Pacific Block vs SmartTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Block
Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive images, videos, and audio. This utility speeds up website loading, conserves data, and reduces energy consumption on your Apple devices.
- Blocks website images
- Blocks website video
- Blocks website audio
- Faster website loading
- Reduced data usage
- Reduced energy consumption
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Browse the web in Safari with fewer distractions, faster load times, and less data. Pacific Block works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: • Blocks website images • Blocks website video • Blocks website audio • Helps websites load faster • Reduces data used when loading websites • Reduces energy used when loading websites
SmartTracker
Effortlessly monitor prices on any website and receive instant alerts when deals drop. Visualize price history with clear charts and organize wishlists. Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts for seamless price tracking.
- Track prices on any website
- Set smart price alerts
- View price history charts
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Organize wishlists and collections
- Export data to CSV
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Stop refreshing product pages just to catch a discount. SmartTracker watches the page for you and tells you when the price changes. SmartTracker is your private price‑tracking companion for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Track prices on any website, set smart alerts, and see clear price history charts, so you can judge a deal for yourself. Built to work on any website. If you find one that doesn't, email me and I'll add support for it. Features: • Watch any text on a page, not just the price — stock status, shipping ETA, version numbers — and get alerted the moment it changes. • Track prices and discounts on any website in any currency. • Set target prices and get notified when deals drop below your budget. • See clear price history charts to spot trends at a glance. • Glance at your latest prices right from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. • Stay hands‑free with Siri and the Shortcuts app — add items, refresh prices, and open deals with a tap or your voice. • Organize wishlists and collections for different stores, products, or projects. • Sync everything instantly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. • Export your full history as CSV files. • And much more… Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud account: no accounts, no tracking, no data sharing. Start free with up to 5 tracked items and 3 collections. Once you are ready, unlock unlimited items, unlimited collections, and background refresh with a single one‑time purchase or, if you prefer, an auto‑renewing annual subscription. Download SmartTracker today, add your first few products, and let it watch the prices so you don’t have to. Privacy Policy: https://www.smarttracker.tech/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.smarttracker.tech/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartTracker at Free against Pacific Block's $2.99. SmartTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Pacific Block's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). On 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
SmartTracker is free to download; Pacific Block costs $2.99 up front. SmartTracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Pacific Block asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacific Block has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pacific Block's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmartTracker's.
Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, SmartTracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacific Block | SmartTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pod 98, LLC | Hugo Prione |
Customer experience
Pacific Block
SmartTracker
In-app purchases
Pacific Block
No in-app purchases
SmartTracker
- Premium - Annual$6.991 Year
- Premium - One-time purchase$19.99
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