Formation vs Auto Refresh+ for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formation
Design and share stage formations for dancers and performers. This app allows you to create projects, add members, and visualize positions with different background options. Export your configurations as images or PDFs to share with others.
- Create stage position configurations
- Add/remove dancers and slides
- Preview each slide
- Switch background styles
- Clone projects
- Share as image or PDF
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Formation is an application that can create a continuous standing position configuration of dancers and performers on the stage. You can share your configuration with others as images or PDFs. # Main features - Create a project - Add or remove members - Add and remove slides - Show preview of each slide - Background image switching (vertical line, grid) - Clone Project -Share function (image, PDF)
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
This Safari extension automatically reloads web pages at user-defined intervals, from every second to every 15 minutes. It runs in the background, ensuring you see updates for stock prices, limited drops, or auctions instantly. Settings are saved automatically, and it works without tracking your data.
- Automatic page reloading
- Customizable refresh intervals
- Background operation
- Countdown badge for next reload
- Refresh counter
- Automatic settings saving
- No data tracking
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For everyone who never wants to miss an update. Auto Refresh+ for Safari is a simple extension that automatically reloads Safari pages at the interval you choose. Fully automate your morning news check, stock watching, and social feeds. No more reloading by hand. [Key Features] - Two modes: seconds (1-60 s) and minutes (1-60 min), switchable to fit the task - One-tap start/stop with intuitive controls - Badge countdown shows the time until the next reload - Reload counter shown right on screen - Settings saved automatically and kept across restarts [Perfect For] - Making your morning news rounds effortless - Traders keeping stock and FX charts up to the second - Shoppers who refuse to miss auctions and flash sales - Checking the latest social posts without manual reloads [Privacy] - No network data collection, no personal information collected - Everything stays on your device [Compatibility] - Safari (iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 / macOS Monterey or later)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Formation at 4.5 against Auto Refresh+ for Safari's 3.0. Formation also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Auto Refresh+ for Safari's advantage is chart position (#165 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Formation costs $2.99 and Auto Refresh+ for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Formation holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formation has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Formation's written reviews are positive against 63% of Auto Refresh+ for Safari's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Formation ships an update weekly, Auto Refresh+ for Safari every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Formation | Auto Refresh+ for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (74 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #165 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuma Ikeda | Seiya.k |
Customer experience
Formation
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
In-app purchases
Formation
No in-app purchases
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
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