Southco Utility vs URLStrip

Easily test unregistered Southco Bluetooth® devices before they are sent to the end user. Check sensor status, unlock the device, and upgrade the device firmware all before any user registers it on their app. Perfect for installers or quality technicians to validate installation before shipping a product to an end user. Note: Works only with unregistered Southco Bluetooth devices.

URLStrip removes tracking junk from links before you open, copy, or share them. Many links include extra parameters used for marketing attribution, analytics, affiliate tracking, social tracking, and cross-site measurement. URLStrip removes known tracking parameters while preserving the parts of the link that are needed for the page to work. Use URLStrip from the main app, the iOS Share Sheet, Safari, widgets, Shortcuts, or the QR scanner: • Use Clipboard Quick Clean to clean a copied link and replace it on your clipboard. • Use Preview a URL to inspect every change before you copy or share the result. • Expand supported bit.ly, tinyurl.com, and t.co links only when you choose, then clean the revealed destination locally. • Send a link to URLStrip from Safari or another app with the Share Sheet. • Enable the Safari Extension to clean Safari links while browsing. • Scan a QR code with the camera or import a QR-code image from Photos and review the destination. URLStrip is local-first. Normal link cleaning happens on your device. You do not need an account or a cloud link-cleaning service. URLStrip does not collect browsing history or keep a history of the links you clean. Clearly labeled optional features can make direct network requests. URLStrip can expand supported short links, resolve supported Instagram, Threads, Reddit, and Amazon share links, load limited public X/Twitter or Reddit post context for sharing, and check a static Tacita Labs manifest for reviewed rule updates. These requests go directly to the named service. Rule checks do not include your links, settings, statistics, or a device identifier. Optional Privacy Redirects can rewrite supported X/Twitter and Reddit links to privacy-friendly third-party frontends. These redirects are off by default and can be changed in Settings. URLStrip also includes an informational URL safety review. It can flag suspicious-looking links, including unusual domains, IP-address hosts, excessive subdomains, data URLs, and possible lookalike domains. This is not a guarantee that a link is safe. If URLStrip misses a tracker, visit Tacita Labs support resources to report it manually. URLStrip for iOS does not send reports from inside the app. URLStrip is built for people who want cleaner links without routing normal link cleaning through someone else’s server.