WebA11Y vs DePattern
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
DePattern
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Some websites have stopped trusting you to read them. You open a link in Safari and an overlay slams down: "Open in our app." You scroll into an article and a promo overlay slides in: "Limited time — 20% off, use code SAVE20." You click "Reject all" on a cookie banner — it doesn't go away. These aren't features. They're dark patterns, and they make the modern web hostile to read. DePattern removes them. WHAT IT DOES • Removes "Open in App" overlays and floating app-install nags • Hides in-page promo overlays — discount popups, app-download nags, promotional modals • Auto-declines common cookie-consent banners • Cancels forced deeplink redirects that try to bounce you into a native app • Restores scroll when a removed modal left the page locked KEPT FRESH DePattern's rule list is curated by hand and refreshed about twice a week. The app shows you the last update date right on the home screen — no guessing whether it still works. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO DePattern works inside web pages. It cannot remove Apple's Smart App Banner — the strip with the OPEN button that Safari draws above the page. No Safari extension can hide that, and we'd rather tell you up front than have you find out after. DePattern is not an ad blocker. It targets one thing: the in-page nags that interrupt reading. PRIVACY Your browsing stays on your device. DePattern's Safari extension never sends the pages you visit anywhere. No account, no browsing history, no ads. HOW TO USE 1. Open Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions → DePattern, turn it on. 2. Tap "Allow on Every Website" when prompted. 3. Browse normally. Nothing to press. QUESTIONS / FOUND A NEW NAG? Use the "Report an issue" button in the Safari toolbar popup — it captures the offending element and sends nothing automatically. Or email us at jacksmith.ios.dev@gmail.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WebA11Y at none against DePattern's 1. WebA11Y also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On price 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. DePattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WebA11Y asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WebA11Y | DePattern |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | Hung Le |
In-app purchases
WebA11Y
No in-app purchases
DePattern
- Lifetime Access$2.99









