Comparison

URL Scrubber 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

URL Scrubber

Automatically removes tracking parameters from URLs in Safari before pages load. It enhances privacy, makes links cleaner for sharing, and offers a simple, on-device solution with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Removes 90+ known tracking parameters
  • Automatic cleaning in Safari
  • Clean & Copy tool for any URL
  • Per-site allowlist
  • Real-time session stats
  • Lifetime tracking removal counter
Features
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Every link you open or share is filled with tracking parameters like utm_source, fbclid, gclid, mc_eid, and dozens more. They track your browsing behavior, clutter links you share, expose referral data, and make URLs long and ugly. URL Scrubber automatically removes tracking parameters in Safari before the page even loads. –––––––––––– HOW IT WORKS Enable the Safari extension once. From then on, URL Scrubber intercepts page navigations and strips known tracking parameters automatically in real time. You just browse normally and all of your links stay clean. –––––––––––– FEATURES • Removes 90+ known tracking parameters (Google, Meta, Microsoft, HubSpot, TikTok, X, and more) • Automatic cleaning while browsing in Safari • Clean & Copy tool - paste any URL and instantly get a clean version • Per-site allowlist for domains that require full parameters • Real-time session stats • Lifetime tracking removal counter • Safari extension badge showing cleaned links –––––––––––– WHY IT MATTERS Cleaner links are: • Better for privacy • Safer to share • Easier to read • More professional in emails and messages • Less likely to break when copied Stop forwarding tracking data every time you share a link. –––––––––––– PRIVACY FIRST URL Scrubber runs entirely on your device. • No accounts • No servers • No analytics • No data collection We never see, store, or transmit the URLs you visit. –––––––––––– No subscriptions. No pro tiers. No ads. Buy once. Clean links forever.

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

URL Scrubber4 screens
Connection Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: URL Scrubber at Free against Connection Check's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

URL Scrubber is free to download; Connection Check costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
URL Scrubber versus Connection Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURL ScrubberConnection Check
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAryaman ShardaPatrick Hisni Brataas

In-app purchases

None

URL Scrubber

No in-app purchases

None

Connection Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is URL Scrubber free?
URL Scrubber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connection Check free?
Connection Check costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do URL Scrubber or Connection Check have ads?
Neither URL Scrubber nor Connection Check shows ads.

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