Comparison

Allow vs Connection Check

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

Head to head
About

Allow

This Safari extension for Apple devices bypasses website restrictions, enabling text selection, copying, and pasting. It enhances browsing freedom for research, productivity, education, and shopping without complex settings or data collection.

Highlights
  • Enables text selection on restricted pages
  • Restores copy functionality
  • Unlocks paste capability
  • Removes interfering overlays and scripts
  • Operates silently in the background
  • No account or subscription needed
Features
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Allow is a lightweight Safari extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that restores your freedom to interact with any webpage the way you want. Many websites deliberately disable copy, paste, and text selection to prevent you from using content freely. Allow overrides these restriction with a single tap. How it works: - Tap the Allow icon in your Safari toolbar to open the popup - Toggle the switch to enable or disable the extension - Browse normally while Allow removes website restriction in the background What Allow does: - Restores text selection on webpage that block highlighting - Enables copy functionality on site that prevent right-click or keyboard shortcut - Unlocks paste capability in form field that reject pasted input - Removes overlay and script that interfere with normal browsing interaction - Works silently in the background without slowing down your browser Built for everyday browsing: - Research: Select and copy quote, paragraph, and reference from any article or blog - Productivity: Paste your saved password, address, or email into any form without restriction - Education: Highlight and copy content from educational resource and reference material - Shopping: Copy product name, description, and price detail for comparison across website Allow is designed with simplicity in mind. There is no complicated setting to configure, no account to create, and no subscription to manage. Just install, enable, and browse freely. The extension uses minimal resource, so your browsing experience stays fast and smooth. Your data stays private. Allow does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information. It operates entirely on your device, modifying only the webpage behavior that blocks your ability to copy, paste, and select text. No analytic, no tracking, no server involved. Whether you are a student researching a topic, a professional gathering information, or simply someone who wants full control over how you interact with the web, Allow gives you that freedom. Stop fighting with website that limit what you can do. Install Allow and take back control of your browsing experience today.

About

Connection Check

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Connection Check shows you, in plain language, the network path iOS makes available to apps on your device — whether you are online, which interfaces are in use, and whether the network is expensive or in Low Data Mode. It is a focused, privacy-first utility: no account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing leaves your device. AT A GLANCE See an instant Online, Offline, or "Requires connection" status, with a clear explanation of what it means for your apps. INTERFACES Check whether the current path may use Wi-Fi, Cellular, Wired Ethernet, Loopback, or another interface type. Tap any row to learn what it means. NETWORK CONDITIONS Find out if iOS considers your connection "expensive" (such as cellular or Personal Hotspot) or "constrained" by Low Data Mode — the same signals well-behaved apps use to save your data. PLAIN-LANGUAGE EXPLANATIONS Every status, interface, and condition comes with a friendly explanation, plus the underlying technical detail for the curious and for developers. TECHNICAL DETAILS & DIAGNOSTICS Expand the technical section to see raw values (path status, interface availability, DNS / IPv4 / IPv6 support) and copy a clean, plain-text diagnostic summary to share with support. TEST REQUEST Run a single small request and watch how per-request policy toggles — allow cellular, expensive, or constrained access — change the outcome. These settings apply only to this app's own request, never to your whole phone. WHAT THIS APP CANNOT DO Connection Check cannot read your total mobile data usage, your carrier usage, or other apps' data usage. It only shows the network path information iOS makes available to this app. PRIVACY No sign-in. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing is collected or sent anywhere.

Screenshots

Allow1 screens
Connection Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Connection Check at $0.99 against Allow's $2.99. Allow's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Allow costs $2.99 and Connection Check $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Allow versus Connection Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllowConnection Check
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre StanislasPatrick Hisni Brataas

In-app purchases

None

Allow

No in-app purchases

None

Connection Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Allow free?
Allow costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connection Check free?
Connection Check costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Allow or Connection Check have ads?
Neither Allow nor Connection Check shows ads.

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