer to your chosen day. ◆ Support for Dark Mode

Screenshots

HTTPS Only for Safari1 screens
Home Tab for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HTTPS Only for Safari at 4.8 against Home Tab for Safari's 3.4. HTTPS Only for Safari also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Home Tab for Safari's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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

HTTPS Only for Safari costs $2.99 and Home Tab for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTTPS Only for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HTTPS Only for Safari's written reviews are positive against 56% of Home Tab for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTTPS Only for Safari ships an update every 7 months, Home Tab for Safari every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HTTPS Only for Safari versus Home Tab for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTTPS Only for SafariHome Tab for Safari
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better3.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenk AlexandruStefan Van Damme

Customer experience

HTTPS Only for Safari

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Home Tab for Safari

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%

In-app purchases

None

HTTPS Only for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

Home Tab for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTTPS Only for Safari free?
HTTPS Only for Safari costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Tab for Safari free?
Home Tab for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HTTPS Only for Safari or Home Tab for Safari?
HTTPS Only for Safari is rated higher. HTTPS Only for Safari averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Home Tab for Safari averages 3.4 from 14 ratings.
Do HTTPS Only for Safari or Home Tab for Safari have ads?
Neither HTTPS Only for Safari nor Home Tab for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HTTPS Only for Safari or Home Tab for Safari?
HTTPS Only for Safari ships an update every 7 months, and Home Tab for Safari every 5 weeks. Most recently, HTTPS Only for Safari was updated on September 18, 2026 and Home Tab for Safari on September 18, 2026.

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