| Metric | Apple | Fourthwall | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 38 | 37 | Apple |
| Accessibility | 90 | 91 | Fourthwall |
| Best Practices | 86 | 89 | Fourthwall |
| SEO | 89 | 96 | Fourthwall |
| Security | 66 | 65 | Apple |
| TTFB | 314ms | 188ms | Fourthwall |
| Composite | 72 | 73 | Fourthwall |
Fourthwall outperforms Apple in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 72). Apple leads in performance, security.
Choose Apple when your primary concern is performance and security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose Fourthwall when your primary concern is server response time and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 1227 audited Apple sites and 17 audited Fourthwall sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →
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