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Remedify vs. EqualWeb: overlay widget compared to code fixes
EqualWeb offers an overlay widget that adjusts the storefront experience at runtime through an injected script.
Remedify replaces the widget approach with automated QA plus reviewed store-data fixes, additive app-embed behavior, and guided theme changes, each recorded with a date so you can show your work.
| Dimension | Overlay widget | Real, code-level fix |
|---|---|---|
| Where the fix lives | EqualWeb injects a JavaScript layer that sits on top of your storefront at runtime; the underlying theme markup is unchanged. | Remedify uses reviewed data writes, additive app-embed behavior, and guided theme changes so corrections live in the storefront workflow instead of a masking widget. |
| What screen readers and keyboards see | Assistive tech reads whatever the script manages to re-write on the fly, which can drift, conflict, or break as a shopper navigates. | Assistive tech reads the corrected, semantic markup directly, because that is what the theme now ships. |
| Auditability | The behaviour is a third-party black box you cannot inspect line by line. | Every change is shown as a before/after diff you approve before it ships, and is kept in a dated record of the fixes you applied. |
| Storefront performance | Adds a runtime script every shopper downloads and executes on every page. | No shopper-facing overlay layer. Data and guided theme fixes are static markup; the optional app embed is a small additive script you control from your theme editor. |
| Ownership after you leave | Remove EqualWeb and the storefront reverts — the script was doing the work, so nothing underneath improved. | Uninstall Remedify and your approved alt-text and data changes stay in your store; guided theme edits you applied are yours to keep, and the additive app embed is removed cleanly. |
| What we claim | Marketed by some vendors with broad accessibility promises that regulators have publicly questioned. | We promise real, reviewable fixes and a dated record of the work — never a legal or conformance outcome, which no tool can honestly promise. |
Real fixes plus a dated change record is a stronger position than a runtime overlay. That is the loop Remedify is built around.