Smpl for Safari vs Time left
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smpl for Safari
This Safari extension removes AI-generated overviews and other distractions from Google search results. It restores the classic search layout, opens links in new tabs, and offers options to hide trending searches and login prompts.
- Disable Google AI Overviews
- Open search results in new tabs
- Hide trending searches
- Open Reddit links in Narwhal
- Hide Reddit login prompt
- Redirect X/Twitter links
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Smpl is a lightweight Safari extension that opens Google searches in the classic Web results layout, keeping AI Overviews and search clutter out of the way. No more confusing AI summaries or distracting suggestions. Key features: - Disable Google’s AI Overview and extra suggestions. Tap the "All" tab to view other Knowledge Panels when needed. - Automatically open search results in a new tab. - Hide trending searches from Google's homepage. - Automatically open Reddit links in Narwhal. - Hide the Reddit login prompt on the mobile website. - Redirect X/Twitter links to XCancel. How it works: - Install the app and enable the Safari extension. - Open the extension popup and toggle the features you want to use. - Conduct Google searches as usual. - Smpl adds a URL parameter (udm=14) to send searches directly to the Web tab, bypassing the AI Overview. - Tap “All” anytime to view Knowledge Panels (weather, quick facts, etc.). Smpl is built and maintained by a solo indie developer, ensuring it stays lightweight, reliable, and up-to-date. If you love Smpl, please consider leaving a rating or review. For questions or feedback, tap the Contact link within the Smpl app.
Time left
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Keep a countdown to your next trip, birthday, anniversary or deadline. Count the days since a new job, a relationship, or a fresh start you want to remember. Time Left gives your dates a home that feels like a notebook. Handwritten lettering, paper textures, little sketches and tally marks make the wait something you can see. Choose light paper or the new dark paper theme. Put a countdown widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, or check your dates on Apple Watch. Open the app for the hours left today and a look at your week, month and year. MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR DATES • Create a countdown for birthdays, holidays, exams, concerts, deadlines and dates of your own. • Count the days since a moment that matters to you. • Count from a start date and see how far through a trip or a project you are. • Set daily, weekly, monthly or yearly repeats. • Add reminders to upcoming dates. • Choose hours, days, weeks, months, years or percentages, or let Automatic choose. • Pick a widget drawing, from tally marks and a sun arc to an hourglass, candle or jar. • Use tally marks in medium countdown widgets, too. • Import dates from the Apple calendars you choose. • Look back at completed countdowns in Past dates. • Turn on optional iCloud sync to keep your dates across devices. FREE TO START Keep up to three active personal dates for free, with small tally and sun-arc widgets. The Apple Watch app is free, too. Time Left Pro adds unlimited countdowns and count-ups, more widget sizes and more drawings, and pins a date's final hours to your Lock Screen. One-time purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Time left at Free against Smpl for Safari's $1.99. Time left also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). Smpl for Safari's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Time left is free to download; Smpl for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Time left sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smpl for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smpl for Safari ships an update every 6 months, Time left every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smpl for Safari | Time left |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Kitcoff | PRABAKARAN RAVICHANDRAN |
In-app purchases
Smpl for Safari
No in-app purchases
Time left
- Time Left Pro$1.99
Questions
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