Text Parser Pro vs ShortformBlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Parser Pro
This utility app quickly cleans up text from various sources. It allows you to paste or scan text, including from photos using OCR, and apply powerful transformations before copying it back.
- Fast text editing
- Text cleanup
- Paste text
- Scan text
- OCR from photos
- QR code scanning
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Text Parser is a fast, focused text editor designed for one thing: cleaning up text quickly. Paste or scan text from anywhere, clean it up with powerful transforms, and copy it back; all in seconds. Use your camera to extract text from photos, documents, and QR codes with OCR.
ShortformBlock
This extension for Safari blocks YouTube Shorts across your devices, removing them from feeds, search results, and navigation. It offers a private browsing experience with no data collection and is completely free to use.
- Hides Shorts from YouTube homepage
- Removes Shorts from search results
- Hides Shorts tab in navigation
- Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Private browsing, no data collection
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Watch YouTube the way it was meant to be — without Shorts. ShortRemover is a free Safari extension that hides YouTube Shorts from your feed, search results, and navigation. No paywalls, no subscriptions, no nonsense. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES The only YouTube Shorts blocker available for iPhone, iPad and Mac — all in one free app. WHAT IT DOES - Hides Shorts from your YouTube homepage - Removes Shorts from search results - Hides the Shorts tab in navigation SIMPLE AND PRIVATE ShortRemover collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Your browsing stays completely private. HOW TO ENABLE 1. Open this app 2. Go to Safari Settings → Extensions 3. Enable ShortRemover and allow access to youtube That's it. Enjoy YouTube without Shorts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Parser Pro at 5.0 against ShortformBlock's 4.5. Text Parser Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). ShortformBlock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price 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. ShortformBlock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Parser Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Parser Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShortformBlock has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text Parser Pro ships an update fortnightly, ShortformBlock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Parser Pro | ShortformBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Truong | Riku Kuisma |
Customer experience
Text Parser Pro
ShortformBlock
In-app purchases
Text Parser Pro
No in-app purchases
ShortformBlock
- Support Development$0.99
