Death To _blank vs WebA11Y
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Death To _blank
This utility prevents unwanted new tabs from opening when you click links. It modifies links to open in the current tab, enhancing browsing efficiency. It also handles other attributes that force links to open in new pages.
- Removes '_blank' attribute from links
- Forces links to open in the current tab
- Handles other 'target' values like 'new'
- Improves browsing efficiency
- Ported from Chrome extension
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Have you ever clicked on a link and had it open a new tab? This is often caused by links using the 'target=_blank' attribute. Death To _blank fixes this problem by removing the '_blank' attribute from links, meaning that most links will open in the current tab. This extension is a port of 'Death To _blank' for Chrome, and has been developed in collaboration with its author. 'Death To _blank' also removes a few other 'target' values that can cause links to open in new pages (e.g. "blank" and "new").
WebA11Y
Enhance web accessibility with this Safari extension. It allows you to customize text appearance, underline interactive elements, reduce distracting animations, and apply custom fonts and CSS for a more comfortable browsing experience.
- Boldens all text
- Underlines links and buttons
- Reduces animations and transitions
- Applies custom fonts
- Inserts custom CSS
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Safari Extension to improve web accessibility. You can make the following changes to the Website: - Boldens all text - Underline links and buttons - Reduce animations and transitions - Use custom fonts - Insert custom CSS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Death To _blank at 5.0 against WebA11Y's 3.0. WebA11Y's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Death To _blank holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Death To _blank ships an update every 10 months, WebA11Y every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Death To _blank | WebA11Y |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Chinone | Cizzuk Shihu |
Customer experience
Death To _blank
WebA11Y
In-app purchases
Death To _blank
No in-app purchases
WebA11Y
No in-app purchases
