Strait vs Hush

Strait is a privacy-first network path inspector for your active browser tab. WHAT YOU SEE - Tab exit IP — IPv4 and IPv6, with ASN, owner, and coarse location - Native/system exit IP — for side-by-side comparison - iCloud Private Relay verdict — active, shadowed by VPN, or not observed, classified against Apple's published egress IP ranges - VPN-like interface and system proxy state — based on the default route, not just utun presence - TLS snapshot — version, ALPN, certificate leaf, issuer, and expiry from a native probe (clearly labeled as Strait's probe, not the browser's reused connection) - DNS comparison — system resolver vs. DNS-over-HTTPS - WebRTC leak check — surfaces public srflx candidates that bypass the tab's exit ONE-TAP COPYABLE REPORT Every check produces a clean text report you can paste into a bug ticket, a forum post, or a chat with your network admin. The copy report is the power-user source of truth. HONEST UNCERTAINTY Strait labels every value with its source and confidence. When timing data is hidden, when a probe is from the companion instead of the tab connection, or when a result is inferred — the UI says so. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION - No analytics, no telemetry, no remote logging - No account, no sign-in - No browsing history or per-host log leaves the device - External calls are limited to documented probe endpoints and only run when you check a tab - Strait does not route your traffic — it is not a VPN WHO IT'S FOR - iCloud+ subscribers who want a readable answer to "is Private Relay doing anything here?" - Privacy-sensitive users who run VPNs and want to verify them - Web, SRE, and security debugging users who need a compact browser-side network report WHAT STRAIT IS NOT Not a VPN. Not a packet sniffer. Not a passive collector of browsing history. Not a replacement for Web Inspector. Strait is a focused, on-demand path inspector. TO ENABLE Strait ships as a Safari Web Extension. After installing, open Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions and turn on Strait. Then tap the Strait icon in the browser toolbar on any page.

Hush is a safer way to visit websites you don't fully trust. Every site opens in a fully isolated session. The moment you close the tab, every cookie, cache entry, and trace is wiped clean — as if you were never there. WHAT HUSH BLOCKS • Cross-site tracking • ~250 tracker, ad-network, and analytics domains • Browser fingerprinting (Canvas, WebGL, Audio, Battery) • Third-party cookies, WebRTC IP leaks, document referrer • Tracking URL parameters (utm_*, fbclid, gclid, msclkid) • Phishing sites (Apple Safe Browsing) • File downloads and clipboard reads PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no analytics, no servers. Hush keeps no logs and sends nothing anywhere. Everything stays on your device. WHAT HUSH IS NOT Hush is NOT a VPN. Your IP address remains visible to sites. Hush does not make you anonymous. We believe in being honest about what we do — and what we don't. If privacy matters to you, give Hush a try.