Comparison

WebFilter Content Blocker vs Cipher

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

Head to head
About

WebFilter Content Blocker

This app allows you to block specific web content within Safari, including trackers, ads, and cryptomining scripts. You can also create custom filtering rules using JSON format for advanced control over your browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Block analytics, advertising, and social tracking cookies
  • Block analytics, advertising, and social tracking content/scripts
  • Block cryptomining scripts
  • Block fingerprinting
  • Create custom content filtering rules in JSON format
Features
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The web filtering capabilities of WebFrame Pro Kiosk are now available as a standalone content blocker for Safari. Selectively enable or disable blocking of: • Analytics, Advertising, and Social Tracking Cookies • Analytics, Advertising, and Social Tracking Content/Scripts • Cryptomining Scripts • Fingerprinting Create custom rules: • Specify your own content filtering rules in JSON format • See https://webkit.org/blog/3476/content-blockers-first-look/ for details

About

Cipher

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Cipher is an advanced AI-powered translation app designed for fast, accurate, and context-aware language conversion. Whether you’re traveling, working, or communicating across borders, Cipher ensures that language is never a barrier. 1. Real-Time Translations – Instantly translate text, speech, and even images. 2. AI-Powered Accuracy – Understands context, slang, and industry-specific jargon. 3. Auto-Detect Languages – Automatically suggests the most accurate language for your region. Cipher goes beyond word-for-word translation, offering natural and nuanced communication across languages. Whether you’re a global traveler, business professional, or language enthusiast, Cipher is your ultimate translation companion. Break the language barrier. Speak the world with Cipher.

Screenshots

WebFilter Content Blocker2 screens
Cipher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cipher at Free against WebFilter Content Blocker's $0.99. WebFilter Content Blocker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cipher is free to download; WebFilter Content Blocker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebFilter Content Blocker ships an update every 15 months, Cipher every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WebFilter Content Blocker versus Cipher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebFilter Content BlockerCipher
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWireFrameRate, LLCApp4Life Sweden AB

In-app purchases

None

WebFilter Content Blocker

No in-app purchases

None

Cipher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebFilter Content Blocker free?
WebFilter Content Blocker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher free?
Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WebFilter Content Blocker or Cipher have ads?
Neither WebFilter Content Blocker nor Cipher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WebFilter Content Blocker or Cipher?
WebFilter Content Blocker ships an update every 15 months, and Cipher every 11 months. Most recently, WebFilter Content Blocker was updated on September 25, 2026 and Cipher on October 1, 2026.

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