Comparison

FMS vs BannerBye

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

Head to head
About

FMS

This app facilitates hybrid workplace productivity and collaboration by allowing users to book desks and rooms. It features floor plans, co-worker search, and integrates with Microsoft Exchange for scheduling.

Highlights
  • Desk and room booking
  • Hybrid workplace support
  • Floor plan navigation
  • Co-worker search
  • Microsoft Exchange integration
  • Attendee free/busy status
Features
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FMS:Now is a new desk and room booking app from FM:Systems that enables productivity and collaboration in the hybrid workplace. It offers flexible workflows with floorplans, filters, co-worker search and an integration with Microsoft Exchange for attendee free/busy and meeting invitations. Note: FMS:Now requires connection Resource Scheduler 2022.1.1 or higher. Sold Separately.

About

BannerBye

Automatically dismisses cookie banners before they load, allowing you to browse websites without interruption. Set your privacy preferences once and let the extension handle all consent requests silently.

Highlights
  • Automatic cookie banner dismissal
  • Global Privacy Control (GPC) support
  • IAB TCF v2.2 compliance
  • Auto-click 'Reject all' or 'Only necessary'
  • Daily updated button recognition list
  • No accounts, analytics, or telemetry
Features
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Cookie banners, killed. Before they load. Every website wants your "consent." The banners take over the screen, the "reject" button is hidden, and you click "accept" because you want to read the article. Then the next site asks again. BannerBye stops it. Set your privacy once, and the extension handles every cookie banner before it reaches you — silently, automatically, on every site. —————————————————————— HOW IT WORKS BannerBye uses five independent signal layers, applied in order: 1. Global Privacy Control (GPC) — adds the official "Sec-GPC" header to your browser's outgoing requests, telling websites you do not consent to the sale or sharing of your personal data. 2. IAB TCF v2.2 signal — when a site uses the Transparency & Consent Framework, BannerBye answers the consent call on your behalf with a "reject all" string, before the banner has a chance to render. 3. Autoconsent ruleset — the open-source Autoconsent rules (by DuckDuckGo, MPL-2.0) describe the refuse path for hundreds of consent platforms, including the "settings → reject all" detour. Loaded only on pages that need them. 4. Consent-platform handlers — for the most common platforms (OneTrust, Cookiebot, Usercentrics, TrustArc, Didomi) BannerBye also answers the consent API directly. 5. Auto-click fallback — for custom-built consent UIs, the extension reads the visible button labels and clicks "Reject all" or "Necessary only" for you. This list updates without needing a new release. Where a site offers "consent or pay" instead of a free refuse option, BannerBye leaves that choice to you. —————————————————————— PRIVACY BY ABSENCE We collect nothing. No accounts. No analytics. No telemetry. No usage tracking. There is no business model that depends on knowing what you do online. ▸ Your settings live on your iPhone or iPad, in Safari's storage. Nothing is sent to a server. ▸ The extension talks to one URL once a day, only to fetch a public list of cookie-banner button labels. No identifying information. ▸ Every permission is documented at bannerbye.com/privacy. ▸ No third-party advertising or tracking SDKs. —————————————————————— WHAT SAFARI'S PERMISSION DIALOG MEANS When you install BannerBye, Safari shows a standard permission dialog warning that the extension "can read sensitive information on web pages, including passwords, phone numbers, and credit cards, and your browsing history on the current tab's web page when you use the extension." This text is identical for every Safari extension that accesses page content. It tells you what BannerBye is technically capable of, NOT what BannerBye actually does. What BannerBye actually does on every page: ▸ Reads the page DOM to detect cookie banners ▸ Sends a "no consent" signal (GPC, IAB TCF) ▸ Refuses on your behalf — on known and custom banners What BannerBye does NOT do: ▸ Read passwords, credit cards, or phone numbers ▸ Read or store your browsing history ▸ Send anything to our servers, except hostname when you tap "Report broken site" ▸ Track you across sites or build user profiles ▸ Run analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting Full source code is open and auditable: github.com/BannerBye/BannerBye (MIT license). —————————————————————— CONTROL The popup gives you one-tap on/off, plus per-site pausing for the rare case a site doesn't work without consent. Your pause list stays local; clear it any time. —————————————————————— WORKS WITH ▸ Safari on iPhone and iPad ▸ iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 and later —————————————————————— LEARN MORE Site: https://bannerbye.com Privacy: https://bannerbye.com/privacy Contact: hello@bannerbye.com Cookie banners, killed. Before they load.

Screenshots

FMS4 screens
BannerBye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FMS at Free against BannerBye's $1.99. FMS also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.6). BannerBye's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On 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

FMS is free to download; BannerBye costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BannerBye holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FMS ships an update every 2 months, BannerBye weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FMS versus BannerBye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFMSBannerBye
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFM Systems, Inc.Kreatrix BV

Customer experience

FMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

BannerBye

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FMS

No in-app purchases

None

BannerBye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FMS free?
FMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BannerBye free?
BannerBye costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FMS or BannerBye?
BannerBye is rated higher. FMS averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BannerBye averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FMS or BannerBye have ads?
Neither FMS nor BannerBye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FMS or BannerBye?
FMS ships an update every 2 months, and BannerBye weekly. Most recently, FMS was updated on October 8, 2026 and BannerBye on October 7, 2026.

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