# CSDN vs Userscripts

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Userscripts at none against CSDN's 16. Userscripts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 45%). CSDN's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. CSDN sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Userscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

CSDN holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSDN has 1.7K ratings behind it against 181, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of CSDN's written reviews are positive against 78% of Userscripts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

CSDN ships an update weekly, Userscripts monthly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | CSDN | Userscripts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/csdn/id1437086352/reviews)** | [4.3 (181 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/userscripts/id1463298887/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.7K** | 181 |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | **78.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | #138 | **#21** |
| Size | 180 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [CSDN Network Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1518701308) | [Justin Wasack](https://appshunter.io/developer/1463298886) |

## What reviewers say

### CSDN

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/csdn/id1437086352)

**Currently charting:** #138 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

This app is a professional technical platform for developers, offering a vast collection of code resources, training courses, expert Q&A, and the latest industry news. It aims to solve programming challenges and provide reliable answers for all technical queries.

**Highlights:** Extensive code resources, Professional training courses, One-on-one expert Q&A, Latest industry news, Programming learning platform, Technical Q&A

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (15)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VIP连续包月 | $12.99 | per month |
| OpenClaw体验包 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 30元储值币 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 50元储值币 | $6.99 | one-time |
| 68元储值币 | $9.99 | one-time |
| 100元储值币 | $14.99 | one-time |
| CSDN VIP 月卡 | $14.99 | one-time |
| 128元储值币 | $19.99 | one-time |
| C知道360天权益卡 | $22.99 | one-time |
| 200元储值币 | $29.99 | one-time |
| 268元储值币 | $39.99 | one-time |
| CSDN VIP 年卡 | $39.99 | one-time |
| 328元储值币 | $49.99 | one-time |
| CSDN 超级VIP年卡 | $59.99 | one-time |
| CSDN VIP两年卡 | $69.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Suggested feature: Auto-reading mode
- 💡 Suggested feature: Double-tap to like articles
- 🚀 Resource-rich platform for programmers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🚫 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🚫 Difficult to use without downloading the app
- 🚫 Lack of international phone number support for registration

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to load full articles on mobile web
- App not working on older iOS versions
- Frequent network connection issues

**Requested features**

- Add English version
- Implement iPad landscape mode with multi-window support
- Introduce more international phone number verification options
- Improve search functionality and article discovery
- Implement automatic night mode


### Userscripts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/userscripts/id1463298887)

**Currently charting:** #21 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

This open-source Safari extension allows you to run custom JavaScript and CSS code on any website. Enhance your browsing experience with personalized styling, automatic redirects, and ad-blocking.

**Highlights:** Run custom JavaScript, Inject custom CSS, Automatic page redirection, Website page manipulation, Custom ad-blocking, Open source, No user tracking

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Works well to inject CSS on iPad in Safari
- 👍 Best thing since sliced bread
- 💡 Allows you to do thousands of things that were previously desktop only
- 🔒 Very stable and works flawlessly with Safari
- 👍 Excellent Safari extension

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Satisfactory to an extent, stops working sometimes
- 🐛 Broke until reinstall
- 🐛 Slowed my Safari down to a crawl
- 🐛 Unpredictable when it applies scripts, but still useful
- 🐛 It's been way too unpredictable for a while now

**Reported bugs**

- Failed to load user data
- Saying there's an error when trying to download something
- Won't work, keeps saying there's an issue and retry
- Disappeared from Safari preferences and won't return after troubleshooting

**Requested features**

- Add support for Safari Tech Preview
- Allow editing of userscripts from the browser extension popup
- Allow creation of a new script from the Safari Extension for the current site
- Allow specifying the order in which scripts should be loaded
- Add support for running scripts in normal mode, private mode or both


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CSDN free?

CSDN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Userscripts free?

Userscripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, CSDN or Userscripts?

CSDN is rated higher. CSDN averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Userscripts averages 4.3 from 181 ratings.

### Do CSDN or Userscripts have ads?

CSDN shows ads; Userscripts does not.

### Which is updated more often, CSDN or Userscripts?

CSDN ships an update weekly, and Userscripts monthly. Most recently, CSDN was updated on September 28, 2026 and Userscripts on September 28, 2026.

### Which is more popular, CSDN or Userscripts?

CSDN currently peaks at #138 in the App Store charts, and Userscripts at #21. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*