Hush Nag Blocker vs Video Speed Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hush Nag Blocker
Browse the web without intrusive cookie banners and privacy-invading trackers. This lightweight, fast, and secure application works seamlessly with Safari to block unwanted prompts. It's free, open-source, and respects your privacy by not collecting any data.
- Blocks cookie consent pop-ups
- Prevents privacy-invasive tracking
- Integrates with Safari extensions
- Lightweight and fast performance
- Open-source and secure
- No data collection
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Browse the web like it should be – free of nags to accept cookies or privacy invasive tracking. It's tiny, fast, free, open, secure and without any access to your data. “I’d recommend Hush to anyone who uses Safari” — John Gruber, Daring Fireball SECURE AND PRIVATE Hush doesn't have any third party dependencies, behavioral tracking nor crash reporting – no data is collected and nothing leaves your device. The blocking is done by Safari itself with instructions from Hush, so the app has no access to your browser habits nor does it want to. Don't take our word for it – we play with open cards and publish the source code for anyone to inspect. SIMPLE YET POWERFUL Using Hush is as easy as installing it and enabling it in Settings -> Apps -> Safari -> Extensions. No settings, no maintenance – just thousands of rules doing the hard work for you in the background. It works like magic – you will not notice Hush until you disable it. MODERN, TINY AND FAST The app is primarily a host of rules that integrates with Safari in a native lightweight way, making the blocking efficient, fast and easy on your disk space. FREE AND OPEN Hush is both free of charge and Open Source with a permissive MIT license. No in-app purchases, no nonsense. AVAILABLE ON ALL DEVICES Hush is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Video Speed Controller
Control the playback speed of any video on websites directly within your browser. This utility allows for easy adjustment of video speed, enhancing your viewing experience.
- Control video playback speed
- Works on any website video
- Safari extension
- Open source
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A Safari port version of an MIT open source Chrome extension(https://github.com/igrigorik/videospeed) for controlling the video speed of any video in a website. And the app is also open source in https://github.com/Kyle-Ye/Video-Speed-Controller
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hush Nag Blocker at 4.4 against Video Speed Controller's 3.5. Hush Nag Blocker also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 41%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hush Nag Blocker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hush Nag Blocker has 1.1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Hush Nag Blocker's written reviews are positive against 41% of Video Speed Controller's.
Hush Nag Blocker ships an update every 3 months, Video Speed Controller every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hush Nag Blocker | Video Speed Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 40.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oblador AB | 絮雷 叶 |
Customer experience
Hush Nag Blocker
Video Speed Controller
Bugs and requests
Hush Nag Blocker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on startup for some users
- Fails to block cookie/privacy prompts on certain websites
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to selectively enable/disable on certain websites
- Reporting mechanism directly within Safari
- Expansion to other browsers beyond Safari
Video Speed Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hush Nag Blocker
No in-app purchases
Video Speed Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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