Côntrol vs YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Côntrol
This app provides granular control over data access and usage. It features real-time authorization updates and immediate revocation capabilities. Enhanced security options like time-fencing and geofencing are available in the premium version.
- Granular access control
- Real-time authorization updates
- Immediate access revocation
- Military-grade encryption
- Time-fencing
- Geofencing
- Read-only limitations
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Côntrol: simple and intuitive, you control WHO has access, HOW it can be used, as well as WHEN and WHERE it can be viewed. Utilizing military-grade encryption, access and usage can be immediately revoked as authorization is updated in real-time. The premium version provides enhanced security controls such as time-fencing, geofencing, read-only limitations, and restricting forward, copy, print, and save.
YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker
This Safari extension for iPhone and iPad helps reduce distractions on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn by hiding recommendation feeds and other clutter. It allows normal browsing through search, subscriptions, and direct links while running locally and privately.
- Blocks YouTube recommendations
- Hides Facebook feed
- Blocks LinkedIn feed
- Works in Safari on iPhone/iPad
- Runs locally, no account needed
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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YT Rec Block is a simple Safari extension for iPhone and iPad that helps make YouTube less distracting. Now we block FaceBook and LinkedIn too! When enabled for youtube.com in Safari, it hides recommendation-heavy areas such as the home feed, related videos, end screens, and Shorts recommendation shelves. You can still use YouTube normally: search, subscriptions, channels, playlists, and direct video links continue to work. The extension runs locally in Safari and does not require an account. It does not collect, sell, or send your browsing activity to the developer. Important: YT Rec Block works on youtube.com in Safari. It does not change the YouTube app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Côntrol at 5.0 against YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker's 4.4. YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Côntrol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Côntrol ships an update every 2 months, YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Côntrol | YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DataRock Technologies, Inc. | Tadashi Kumazawa |
Customer experience
Côntrol
YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker
In-app purchases
Côntrol
No in-app purchases
YouTube, FB, LinkedIn Blocker
No in-app purchases
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