WebA11Y vs RateBud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
RateBud
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RateBud is your personal review journal for anything you care about - coffee, wine, restaurants, books, movies, products, and more. Review items repeatedly and discover how your taste changes over time. RATE WHAT MATTERS Go beyond a single score with Custom Rating Dimensions. Track coffee acidity, wine tannins, book pacing, or create dimensions that fit what you are reviewing. Use smart presets, tag clouds, and 2D taste maps to uncover patterns. PRECISE, REPEATABLE RATINGS - Use whole or half-star ratings - Add multiple reviews per item - Follow trends, sparklines, and progress over time - Browse a clean review history for every item SCAN. ADD. DONE. RateBud uses on-device scanning to quickly recognize items: - Barcode scanning for UPC, EAN, and QR codes - Text recognition with OCR - Visual matching by appearance - Automatic matching with existing items - Smart quality filtering on iOS 18 and later ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Save Favorites and build custom Collections - Let Smart Collections update automatically - Search, filter, and sort your library - Add multiple photos and notes - Export your reviews to CSV PRIVACY BY DESIGN Scanning and image recognition happen on your device. Your reviews stay on your devices and in your private iCloud account. Your data remains under your control. RATEBUD PRO RateBud Pro unlocks Advanced Insights, Custom Collections, Smart Collections, and Custom Rating Dimensions. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase. Monthly and yearly plans include a two-week free trial for eligible users. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. After a free trial, the selected subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled through your Apple Account settings. You can restore purchases from the RateBud paywall. Privacy Policy: https://ratebud.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WebA11Y at every 2 months against RateBud's every 18 months. WebA11Y also leads on device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WebA11Y ships an update every 2 months, RateBud every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebA11Y | RateBud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | Michael Steurer |
In-app purchases
WebA11Y
No in-app purchases
RateBud
No in-app purchases
