Comparison

Refreshinator vs Simple Refresh for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Refreshinator

This app automates web page refreshing to help users secure tickets or products during flash sales. It monitors pages for specific keywords, stopping when a change is detected and alerting the user. Features include multi-tab refreshing and quick form filling.

Highlights
  • Automatic page refreshing
  • Keyword-based monitoring
  • Page Watch Mode (no reload)
  • Multi-tab refreshing
  • Quick Fill for forms
  • Redirect Scheduler
  • Stealth User Agent rotation
Features
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REFRESHINATOR ONLINE. Pick the text. Pick the tab. Pick the mode. Refreshinator keeps watch. AUTO REFRESH Reloads the page at your chosen interval and checks whether your target text appears or disappears. PAGE WATCH Checks the current page without reloading it. Reloads off. Eyes on. PREPARED TABS Prepare up to 30 destinations without loading them. Destination prepared. No request sent yet. Open prepared tabs individually when you are ready. If monitoring is configured, it starts after that tab completes its first load. LINK COMMANDS Press and hold a web link on iPhone or iPad, or right-click on Mac, to open it in the current tab, a new tab or a background tab. You can also open and monitor it, prepare tabs, bookmark, share or copy it. TAB CONTROL Switch the tab picker between List and Grid. Duplicate a full address, domain or path. A monitored duplicate gets its own monitoring state and starts after its own first load. WAITING-PAGE STATUS Optional waiting-page handling can recognise supported waiting pages, pause Refreshinator's own automatic activity in that tab and show clear status when human input or another action is required. MORE COMMANDS • Check for target text appearing or disappearing • Choose a monitoring interval and optional alarm • Keep the device awake while monitoring • Schedule a URL to open at a chosen time • Save reusable Quick Fill text snippets for copy and paste • Use bookmarks, sharing and private browsing options Site behaviour and availability remain under each website's control. Refreshinator monitors the pages you choose; it does not guarantee access, availability, queue position or a purchase. STATUS: READY.

About

Simple Refresh for Safari

Automate webpage refreshing in Safari across iOS and macOS. Set custom intervals from 1 second to 10 minutes for individual tabs. Monitor live updates without manual intervention.

Highlights
  • Automatic page refresh
  • Customizable refresh intervals
  • Independent settings per tab
  • Live countdown timer
  • Efficient battery usage
  • Persists settings across sessions
Features
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Simple Refresh brings automatic webpage refresh functionality to Safari on iOS and macOS. Stop manually refreshing pages—let Simple Refresh do it for you. With an intuitive slider interface or direct input, set your preferred refresh interval from 1 second to 10 minutes and let the extension handle the rest. Each Safari tab maintains its own refresh settings, so you can monitor multiple pages simultaneously with different refresh rates. Key Features: - Automatic page refresh at customizable intervals (1s, 5s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, or any custom interval between 1s and 10m) - Live countdown timer shows time remaining until next refresh - Slider control or click-to-edit display for flexible input - Independent refresh settings for each tab - Visual "On" badge shows active refresh status - Settings persist across browser sessions - Efficient battery usage with smart refresh engine - Available in 27 languages - Works on both iPhone, iPad, and Mac Perfect for: - Monitoring live scores, stock tickers, and weather updates - Watching for content changes without manual refreshing - Development and testing workflows - Any webpage that updates frequently Simple Refresh focuses on doing one thing well: refreshing webpages automatically. No complex setup, no unnecessary features—just reliable, automatic refresh when you need it.

Screenshots

Refreshinator4 screens
Simple Refresh for Safari3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Refreshinator at 4.3 against Simple Refresh for Safari's 3.5. Refreshinator also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Simple Refresh for Safari's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 30%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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

Refreshinator costs $2.99 and Simple Refresh for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Refreshinator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Refreshinator's written reviews are positive against 52% of Simple Refresh for Safari's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refreshinator ships an update every 3 days, Simple Refresh for Safari every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Refreshinator versus Simple Refresh for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefreshinatorSimple Refresh for Safari
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (33 ratings) — better3.5 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews52.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBatLabs LTDWilliam Walker

Customer experience

Refreshinator

All ratings33 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative66.2%

Simple Refresh for Safari

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Refreshinator

From 33 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Helped secure tickets
  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🚀 Fast access to sites
  • 👍 Not over-complicated

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Unresponsive at crucial moments
  • 🐛 Does not work for Glastonbury
  • 🐛 Blocked by ticket sites
  • 🐛 Search words not detected

Simple Refresh for Safari

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Works effectively
  • 👍 Great for auto-refreshing
  • 👍 Useful for online training
  • 👍 Private and secure

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Latest update broken
  • 🐛 Start button not working
  • 🐛 Step backward after update
  • 🐛 Did not work
  • 🐛 No settings or management tools

Bugs and requests

Refreshinator

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Search word input gives 'Search Invalid'
  • Browser refreshes erratically
  • Cannot paste URL
  • Freezes
  • Constant 'cannot refresh' error
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  • App crashes at last second
  • Text on page not readable
  • Holding page words not found
  • App unresponsive on ordering page
  • App unresponsive after getting through
  • App freezes and cannot do anything
  • Page error messages
  • Search word invalid
  • Web page settings reset

Requested features

7 requests
  • Allow multiple tabs to refresh
  • Background refresh capability
  • Bookmark functionality in browser
  • Support for Japanese search words
  • Porter service for camping spots
Show 2 more
  • Countdown to next refresh
  • Counter of attempts

Simple Refresh for Safari

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Latest update breaks functionality on iPad
  • Start button unresponsive after update
  • Extension stops working after a few hours
  • Extension stops working on iOS 17
  • Extension stops working after Safari updates
Show 12 more
  • Extension turns itself off randomly
  • Extension stops remembering scroll position
  • Extension automatically disables after first refresh
  • Extension resets to 60-second interval after disabling
  • Extension not working on M1 Mac with Safari 15
  • Extension disconnects when changing tabs
  • Extension stops working after OS reinstall
  • Extension not compatible with Safari 14 (initially)
  • Auto-refresh sometimes stops working
  • Extension disappears from Safari extension list
  • Extension logs user out of OWA
  • Extension not working on Big Sur

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add countdown timer display
  • Allow typing custom interval
  • Longer timer duration (up to 30 mins)
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop
  • Toggle to disable refresh when tab focused
Show 10 more
  • Beep when change is noted
  • Clear tab cache on reload
  • Refresh by URL instead of tab
  • Countdown tracker for next refresh
  • Option for 3-second intervals
  • Utilize on multiple windows simultaneously
  • Remember settings after Safari restart
  • Sound alert for page changes
  • Ability to set different timers for different tabs
  • Remember scroll position after refresh

In-app purchases

None

Refreshinator

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Refresh for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refreshinator free?
Refreshinator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Refresh for Safari free?
Simple Refresh for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Refreshinator or Simple Refresh for Safari?
Refreshinator is rated higher. Refreshinator averages 4.3 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Simple Refresh for Safari averages 3.5 from 24 ratings.
Do Refreshinator or Simple Refresh for Safari have ads?
Neither Refreshinator nor Simple Refresh for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refreshinator or Simple Refresh for Safari?
Refreshinator ships an update every 3 days, and Simple Refresh for Safari every 6 weeks. Most recently, Refreshinator was updated on October 7, 2026 and Simple Refresh for Safari on October 16, 2026.

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