Ad Blocker for Safari vs Socketta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ad Blocker for Safari
Enhance your Safari browsing experience by eliminating ads, popups, and trackers. This tool offers a cleaner, faster web while protecting your privacy and reducing data usage. Enjoy set-and-forget protection with automatic updates or manual control.
- Eliminates ads and trackers
- Blocks banners and popups
- Reduces data usage
- Extends battery life
- Automatic block-list updates
- Privacy-focused design
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Transform Safari with fewer distractions and better privacy. Void is a powerful ad blocker that clears away the clutter, letting you focus on what truly matters. • Eliminate ads and trackers that slow down websites and invade your privacy • Block banners, popups, and other annoyances that interrupt your browsing • Reduce data usage and extend battery life • Browse a faster, cleaner, more focused web Set and Forget Protection: Void updates its block-lists automatically each week using community-maintained sources. Set it up once, and it runs quietly in the background. Prefer manual control? You can turn off automatic updates and update your block-lists anytime. Supports sites in multiple languages, including Spanish, Hindi, Korean, German, Italian, Arabic, French, Chinese, Portuguese, and Polish. Privacy First: Void doesn’t collect, store, or share any of your personal or device information. No Subscriptions: Void is a one-time purchase. You get full access to every feature and future update for all of your iOS devices with no recurring fees. Built by an Independent Developer: Designed with privacy in mind, I created Void to be a simple yet effective tool to block ads, trackers, and other annoyances in Safari. Your support helps keep Void up to date and fully in your control. Say Goodbye to Ads and Trackers - Download Void and Protect your Privacy.
Socketta
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See who's on your Wi‑Fi, check your network's security and keep a speed history — plus a full network bench. Everything is worked out on your device. No ads, no account, no tracking. WHO'S ON YOUR WI‑FI • Finds the devices on your network and names them from what they announce (Bonjour, UPnP, NetBIOS, web pages) and from your router's DNS: name, maker, model and type. A device that announces nothing is shown by its address • Changes since the last scan: devices that appeared and devices no longer seen SECURITY CHECK • A read-only check of your router and devices: reachable remote-login, file-sharing, screen-sharing and camera services, ports forwarded from the internet (UPnP), an admin page without HTTPS, DNS that answers for names that don't exist, and certificate validation • A score and grade, what each finding means, and what was and wasn't checked. It checks network settings — it is not a virus scan, and it never logs in or changes anything MEASURE • Speed test (Cloudflare): download, upload, latency, jitter and loss, kept with your provider's name, looked up on your device • TCP ping to any host and port (not ICMP), batch ping, a path check showing the destination's network operator, quality score and network diagnosis SCAN & DEVELOPER BENCH • LAN scanner (every host that answers a TCP probe), topology map, port scanner, DNS lookup, mDNS and UPnP browsers, scan diff, SSL viewer, WHOIS, HTTP headers, subnet calculator • HTTP/REST client with cURL/Postman import and code generation, WebSocket, MQTT, UDP/TCP, precision send, BLE central & peripheral, macros, profiles, schedules (while Socketta is open), export HONEST NOTES • iOS doesn't let apps read MAC addresses; devices are recognized by name, UPnP identity or address. Devices that answer nothing (phones asleep, firewalled PCs) can be missed • Socketta doesn't have Apple's multicast permission, so the UPnP browser asks each address directly and Wake-on-LAN sends to the device's IP address; some devices can't be found or woken this way • Ping is TCP: a closed port counts as loss. Local-network features need the Local Network permission. The speed test and the certificate check contact Cloudflare, and the DNS check asks your network's own DNS about two made-up names; nothing is sent to us FREE & PRO Free: unlimited device identification, changes since the last scan, 20 remembered devices on one network, the security score with every finding explained, speed test with the last 10 results, and the scanning and network tools; advanced tools have trial uses and a daily send allowance. Pro adds: alerts when a device never seen on that network before joins (while Socketta is open, or from the "Check This Network" Shortcuts action), a trusted list, device names and history, unlimited devices on every network, the device, port and step-by-step fix for each finding, re-check history and a report, the full speed history with a time-of-day chart and CSV export, and the advanced tools without limits. Weekly, monthly or annual subscription (free trial for new subscribers: 7 days on annual, 3 days on monthly and weekly) or a one-time lifetime purchase, charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://revot.jp/apps/netmaster/privacy.html Provider data: IP to ASN Lite by DB-IP.com (CC BY 4.0).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Socketta at Free against Ad Blocker for Safari's $2.99. Ad Blocker for Safari's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Socketta is free to download; Ad Blocker for Safari costs $2.99 up front. Socketta sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Ad Blocker for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ad Blocker for Safari ships an update fortnightly, Socketta every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ad Blocker for Safari | Socketta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Kuhlman | REVOT, K.K. |
In-app purchases
Ad Blocker for Safari
No in-app purchases
Socketta
- Weekly Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Monthly Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Socketta Pro Lifetime$59.99
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