Comparison

Cookie vs The Cookie Editor for Safari

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cookie

Manage your web browser cookies with this open-source tool. Easily view, create, edit, and delete cookies, and import/export them in various formats. Ideal for web development, testing, and enhancing online privacy.

Highlights
  • List all cookies
  • Search cookies
  • Create, edit, delete cookies
  • Import/export cookies
  • Delete all cookies
  • Customizable interface
Features
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Cookie-Editor is designed to have a simple to use interface that let you do most standard cookie operations. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages or even manual management of cookies for your privacy. Be careful! Do not share your cookies with anyone you do not trust! Cookies can contain very sensitive information like your login information. If you share your cookies with someone, they could gain full access to your account and compromise it. Feature list: - List all cookies for the current tab. - Search your cookies. - Create, edit and delete your cookies. - Import and export your cookies in many formats (JSON, Netscape, Header string) - Quickly delete all cookies for the current tab. - Customizable: chose what extra data to see, what theme to use (light or dark), the amount of detail to see (advanced mode). Cookie-Editor can help you: - Develop web pages. - Improve your SEO work. - Manage your cookies for privacy. - Improve your browsing experience. Cookie-Editor believes in privacy. Your Cookies are safe and all of your data remains offline. For all feature requests or bug report, please visit the GitHub repository and fill an issue https://github.com/Moustachauve/cookie-editor

About

The Cookie Editor for Safari

This app helps you identify and manage website trackers that use first-party cookies. It categorizes cookies, assigns privacy scores to sites, and allows you to view, edit, and delete them. Advanced features for importing, exporting, and managing sessions are available via a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Identify website trackers
  • Categorize cookies (Ads, Analytics, Functional, Essential)
  • Assign privacy scores to websites
  • View, edit, add, and delete cookies
  • Import/export cookies
  • Manage cookie sessions
  • One-tap cleanup
Features
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Safari blocked third-party cookies. So trackers moved into first-party cookies — set right on the sites you visit, where Safari won't touch them. Cookie Editor shows you who's still watching, and hands you the controls. WHO'S TRACKING YOU • Names the trackers behind the gibberish — _ga is Google Analytics, _fbp is Meta Pixel — in plain language • Sorts every cookie into Ads, Analytics, Functional and Essential • Rates any site A to F with a shareable privacy score • Flags long-lived cookies built to outlive Safari's tracking protection BEFORE / AFTER CONSENT • Snapshot a site's cookies, accept the banner, then compare — see exactly what appeared • Catches advertising cookies set before you ever answered the banner — see it and judge for yourself SEES WHAT OTHER EDITORS CAN'T • Reads cookies through Safari's native API — including HttpOnly cookies that JavaScript-based editors simply can't see • Exact expiry dates and real lifetimes, plus Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite flags A FULL COOKIE EDITOR — FREE • View, edit, add and delete any cookie • Search and filter: All, Trackers, or Site • Delete All, then re-checked against Safari so you know what the site instantly recreated • No limits. No ads. IMPORT, EXPORT & SESSIONS — PRO • Import and export as JSON or cookies.txt (works with curl, wget and yt-dlp) • From the clipboard, from Files, or through the share sheet • Named snapshots — save a session, restore it later, or move it between your own iPhone, iPad and Mac over iCloud • One-tap cleanup: clear every tracker, or every cookie from a single company • Developer audit reports for consent and flag checks PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All tracker matching happens on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded. • No account. No ads. We don't track you. • Tested and updated for every major iOS and macOS release Cookie Editor Pro unlocks import, export, snapshots and one-tap cleanup — available as a subscription with a 3-day free trial, or a single one-time purchase. The full cookie editor is free, forever. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/porconova/legal/refs/heads/main/CD-Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/porconova/legal/refs/heads/main/CD-Terms-of-Service

Screenshots

Cookie4 screens
The Cookie Editor for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Cookie Editor for Safari at 100% against Cookie's 40%. The Cookie Editor for Safari also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Cookie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (99 vs 3). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Cookie Editor for Safari sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cookie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Cookie Editor for Safari holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookie has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Cookie's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Cookie Editor for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookie ships an update every 4 months, The Cookie Editor for Safari every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Cookie versus The Cookie Editor for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookieThe Cookie Editor for Safari
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (99 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#42 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe GagnierDzianis Milasheuski

Customer experience

Cookie

All ratings91 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative54.5%

The Cookie Editor for Safari

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cookie

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Extension cannot be loaded
  • Manifest version error
  • No cookies detected
  • Not working on iOS 18
  • Not working on MacOS updates
Show 4 more
  • Not working after Sequoia update
  • Not clearing cookies
  • Not exporting all cookies
  • Hacking/scam reports (potential security issue)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update for iOS 18 compatibility
  • Update for newer MacOS versions
  • Fix extension loading issues
  • Remove intrusive advertising
  • Improve cookie parsing for import
Show 1 more
  • Add option to show all cookies

The Cookie Editor for Safari

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cookie

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Cookie Editor for Safari

Subscriptions2
  • Pro · Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro · Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro · Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Cookie free?
Cookie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Cookie Editor for Safari free?
The Cookie Editor for Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cookie or The Cookie Editor for Safari?
The Cookie Editor for Safari is rated higher. Cookie averages 3.4 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while The Cookie Editor for Safari averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Cookie or The Cookie Editor for Safari have ads?
Neither Cookie nor The Cookie Editor for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cookie or The Cookie Editor for Safari?
Cookie ships an update every 4 months, and The Cookie Editor for Safari every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cookie was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Cookie Editor for Safari on November 5, 2026.

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