Unsmartifier vs AMP Shockwave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unsmartifier
This Safari extension discreetly blocks annoying "Smart App Banners" that prompt you to download an app for the current webpage. It runs in the background, preventing these banners from appearing and improving your browsing experience.
- Removes smart app banners
- Runs in the background
- Safari Web Extension
- Prevents future banner displays
- Requires enabling on all websites
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Unsmartifier is a Safari Web Extension that lets you remove annoying Smart App Banners that wants you to download an App for the current webpage. Just enable Unsmartifier and it runs unnoticeably in the background and prevents future Smart App Banners to be shown. Usage: 1. Open Settings 2. Select Safari 3. Select Extensions 4. Select 'Unsmartifier' 5. Enable 'Unsmartifier' 6. Enable 'All Websites' Info on Permissions: Unsmartifier needs to run on all websites to prevent the Smart App Banners on sites you haven't occurred yet. Unsmartifier doesn't do anything else than that. Please note that it can not remove App Clips Banner that link to the app of website. To remove those banners you need to remove the corresponding app. It also focuses on the system Smart Banners. If a website uses custom ones those can not be blocked. Those can be blocked with various Content Blockers
AMP Shockwave
This Safari extension automatically redirects Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to their standard web versions. It enhances browsing by ensuring you always see the full, non-AMP webpage.
- Redirects AMP pages
- Works with Safari
- Enhances browsing experience
- Free to use
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AMP Shockwave is a Safari extension that redirects AMP pages to normal pages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AMP Shockwave at 67% against Unsmartifier's 22%. AMP Shockwave also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Unsmartifier's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Unsmartifier sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AMP Shockwave asks for nothing beyond the download.
AMP Shockwave holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Unsmartifier's written reviews are positive against 67% of AMP Shockwave's.
Unsmartifier ships an update every 2 days, AMP Shockwave fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unsmartifier | AMP Shockwave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arno Appenzeller | And a Dinosaur |
Customer experience
Unsmartifier
AMP Shockwave
In-app purchases
Unsmartifier
- Small Tea Tip$0.99
- Large Tea Tip$1.99
- Giant Tea Tip$2.99
AMP Shockwave
No in-app purchases
