Comparison

Web Cleaner vs PageCalm

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

Head to head
About

Web Cleaner

Block intrusive ads, trackers, and pop-ups directly within your Safari browser. This content blocker enhances your browsing experience by removing unwanted elements from most websites without accessing your personal data.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads
  • Blocks trackers
  • Blocks pop-ups
  • Safari extension
  • Enhances browsing privacy
  • Easy to use
Features
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Block ads, popups, and trackers on your favorite websites. This browser extension does not have access to your browsing activity, passwords, credit card details, or any other sensitive information. Privacy Policy • https://github.com/lucasditomase/web-cleaner Terms of Service • https://github.com/lucasditomase/web-cleaner Customer Support • https://github.com/lucasditomase/web-cleaner

About

PageCalm

Features
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PageCalm is a privacy-first Safari content blocker for iPhone. Use PageCalm to block common web ads in Safari, reduce trackers, and hide some cookie banners, pop-ups, and distracting page elements where possible. You can turn built-in categories on or off, allowlist websites by domain, and reload Safari rules from the app. PageCalm is designed to stay simple and local: - No account - No ads inside PageCalm - No advertising or analytics SDKs - No browsing history collection - No page content upload - Allowlist domains are stored locally - Content blocking rules are processed by Safari PageCalm works only in Safari through Apple's content blocker extension system. It does not provide VPN, DNS, system-wide, or in-app ad blocking. Some ads or site elements may still appear because websites change and Safari applies content blocker rules within Apple's supported extension system.

Screenshots

Web Cleaner4 screens
PageCalm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PageCalm at none against Web Cleaner's 2. PageCalm also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). Web Cleaner's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Web Cleaner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PageCalm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web Cleaner ships an update every 5 days, PageCalm daily. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Web Cleaner versus PageCalm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb CleanerPageCalm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Exequiel Di TomaseKANDK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Web Cleaner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$9.991 Year
None

PageCalm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web Cleaner free?
Web Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PageCalm free?
PageCalm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Web Cleaner or PageCalm have ads?
Neither Web Cleaner nor PageCalm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Cleaner or PageCalm?
Web Cleaner ships an update every 5 days, and PageCalm daily. Most recently, Web Cleaner was updated on September 12, 2026 and PageCalm on August 5, 2026.

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