Death To _blank vs BitDust
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").
BitDust
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BitDust is an open-source project of a worldwide distributed peer-to-peer network that is aiming to provide online storage, safe personal communications and full control of your own private data. This story is about respecting our digital freedoms and giving people control over their data online. More about the project you can read on www.bitdust.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BitDust at every 2 months against Death To _blank's every 10 months. BitDust also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Death To _blank ships an update every 10 months, BitDust every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Death To _blank | BitDust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Chinone | BitDust B.V. |
In-app purchases
Death To _blank
No in-app purchases
BitDust
No in-app purchases
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