Comparison

Blank Web vs Key

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

Head to head
About

Blank Web

This Safari extension helps you stay focused by blocking distracting websites. Organize blocked sites into categories and sync your settings across all your Apple devices for uninterrupted productivity.

Highlights
  • Website Blocking
  • Category Blocking
  • iCloud Sync
  • iOS and macOS Support
Features
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BlankWeb is a handy Content Blocker Extension for Safari that will help you limit distracting websites on your device. Helps you focus on your tasks for greater productivity -Website Blocking Block annoying and disturbing websites -Category Blocking Group these sites into categories and manage them -Sync Devices Sync your content to iCloud and between devices -iOS & macOS Support Be efficient at your macbook & iPhone

About

Key

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Key blocks the apps that eat your time. To get them back, you scan a small physical token called a Key, kept somewhere inconvenient on purpose: a kitchen drawer, or a shelf in another room. Locking takes one tap. Unlocking means standing up and walking to wherever you left your Key. That short walk gives you time to change your mind, and most of the time you do. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps and websites you want out of reach. 2. Lock them by holding the button, or by tapping your Key to your phone. 3. To unlock, scan your Key. There is no unlock button on the screen. MODES You probably don't want the same rules at work and in bed. Modes are separate blocklists you can switch between: a Work mode can block social apps while a Sleep mode blocks nearly everything. There is also a Light mode that inverts the idea. It blocks every app except the few you name, which turns your phone into something close to a dumb phone. SCHEDULES A schedule locks the phone for you at a set time. Sleep mode can start at 11 every night, work mode at 9 on weekdays. The lock ends when you scan your Key, or at an end time you choose. EXTRAS Auto-relock arms itself after you scan: once you spend 5, 10 or 15 minutes in your unblocked apps, Key locks them again. If you tend to delete blockers in weak moments, Key can prevent app deletion while a lock is on. Websites can go on the blocklist along with apps. FORCE UNLOCKS Sometimes you need your phone and your Key is at home. You get five force unlocks that open everything without scanning. Five is enough for real emergencies and too few to become a habit. PRIVACY Key runs on Screen Time, Apple's own framework. Apple designed it so that apps like Key receive anonymous tokens instead of app names, which means Key never finds out which apps you chose to block. Your blocklist and your history stay on the phone. The account exists only to identify you; it's an email address, and nothing else syncs. There are no streaks or scores anywhere in the app, and it will never tell you to do better. THE KEY The Key itself has no battery and nothing to set up. There is no pairing step either; any Key works with any phone. Keep one at home and one at the office if you like. The same Key works on multiple phones You pay for the Key once. The app has no subscription. Get yours at trykey.co.

Screenshots

Blank Web4 screens
Key4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Key at weekly against Blank Web's every 2 months. Blank Web's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blank Web ships an update every 2 months, Key weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blank Web versus Key: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlank WebKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDzmitry PirozhnikTitun LLC

In-app purchases

None

Blank Web

No in-app purchases

None

Key

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blank Web free?
Blank Web is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Key free?
Key is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blank Web or Key have ads?
Neither Blank Web nor Key shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blank Web or Key?
Blank Web ships an update every 2 months, and Key weekly. Most recently, Blank Web was updated on September 25, 2026 and Key on September 23, 2026.

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