Unsmartifier vs Sideways
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
Sideways
This Safari extension allows you to rotate any webpage, even when your device's screen orientation is locked. Enjoy a more comfortable viewing experience on your iPhone or iPad.
- Rotate webpages
- Override screen rotation lock
- Safari extension
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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Sideways is a Safari extension for rotating webpages even if the screen orientation is locked.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sideways at 4.1 against Unsmartifier's 2.6. Sideways also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (44% vs 22%). Unsmartifier's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sideways asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sideways holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unsmartifier has 41 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Unsmartifier's written reviews are positive against 44% of Sideways's.
Unsmartifier ships an update every 2 days, Sideways every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unsmartifier | Sideways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (41 ratings) | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arno Appenzeller | And a Dinosaur |
Customer experience
Unsmartifier
Sideways
In-app purchases
Unsmartifier
- Small Tea Tip$0.99
- Large Tea Tip$1.99
- Giant Tea Tip$2.99
Sideways
No in-app purchases
