ShortVidsBlocker vs Barq Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortVidsBlocker
This tool helps you avoid distracting short-form video content on popular social platforms. It works by blocking these videos directly within your web browser, allowing for a more focused browsing experience.
- Block YouTube Shorts
- Block Instagram Reels
- Works in Safari
- Focus on content
- Browser extension
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Allows the user to block short form videos from YouTube and Instagram in Safari
Barq Box
This media player supports M3U, M3U8, and Xtream Codes playlists for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy features like picture-in-picture, background audio, subtitle customization, and offline downloads. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally and does not use ads or tracking.
- Xtream Codes playlist support
- Picture in Picture and background audio
- Subtitle customization
- Offline downloads
- Continue Watching, Favorites, Watch History
- Fast playback controls
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BARQ TV is a modern media player for M3U, M3U8, and Xtream Codes playlists, built for iPhone and iPad. WHAT YOU GET • Xtream Codes playlist support • Picture in Picture and background audio • Subtitle customization with fonts, colors, outlines, and timing • Offline downloads with a Wi-Fi only option • Continue Watching, Favorites, and Watch History • Fast playback controls • Multiple interface languages • Universal iPhone and iPad support POWERED BY MPV BARQ TV uses the mpv playback engine for smooth video playback and broad codec support. PRIVACY FIRST Your playlists, credentials, favorites, watch history, and downloads are stored on your device. BARQ TV does not use ads or tracking. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER BARQ TV does not include, host, sell, or distribute any media content, channels, movies, series, or playlists. Users must provide their own legally obtained M3U, M3U8, or Xtream Codes playlist credentials. The developer is not responsible for content accessed through user-provided playlists or external providers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Barq Box at monthly against ShortVidsBlocker's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShortVidsBlocker against 5.0 for Barq Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ShortVidsBlocker ships an update every 4 months, Barq Box monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortVidsBlocker | Barq Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Bertolini | mohammed ahmed |
Customer experience
ShortVidsBlocker
Barq Box
In-app purchases
ShortVidsBlocker
No in-app purchases
Barq Box
No in-app purchases
