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title: "Kort vs Safari: an honest comparison"
canonical: https://kortbrowser.com/vs/safari
description: "Kort and Safari side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates."
updated: 2026-11-01
language: en
---
# Kort vs Safari
> Kort and Safari side by side: what Kort adds, then engine, platforms, price, ad blocking, cookie pop-ups, usage data and AI. With sources and dates.
Safari is Apple's browser, on every Mac, iPhone and iPad. Kort uses the same engine, WebKit, so pages render the same.
## Kort adds 10 things
- Built-in ad and tracker blocker
- Cookie pop-ups answered for you
- AI Overviews hidden in search
- Vertical tabs and colored Spaces
- Split View, up to four pages
- Glance link previews
- Tab Archive for old tabs
- Chrome and Firefox extension stores
- Site Styles: restyle any site
- Import from Safari in one step
## Scorecard
| | Kort | Safari |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apple's WebKit engine | Yes | Yes |
| Ad blocker, built in and on | Yes | No |
| Cookie pop-ups answered | Yes | Not confirmed |
| No usage data sent | Yes | Partly |
| No account needed | Yes | Yes |
| No AI in the browser | Yes | No |
| Vertical tabs and Spaces | Yes | No |
| iPhone and iPad app | Coming | Yes |
| Made in the EU | Yes | No |
"Not confirmed" means we could not check it in a primary source.
Switching: Kort imports your bookmarks and history from Safari in one step.
## What both have
- The same WebKit engine. Sites look and behave the same.
- Light on memory and battery on Apple silicon.
- Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- Tracking protection on by default.
- On-device page translation and a reader view.
- Profiles to keep work and personal apart.
Looking to switch? See [Safari alternatives for Mac](https://kortbrowser.com/alternatives/safari.md).
## Side by side
| | Kort | Safari |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engine on Mac | WebKit, Apple's engine (the same as Safari) | WebKit |
| Platforms | Mac. iPhone and iPad coming to the App Store | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro |
| Made by | Made in the EU | Apple Inc., United States |
| Price and business model | 5 € once, no subscription. One license per iCloud account. | Free, included with the operating system |
| Ad and tracker blocking | Built in and on by default. Blocked inside WebKit before the request is sent. No extension needed | Intelligent Tracking Prevention and fingerprinting protection on by default. No built-in ad blocker; ads are blocked with content-blocker extensions |
| Cookie pop-ups | Answered for you: "Reject all" or "Only necessary", or hidden | Not confirmed (last seen: No built-in cookie pop-up handling found) |
| Usage data | None. Crash reports only if you choose to e-mail them | Apple analytics is opt-in, asked during setup |
| Account | None. No sign-in | Not required. Optional Apple Account for iCloud sync |
| AI features | No AI. Google's AI Overviews hidden by default | Apple Intelligence summaries. Safari 27 adds tab organization and extensions made from a text description |
| Vertical tabs and spaces | Vertical sidebar, Spaces, split view with up to four pages on Mac | Tab Groups and Profiles. Tabs sit on top; the sidebar lists Tab Groups |
Safari: WebKit, made by Apple (United States), on Mac, iPhone, iPad. Facts about Safari checked on 2026-11-01. Kort's price is shown in euros; [every currency](https://kortbrowser.com/pricing.md).
## Questions
### Does Kort render pages differently from Safari?
No. Kort uses Apple's WebKit, the engine inside Safari. A site that works in Safari works in Kort.
### Why use Kort if Safari is free?
Kort adds a built-in ad blocker, automatic answers to cookie pop-ups, a vertical sidebar with Spaces, and split view. If you do not need those, Safari is a good choice.
### Can I keep my Safari passwords?
Apple Passwords autofill in Kort is coming. Today, password manager extensions such as Bitwarden or Proton Pass work, and the Apple Passwords app stays available.
## Sources
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