Advanced Profanity Filter vs Word Filter X
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.
Word Filter X
This utility app allows users to block and replace specific words on Safari websites to create a more pleasant browsing experience. It offers iCloud synchronization for settings, customizable blocking and replacement options, and supports multiple languages. The application is also available on macOS.
- Block and replace words on Safari
- iCloud synchronization of settings
- Customizable word blocking and replacement
- Share settings via JSON
- Supports English, French, and Japanese
- Available on macOS
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Word Filter X is an application that hides words you don't like on Safari websites. By hiding words, you can calm yourself. This application is a derivative version of the browser extension and iOS application "Hiyoko Filter" with the following features added. 1.iCloud synchronization is supported, allowing you to synchronize settings such as words to be blocked and sites not to be filtered. 2. Configurable which words to block, which words to replace, and which text color to display. 3. Settings can be shared via json files. 4.Support for English and French as well as Japanese. 5.Supports macOS version as well. "Hiyoko Filter" is the name of an iOS application provided by bondavi Inc. The code of this app is used based on the agreement with bondavi inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Advanced Profanity Filter at 62% against Word Filter X's 0%. Advanced Profanity Filter also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). Word Filter X's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). 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 Word Filter X $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Advanced Profanity Filter holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Profanity Filter has 23 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of Word Filter X's.
Advanced Profanity Filter ships an update every 3 months, Word Filter X every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Profanity Filter | Word Filter X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (23 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrostCo Limited Liability Company | Keisuke Chinone |
Customer experience
Advanced Profanity Filter
Word Filter X
In-app purchases
Advanced Profanity Filter
No in-app purchases
Word Filter X
No in-app purchases
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