Advanced Profanity Filter vs Tiny Softbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Profanity Filter
This Safari extension enhances your browsing by censoring, substituting, or hiding offensive words. It also offers audio muting for captions and subtitles on supported streaming sites, creating a more pleasant online environment.
- Censor, substitute, or hide offensive words
- Mute audio for captions and subtitles
- Works on supported websites in Safari
- Customizable filtering options
- Supports multiple devices
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Whether you choose to censor, substitute, or hide offensive words, APF is here to improve your browsing experience. Individuals around the world can now be protected from profanity in their homes, organizations, and schools. APF has a variety of options to meet your personal needs. APF is not limited to filtering text alone! With the use of captions and subtitles it can also mute audio while you sit back and relax to watch your favorite movies and shows from a collection of supported sites. Have a suggestion for a new supported site? Let us know! Note: This app is a Safari extension, and will only work on websites viewed in Safari. Audio muting support may vary based on your device, country, or future changes to the site.
Tiny Softbox
This utility app provides adjustable lighting for various needs, from photography and video calls to reading and tracing. Customize brightness, color temperature, and filters, with options to save presets and hide controls for a clean interface.
- Adjustable brightness
- Color temperature control (Kelvin)
- Adjustable color filters
- Saveable presets
- Hideable controls
- Cross-device availability
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A simple app with many use cases, from lighting up your face during video calls to helping you set the perfect light for your photography. App features: → Brightness slider → Temperature slider in Kelvin → Color filter with adjustable intensity → Presets for saving your favorite settings → Hide controls with a single tap or click → Available on all your devices Examples of use cases: → Softbox or accent light for photography → Support light for video calls in dark environments → Light box when tracing and drawing → Reading light → Mood light → Flashlight → Whenever else you might need some extra light Tiny Softbox is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Please reach out at hi@alexandersandberg.com if you have any questions, feedback, or just want to say hi! Made with love in Austria.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Softbox at every 2 weeks against Advanced Profanity Filter's every 4 months. Tiny Softbox also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Advanced Profanity Filter's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Advanced Profanity Filter costs $4.99 and Tiny Softbox $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tiny Softbox holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Profanity Filter has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Advanced Profanity Filter's written reviews are positive against 75% of Tiny Softbox's.
Advanced Profanity Filter ships an update every 4 months, Tiny Softbox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Profanity Filter | Tiny Softbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (23 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrostCo Limited Liability Company | Alexander Sandberg |
Customer experience
Advanced Profanity Filter
Tiny Softbox
In-app purchases
Advanced Profanity Filter
No in-app purchases
Tiny Softbox
No in-app purchases
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