SHIFT Web vs AI Off
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHIFT Web
This web browser enhances online safety by filtering explicit content on social media and search engines. It intelligently monitors URLs and search terms to block inappropriate material, ensuring a private and secure browsing experience.
- Content filtering for social media
- URL and search term monitoring
- Blocks explicit and NSFW content
- Supports Instagram, Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok, Google
- Local filtering, no data collection
- Standard browser features
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Make room for what matters with SHIFT. Build more intentional phone habits with tools for focus, planning, and managing distractions. • Start a SHIFT to step away from distracting apps. • Protect time with focus sessions and recurring schedules. • Organize your day with a calendar, tasks, and daily goals. • Manage content filtering and custom website or search-term blocks. • View usage insights when the required permissions are enabled. Some features require a paid SHIFT plan and a linked device. The in-app purchase provides lifetime access for one device, with a single payment and no subscription. Existing customers can sign in to access their eligible plan. Initial device setup requires SHIFT Desktop on a compatible Mac or Windows computer and a connection to the device. Purchasing a plan and completing device setup are separate steps.
AI Off
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AI Off is a Safari extension that hides AI features added to the websites you use. Keep the page. Put the prompts, sidebars, and summaries out of the way. It is free. There is no account and no trial timer. Choose from four levels: 1. Hide AI features. Remove supported AI answers in search, writing prompts, sidebars, and other AI controls inside web pages. 2. Quiet the AI conversation. Also collapse posts, headlines, videos, and ads that match the AI word list into a gray bar. Tap Show to read one. 3. Hide AI-made content. Also hide images that declare AI generation, known AI content farms, and posts the platform labels as AI-made. This uses labels and lists. It cannot identify every piece of AI content. 4. Blackout. Also block listed AI services in Safari, including chatbots and generators. Choose this level deliberately. Levels 1 to 3 leave chatbots alone. Every decision comes from a readable rule, word list, selector, domain list, or label. AI Off contains no AI. It does not detect, judge, or learn. Pause on a site, pause for 15 minutes, or flip the switch back. There is no telemetry and no data collection. Signed rules update without an app update. Level 3 may also fetch lists and image files to read labels. Every request is listed on the privacy page. To turn it on: open Settings, Apps, Safari, Extensions, AI Off, and allow it. Safari asks which websites AI Off may work on; it can only hide AI on sites you allow. AI Off works inside Safari. It does not change other apps or the AI features built into the device. Rules can miss targets. Pause AI Off on a site if a page looks wrong. The code and rules are open source under the MIT license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Off at none against SHIFT Web's 1. On price, 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
Both are free to download. SHIFT Web sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AI Off asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SHIFT Web | AI Off |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RETVRN INC. | Joseph Newfield |
In-app purchases
SHIFT Web
- SHIFT Lifetime$149.99
AI Off
No in-app purchases









