Comparison

Clarity Reader for Safari vs Bangs!

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

Head to head
About

Clarity Reader for Safari

Enhance your web browsing experience by removing distractions from articles. Customize text appearance with various themes and spacing options for comfortable reading. Enjoy a clean, private, and fast browsing experience on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • One tap to activate clean reading mode
  • Removes ads and distractions
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Adjustable line height and page width
  • Fast performance on all sites
  • Private and secure browsing
Features
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Clarity Reader for Safari makes every webpage easier to read. One tap removes clutter and turns articles into clean, simple text that is easier on the eyes. Control fonts, spacing, and themes so every page looks the way you want. Clarity Reader works on almost any site and loads instantly. No ads. No tracking. Just clean reading. Key Features • One tap to activate clean reading mode • Removes ads, popups, sidebars, and distractions • Light, sepia, and dark themes • Adjustable font size, line height, and page width • Smooth, fast performance on all sites • Simple toolbar for quick controls • Settings are saved automatically • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Private and secure Perfect for • Reading long articles • Night and low light reading • Staying focused without visual noise • Small screens where clutter is worse • Anyone who wants a cleaner browsing experience Clarity Reader gives you a better way to read on Safari. Install it, enable the extension, and enjoy a cleaner web with one tap.

About

Bangs!

Features
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Bangs! - Search Faster in Safari Unlock the power of "bangs" on every search engine! Bangs! is a Safari Web Extension that brings DuckDuckGo-style search shortcuts to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and more. Stop navigating to websites just to search them - do it directly from your address bar. WHAT ARE BANGS? Bangs are short commands that let you search other sites directly. Want to look something up on Wikipedia? Just type !w swift into your Safari search bar. Need a repository on GitHub? Type !gh [query]. Bangs! intercepts these commands and takes you exactly where you want to go. KEY FEATURES: - Thousands of Built-in Bangs: Access a massive library of shortcuts for Wikipedia, YouTube, Amazon, GitHub, Reddit, and thousands more. - Create Custom Bangs: Have a specific site or internal tool you use daily? Create your own custom shortcuts (e.g., !mytool) with ease. - Seamless Integration: Works automatically within Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and Ecosia. - Privacy First: Bangs! processes everything locally on your device. Your search history stays private and is never sent to our servers. - Lightweight & Fast: Designed to be virtually invisible until you need it, with no impact on browsing speed. HOW TO USE: 1. Enable the extension in Safari Settings. 2. Go to your favorite search engine (like Google). 3. Type a bang followed by your search term (e.g., !yt funny cats). 4. Hit enter and go straight to the results! Stop wasting time with extra clicks. Search smarter, faster, and more efficiently with Bangs!

Screenshots

Clarity Reader for Safari4 screens
Bangs!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bangs! at none against Clarity Reader for Safari's 1. Bangs! also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Clarity Reader for Safari's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Clarity Reader for Safari costs $2.99 and Bangs! $0.99 up front. Clarity Reader for Safari sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bangs! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Clarity Reader for Safari versus Bangs!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClarity Reader for SafariBangs!
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorq Labs BVSayan Goswami

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clarity Reader for Safari

One-time1
  • Clarity Pro$4.99
None

Bangs!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clarity Reader for Safari free?
Clarity Reader for Safari costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bangs! free?
Bangs! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clarity Reader for Safari or Bangs! have ads?
Neither Clarity Reader for Safari nor Bangs! shows ads.

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