Banish - Block 'Open in App'
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Description
BANISH. The #1 Safari Extension to block annoying 'Open in App' popups & other dark patterns on the web. “Banish does one thing and does it well: it nukes dickpanels in Safari on iPhone and iPad” — John Gruber, Daring Fireball "The app proved incredibly useful. For instance, when on Quora, clicking a link to another Quora page would normally pop up a blocker that requires you to log in to continue navigating the website. With Banish, this pop-up was gone and you could use the site normally" — Sarah Perez, TechCrunch PRIVATE Banish does not collect or store any of your data - nothing leaves your device. BUY ONCE Just a one-time purchase and Banish is yours. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads, no nonsense. FAST The app performs the minimal, necessary changes to block popups and free up screen space. SIMPLE It's as easy as downloading the app and enabling it in Safari settings. No maintenance needed. MODERN Banish is written in Apple's latest programming paradigm Swift UI and Safari Extension functionality. --- NOTE: Even with Banish, Smart Banners can still appear at the top for apps you have installed. They can't be removed because they're built into Safari. Need Help? Contact us at BanishForSafari@gmail.com
What's New
Thanks for using Banish. This release blocks more popups and annoying banners. We're always working to make Safari better. If you're enjoying Banish, please consider leaving a review or rating!
Details
- Developer
- Big Pineapple LLC
- Main Category
- Utilities
- Version
- 1.48
- Version Release
- 2025-07-01
- Initial Release
- 2022-07-08
- Size
- 3 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 2.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- pineapplelabs.Banish
- Version Rating
- ★ 3.78 (258)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-31
Metadata updated 2026-06-22
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
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Paid Rankings
Competitive Benchmark — Utilities Top 10
What it takes to beat this app — comparison with the category's top apps. The orange row is the current app.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ratings | Langs | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadowrocket | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.48 | 11,950 | 7 | 2026-06-10 |
| 2 | Wipr 2 | USD 4.99 | ★ 4.69 | 1,187 | 1 | 2026-06-18 |
| 3 | FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda | USD 6.99 | ★ 3.02 | 192 | 7 | 2026-05-09 |
| 4 | Necrophonic | USD 9.99 | ★ 3.77 | 526 | 1 | 2022-06-19 |
| 5 | ForzaTune Pro | USD 5.99 | ★ 4.45 | 363 | 1 | 2026-06-20 |
| 6 | Noir - Dark Mode for Safari | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.56 | 1,332 | 2 | 2026-06-08 |
| 7 | V2Box Pro - V2ray Client | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.16 | 38 | 9 | 2026-06-19 |
| 8 | Goblin Tools | USD 2.99 | ★ 4.78 | 2,934 | 1 | 2023-06-23 |
| 9 | IONIQ 5 Companion | USD 12.99 | ★ 4.86 | 35 | 9 | 2026-06-19 |
| 10 | Stash - Rule Based Proxy | USD 5.99 | ★ 4.35 | 1,174 | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| 80 | Banish - Block 'Open in App' | USD 2.99 | ★ 3.78 | 258 | 1 | 2025-07-01 |
User Reviews
This Banish app makes browsing great, like it’s 2002 again!
More trouble than it is worth
I’ve had this installed so long I forgot what it was. I looked it up and literally had forgotten that “open in the app” popup banners were a thing. Clearly Banish is doing exactly what it promises. Well done.
This app is clearly not being updated anymore, and it started blocking so many erroneous things it shouldn’t. More trouble than it’s worth now
No longer works.
Waste of money, does not work
Unfortunately doesn't work on YouTube so the banners keep coming up...
Working great
Open in app banners present everywhere none of them are hidden. Banish is enabled on both toggles with allow on all websites.
I wonder if some of the reviewers of this app understand what it is supposed to do. It has a limited but very effective and important action. It prevents those annoying pop-ups that ask you if you want to "open the app" instead of the website. It works. That is all. Thank you!
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