Comparison

Screen Test vs Element Hider

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

Head to head
About

Screen Test

Features
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Check your iPhone display in seconds. Screen Test fills the screen with pure colors so dead, stuck or faded pixels stand out, and helps you test touch, burn-in and uniformity before you buy or sell a phone. Free: • Color test: white, black, red, green, blue, yellow, cyan and magenta at full brightness. Tap for the next color, long press to see its name. Premium (one-time purchase, no subscription): • No ads • Touch grid: drag over every cell to find dead touch zones • Multi-touch: see how many fingers the screen detects at once • Gradients, gray levels and checkerboard: spot burn-in, banding and uneven panels • Custom color: fill the screen with any color • Stuck pixel fixer: rapid color cycling, with a photosensitivity warning • Used iPhone check: run the tests in order, mark pass or problem with a note, share a PDF report and keep a history on your device Who it is for: • Checking a used or new iPhone before you buy it • Finding dead pixels, stuck pixels and OLED burn-in • Finding dead touch zones after a drop or a screen repair • Repair shops checking a display before and after a repair Bought Screen Test before it became free? Premium is already yours. Use "Restore purchases" in Settings if needed. Tips: clean the screen first, test dark colors in a dim room and light colors in a bright room. Languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian and Chinese (Simplified). To change the language, open iOS Settings, scroll to Screen Test and choose Language. Privacy: no account, no camera or microphone access. Reports stay on your device. Ads are served by Google AdMob; you can choose whether to allow tracking. The stuck pixel fixer flashes colors rapidly and is not suitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yunusgunduz.com/pp/ScreenTester-PrivacyPolicy.html

About

Element Hider

Features
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Take control of the web. Element Hider lets you hide distracting, annoying, or unnecessary elements from webpages in Safari. See something you don't want to see? Hide it. From oversized banners and annoying pop-ups to distracting sections, recommendations, sidebars, comments, images, and other page elements — Element Hider puts you in control of what stays on your screen. KEY FEATURES • Hide anything Select webpage elements and hide them from view. • Clean up webpages Remove visual clutter and keep the content that actually matters. • One-tap control Quickly enable or disable Element Hider whenever you want. • Global controls Turn your preferred hiding rules on or off across Safari. • Customize your browsing Create a cleaner, more focused experience on the websites you use every day. • Built for Safari Designed specifically for Safari and integrated into your browsing experience. YOUR WEB, YOUR WAY The web doesn't need to look the same for everyone. Element Hider gives you the freedom to decide what you want to see. Hide the stuff that gets in the way and keep the parts of the web that matter to you. Simple. Fast. Yours. Element Hider does not change the content you want to keep — it simply lets you decide what belongs on your screen.

Screenshots

Screen Test4 screens
Element Hider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Element Hider at none against Screen Test's 1. Element Hider also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Screen Test sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Element Hider asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Screen Test versus Element Hider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen TestElement Hider
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunus GunduzShubham Sharma

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Screen Test

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Element Hider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Test free?
Screen Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Element Hider free?
Element Hider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Test or Element Hider have ads?
Screen Test shows ads; Element Hider does not.

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