Comparison

Imgpls vs Protego for Reddit

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

Head to head
About

Imgpls

This utility app streamlines the viewing of Imgur images by directly loading them from specific URL patterns, bypassing the cluttered website interface. It effectively removes popups and unwanted banners for a cleaner image-viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Direct image loading from Imgur links
  • Bypasses website clutter
  • Removes popups and banners
  • Supports specific Imgur URL patterns
  • Clean image viewing experience
Features
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With Imgpls, clicking on Imgur links like `i.imgur.com/fxBBsLx.gif` loads the image directly, bypassing the website's clutter. No more dealing with popups, app banners, or unexpected image changes. Imgpls changes URLs with the following patterns: - i.imgur.com/RaNdOm.jpg - imgur.com/RaNdOm Imgpls doesn't change URLs with the following patterns (mostly because they might contain multiple images): - imgur.com/a/GaRbAgE - imgur.com/gallery/gallery-name - imgur.com/t/community

About

Protego for Reddit

Enhance your Reddit browsing by filtering out unwanted content. This tool allows you to block specific keywords, social media links, and domains, helping you focus on what matters and reduce distractions.

Highlights
  • Keyword filtering
  • Social media blocking
  • Domain blocking
  • Smart wildcards
  • iCloud sync
  • Ad-free browsing
  • Import/export filters
Features
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Add a keyword, a community, a user, or a domain, and matching posts quietly disappear from your feed. Protego is a Safari extension with a companion app, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. WHY THE BROWSER: Reddit belongs in your browser. The official app is built to keep you scrolling; in Safari, you decide what Reddit shows you. No notifications pulling you back, no "get the app" walls, and no Reddit app collecting in the background. FILTER WHAT YOU CHOOSE: - Keywords - Hide posts whose title, body, or community name matches a word or phrase - Communities - Hide everything from a community, or block its page entirely - Users - Hide one person's posts and comments - Domains - Hide posts linking to a particular site - Social Media - Hide posts linking to X, Instagram, TikTok, and more Keywords go further: * matches a word and its variations, # matches any 1 to 3 digit number, and groups switch a whole set on or off at once. Any filter switches off without deleting it. Reveal Mode outlines every post a filter would hide instead of hiding it, and Preview tries a keyword before you save it. Not sure what to filter? On a device with Apple Intelligence, pick a topic or type a word, and Protego suggests real terms to add. SET UP IN ONE TAP: Pick a preset (Off, Minimal, Balanced, or Focused) and Protego applies a recommended set of options, bringing new Reddit closer to the old one. Fine-tune anything afterward. CLEAR AWAY THE CLUTTER: - Hide thumbnails, avatars, flair, badges, vote controls, award and join buttons, community banners, and pinned highlight cards - Hide recommendations, promoted posts, login and app nudges, and Reddit Answers - Collapse or hide comments carrying media, and the moderator comment pinned to the top of a thread MAKE REDDIT EASIER TO USE: - Share a post, or a comment with the thread above it, as an image instead of a screenshot - Color-code comment threads by reply depth, with four themes to pick from - Jump between comments by reply depth, and return to the top of a thread - Open comment pages with every reply chain folded away - Open posts from a feed in a new tab, keeping your place - Land on old Reddit automatically, with an endless feed - Give old Reddit the dark theme it has never had, and drop communities' custom styling PUT REDDIT OUT OF REACH: Limits blocks Reddit itself, a step at a time: Home and Popular, then all main feeds, then everything but direct links to posts, then all of Reddit. Pair a limit with a Focus like Sleep or Study and it turns itself on. PRIVACY: No account, no tracking, no browsing history collected. Your filter lists stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. Keyword suggestions run on Apple's Private Cloud Compute, which stores nothing and never receives your lists. YOURS ON EVERY DEVICE: - One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro - No subscription, and optional tips are the only in-app purchase. Nothing is locked behind them - Lists sync over your own iCloud, even with the app closed - Works on new and old Reddit - English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese - Search every setting by name or by what it does - Import and export your lists - Stats showing how much Protego has filtered, with a shareable card Protego filters text: post titles, bodies, community and author names, and link addresses. It cannot read words inside images or videos. Filtered posts are hidden from your view. Nothing is removed from Reddit, and nobody is notified.

Screenshots

Imgpls2 screens
Protego for Reddit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Imgpls at Free against Protego for Reddit's $3.99. Imgpls also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Protego for Reddit's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Imgpls is free to download; Protego for Reddit costs $3.99 up front. Protego for Reddit sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Imgpls asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Protego for Reddit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Imgpls's written reviews are positive against 82% of Protego for Reddit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imgpls ships an update every 3 weeks, Protego for Reddit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Imgpls versus Protego for Reddit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImgplsProtego for Reddit
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.6 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnd a DinosaurEdgar Sanchez

Customer experience

Imgpls

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Protego for Reddit

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Imgpls

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Protego for Reddit

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Imgpls free?
Imgpls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Protego for Reddit free?
Protego for Reddit costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Imgpls or Protego for Reddit?
Protego for Reddit is rated higher. Imgpls averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Protego for Reddit averages 4.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Imgpls or Protego for Reddit have ads?
Neither Imgpls nor Protego for Reddit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Imgpls or Protego for Reddit?
Imgpls ships an update every 3 weeks, and Protego for Reddit fortnightly. Most recently, Imgpls was updated on November 4, 2026 and Protego for Reddit on October 30, 2026.

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