Comparison

RFCReader Pro vs Extractor for Safari

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RFCReader Pro

Access and read technical internet standards documents efficiently. Features include keyword search, bookmarking, text styling, and offline reading. Supports PDF and HTML formats with navigation aids.

Highlights
  • List all RFC documents
  • Search RFC by keywords or number
  • Add RFC to favorites
  • Mark and style text
  • Offline RFC reading
  • Read RFC in PDF and HTML formats
  • Navigate via Table of Contents and thumbnails
Features
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Requests for Comments (RFC) document series contain technical and organizational notes about the Internet. RFC Reader plus is a tool which can provide user a more efficient way to read the RFC documents.  Difference between trial version and full functional version: Features for RFC Reader plus trial version and full functional version are almost the same, except that some advance feature in trial version can be used with limitation. All features below are available for try with limited times with trial version and are fully supported by full functional version if user purchased the product in the app. 1. List all RFC documents 2. Search RFC File by Keywords or RFC number 3. Add to favorite for the interested RFC 4. Support marking text with color when reading in text format 5. Support adding Bold, Itatic and Underline styles to RFC text when reading in text format 6. Support changing default Font name and Font size for RFC text reading 7. Support fast navigating to last reading position and can go back and forward several times 8. Support fast navigating with Table Of Contents (TOC) 9. Offline RFC reading: Once you read it once, it will be cached locally 10. Save your changes to the document in Document folder 11.Support both Landscape and Portrait reading mode on all supported devices. 12. Support cleaning up cached files 13. Support search by keywords in Text format RFC page and navigate to the found results 14. Support read RFC in PDF format 15. Support searching RFC content when reading in PDF format 16. Support navigate RFC content through Table Of Content when reading in PDF format 17. Support navigate RFC content through PDF thumbnail 18. Support view RFC content in thumbnail grid view 19. Support read RFC in HTML format 20. Support navigate back and forth when reading in HTML format 21.Support navigate through Table Of Content when reading in HTML format for some RFCs 22. Support add to favorite RFC list when reading both in PDF format and HTML format 23. Support system Dark Mode

About

Extractor for Safari

This Safari extension allows you to easily extract images, email addresses, phone numbers, and social media links from any webpage. You can then directly save images, initiate emails, make calls, or open links from the extracted information.

Highlights
  • Extract images
  • Extract email addresses
  • Extract phone numbers
  • Extract social media links
  • Save extracted images
  • Initiate emails and calls
  • Open social media links
Features
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Extractor supports iOS, iPadOS and macOS, one purchase for all platforms! With this safari extension, you can extract images, email addresses, phone numbers and social media links from the current website with ease. And it provides the ability to save extracted images, send emails to extracted email addresses, call the extracted phone numbers and open extracted social media links directly.

Screenshots

RFCReader Pro4 screens
Extractor for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RFCReader Pro at 63% against Extractor for Safari's 54%. RFCReader Pro also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Extractor for Safari's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RFCReader Pro costs $1.99 and Extractor for Safari $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RFCReader Pro ships an update every 3 months, Extractor for Safari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RFCReader Pro versus Extractor for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRFCReader ProExtractor for Safari
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating—4.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer飞 龙磊 汪

Customer experience

RFCReader Pro

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Extractor for Safari

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

None

RFCReader Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Extractor for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RFCReader Pro free?
RFCReader Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extractor for Safari free?
Extractor for Safari costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RFCReader Pro or Extractor for Safari have ads?
Neither RFCReader Pro nor Extractor for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RFCReader Pro or Extractor for Safari?
RFCReader Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Extractor for Safari every 2 months. Most recently, RFCReader Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Extractor for Safari on October 23, 2026.

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