Comparison

JavaScript Recipes vs Refined GitHub

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

Head to head
About

JavaScript Recipes

Learn programming with curated code recipes for JavaScript and SQL. Find ready-to-use solutions for common tasks, ideal for beginners and professionals. Access examples offline and search quickly.

Highlights
  • Learn programming with code recipes
  • JavaScript examples
  • SQL examples
  • Ready-to-use tested code
  • Quick search
  • Offline access
  • Cross-platform iOS and macOS
Features
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An everyday JavaScript reference, from strings and collections to async work and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 23 sections: basic types, arrays and collections, classes, files, serialization, functions and arrow expressions, exceptions, regular expressions, async operations, databases, algorithms, design patterns. • Run in the app: the example actually runs and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 10 sections from ES2015 to ES2024, with the old and the new code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: over 170 articles, open in full, with no daily limit. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database (JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types). • Edit examples and add your own; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search looks inside the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day; the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. The full version unlocks every example, lifts the daily limits and raises the run limit to 30 a day. One purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.

About

Refined GitHub

Enhance your GitHub experience with this Safari extension. It streamlines the interface and introduces over 200 features, including improved link detection, visible whitespace, and one-click tools for common tasks. Gain deeper insights into code, pull requests, and repository history.

Highlights
  • Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs
  • Makes whitespace characters visible
  • Reduces tab size to 4 spaces
  • One-click merge conflict fixers
  • Reaction avatars for comments
  • View source of Markdown files
  • Build/CI status icon next to repo name
Features
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Refined GitHub is a Safari extension that simplifies the GitHub.com interface and adds useful features. ■ Highlights - Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs in code. - Makes whitespace characters visible. - Reduces tabs’ size to 4 spaces instead of 8. - Adds one-click merge conflict fixers. - Adds reaction avatars showing who reacted to a comment. - Adds a button to revert all the changes to a file in a PR. - Adds a build/CI status icon next to the repo’s name. - Adds a button to view the source of Markdown files. - Shows PRs that touch the current file. - Highlights the most useful comment in conversations. - Shows the first Git tag a merged PR was included in. - Adds a link to an automatic changelog for each tag/release. - Adds possible related pages and alternatives on 404 pages. - Displays the age of the repository in the sidebar. And so much more! 200+ features. See the developer website for a full list of features. The GITHUB and REFINED GITHUB trademarks are owned by GitHub, Inc. and used under license.

Screenshots

JavaScript Recipes4 screens
Refined GitHub2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Refined GitHub at none against JavaScript Recipes's 5. JavaScript Recipes's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 73%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. JavaScript Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Refined GitHub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for JavaScript Recipes against 4.6 for Refined GitHub. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 88 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of JavaScript Recipes's written reviews are positive against 73% of Refined GitHub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JavaScript Recipes ships an update every 2 months, Refined GitHub every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JavaScript Recipes versus Refined GitHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJavaScript RecipesRefined GitHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (95 ratings) — better4.6 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings95 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

JavaScript Recipes

All ratings95 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.5%

Refined GitHub

All ratings88 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

JavaScript Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • JavaScript Samples$0.99
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  • SQL queries$0.99
  • Pro Version – Unlimited$2.99
None

Refined GitHub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JavaScript Recipes free?
JavaScript Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refined GitHub free?
Refined GitHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JavaScript Recipes or Refined GitHub?
JavaScript Recipes is rated higher. JavaScript Recipes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Refined GitHub averages 4.6 from 88 ratings.
Do JavaScript Recipes or Refined GitHub have ads?
Neither JavaScript Recipes nor Refined GitHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JavaScript Recipes or Refined GitHub?
JavaScript Recipes ships an update every 2 months, and Refined GitHub every 6 weeks. Most recently, JavaScript Recipes was updated on October 6, 2026 and Refined GitHub on October 7, 2026.

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