{"slug":"chrome-vs-safari","title":"Chrome vs Safari: It Depends on Use","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","faqCount":5,"faqs":[{"question":"Is Safari more private than Chrome?","answer":"Safari turns more tracking protection on before you change a setting. Apple says Intelligent Tracking Prevention is on by default, hides your IP address from trackers, and that fingerprinting defense is on by default too. Apple says Safari blocks third-party cookies from tracking you by default. Its comparison chart marks Chrome as No on that row. That cell is Apple's chart, not Google's own statement. Chrome says third-party cookies are blocked by default in Incognito, and that regular browsing lets you choose Allow or Block. It does not say regular browsing blocks them by default. Chrome describes Safe Browsing, a Privacy Guide, and Enhanced Safe Browsing that you turn on. Those descriptions are not a scored privacy ranking."},{"question":"Is Safari better for battery life than Chrome?","answer":"Apple says Safari is up to 5 hours longer than Chrome for streaming video, and up to 18 hours of video streaming. Footnote 3 says Apple ran that test in August 2026 on a 15-inch MacBook Air with an M5 chip, prerelease Safari 27.0, and Chrome v151, streaming 1080p on battery. Apple also says Safari was 35% faster on average at loading frequently visited websites than Chrome, and footnote 2 ties that line to an Apple test of 12 websites on the same kind of Mac. Those hour and speed figures are Apple's tests. Google's Chrome page names Energy Saver and Memory Saver and does not publish an hour count against Safari."},{"question":"Can I use Chrome extensions in Safari?","answer":"Not as a Chrome Web Store install. Apple says you add extensions from the Safari category on the App Store, for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple says you then choose whether an extension can see your information for one day, for the current website, or always. Apple says you must turn a Safari extension on and grant it permission before it can read or change pages. Chrome says desktop extensions come from the Chrome Web Store. Chrome's Manifest V2 timeline, updated 9 September 2026, says those older extensions are disabled in Chrome 138 as of 24 July 2025 and stop working on Chrome 139 and later."},{"question":"Does Safari work on Windows or Android?","answer":"Apple describes Safari on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Apple says bookmarks also sync to Windows devices that have iCloud for Windows. That is bookmark sync, not a Safari app for Windows. Apple also says an extension is not installed for you on every device. You install it on each one. Chrome names Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, iPhone, and iPad."},{"question":"Does Safari sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac?","answer":"Yes, with iCloud. Apple says bookmarks, Reading List, history, open tabs, Tab Groups, profiles, and Safari settings stay up to date on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Extension on/off state syncs too, but the extension itself still has to be installed on each device. Apple says iCloud Keychain stores user names, passkeys, passwords, and credit card numbers across trusted devices, and that Handoff can pass the website you are viewing to a nearby Apple device. Chrome sync is a different account. Chrome says a Google Account can put bookmarks, passwords, and more on your devices, and that signing in to Chrome is optional."}],"faqPageSchema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#faq","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","inLanguage":"en-US","name":"Chrome vs Safari: It Depends on Use — FAQ","description":"Frequently asked questions about Chrome vs Safari: It Depends on Use","dateModified":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#article"},"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#faq-speakable","cssSelector":[".faq-answer"]},"mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#q1","name":"Is Safari more private than Chrome?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#a1","text":"Safari turns more tracking protection on before you change a setting. Apple says Intelligent Tracking Prevention is on by default, hides your IP address from trackers, and that fingerprinting defense is on by default too. Apple says Safari blocks third-party cookies from tracking you by default. Its comparison chart marks Chrome as No on that row. That cell is Apple's chart, not Google's own statement. Chrome says third-party cookies are blocked by default in Incognito, and that regular browsing lets you choose Allow or Block. It does not say regular browsing blocks them by default. Chrome describes Safe Browsing, a Privacy Guide, and Enhanced Safe Browsing that you turn on. Those descriptions are not a scored privacy ranking.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#q2","name":"Is Safari better for battery life than Chrome?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#a2","text":"Apple says Safari is up to 5 hours longer than Chrome for streaming video, and up to 18 hours of video streaming. Footnote 3 says Apple ran that test in August 2026 on a 15-inch MacBook Air with an M5 chip, prerelease Safari 27.0, and Chrome v151, streaming 1080p on battery. Apple also says Safari was 35% faster on average at loading frequently visited websites than Chrome, and footnote 2 ties that line to an Apple test of 12 websites on the same kind of Mac. Those hour and speed figures are Apple's tests. Google's Chrome page names Energy Saver and Memory Saver and does not publish an hour count against Safari.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#q3","name":"Can I use Chrome extensions in Safari?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#a3","text":"Not as a Chrome Web Store install. Apple says you add extensions from the Safari category on the App Store, for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple says you then choose whether an extension can see your information for one day, for the current website, or always. Apple says you must turn a Safari extension on and grant it permission before it can read or change pages. Chrome says desktop extensions come from the Chrome Web Store. Chrome's Manifest V2 timeline, updated 9 September 2026, says those older extensions are disabled in Chrome 138 as of 24 July 2025 and stop working on Chrome 139 and later.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#q4","name":"Does Safari work on Windows or Android?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#a4","text":"Apple describes Safari on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Apple says bookmarks also sync to Windows devices that have iCloud for Windows. That is bookmark sync, not a Safari app for Windows. Apple also says an extension is not installed for you on every device. You install it on each one. Chrome names Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, iPhone, and iPad.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#q5","name":"Does Safari sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari#a5","text":"Yes, with iCloud. Apple says bookmarks, Reading List, history, open tabs, Tab Groups, profiles, and Safari settings stay up to date on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Extension on/off state syncs too, but the extension itself still has to be installed on each device. Apple says iCloud Keychain stores user names, passkeys, passwords, and credit card numbers across trusted devices, and that Handoff can pass the website you are viewing to a nearby Apple device. Chrome sync is a different account. Chrome says a Google Account can put bookmarks, passwords, and more on your devices, and that signing in to Chrome is optional.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/chrome-vs-safari","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}}]}}