# Shut Up: Comment Blocker

> Hides online comment sections

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1015043880](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1015043880)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1015043880`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Richard Romero
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (49 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-15
- **First published:** 2015-09-23
- **Size:** 9.21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shut-up-comment-blocker/id1015043880)
- **Website:** [https://rickyromero.com/](https://rickyromero.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://rickyromero.com/shutup/privacy/](https://rickyromero.com/shutup/privacy/)

## Description

Shut Up spares you the opinions of troglodytes by hiding comment sections when browsing the web in Safari. You can also set your favorite websites to show comments by default.

That's it. Simple and free. Enjoy!

NOTE: Shut Up can only hide comments on websites, not inside apps.

Uses shutup.css by Steven Frank, with permission.
https://github.com/panicsteve/shutup-css

## Rankings

- #183,206 — Overall
- #16 — comment
- #77 — website blocker

## Review summary

Shut Up blocks/hides comments on Safari across many sites, delivering a calmer, faster browsing experience and saving time. Users broadly praise its impact on mood and focus and its multi-device support. However, there are recurring caveats: inconsistent YouTube performance, incomplete site coverage, occasional bugs requiring reinstallation after updates, some OS/Safari compatibility concerns, and occasional settings discoverability issues or minor performance slowdowns.

### Pros

- Blocks or hides comments across most websites, reducing noise.
- Saves time by preventing engagement with comments and distractions.
- Improves overall browsing experience and mood by reducing toxicity and clutter.
- Works across Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad) with Safari and plays nicely with ad-blockers on supported sites.
- Widely praised as a valuable tool and considered a gamechanger by many users.

### Cons

- Does not reliably block YouTube comments, especially on mobile or certain interfaces.
- Some sites still show comments despite using the extension; not 100% coverage.
- Bugs or maintenance issues can require reinstallation after updates and may reset settings like whitelists.
- Compatibility and performance issues with certain macOS/Safari versions (e.g., Ventura) or extension scheme changes.
- Settings can be hard to locate for some users, and there are reports of slower page loads on some sites.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1015043880)