Dark Reader for Safari vs Zipym Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Reader for Safari
This Safari extension transforms websites into dark themes, reducing eye strain and improving readability. It offers customizable brightness, contrast, and color themes, and seamlessly integrates with system dark mode. Enjoy a comfortable browsing experience, especially in low light conditions.
- Creates dark themes for websites
- Adjustable brightness and contrast
- Multiple color theme presets
- Customizable background and text colors
- Enable/disable for specific websites
- Syncs with system dark mode
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Dark Reader is an eye-care Safari extension that enables night mode by creating dark themes for websites on the fly. It inverts bright colors to make web pages high contrast and easier to read. Dark Reader integrates seamlessly with system dark mode. Adjust brightness and contrast to match your display and ambient lighting. Enable dark mode on every web page or give websites a sepia tone. Select from multiple color theme presets or create your own by customizing background and text colors. Enable or disable Dark Reader for specific websites, automatically sync with system dark mode, or detect already dark websites and leave them unchanged. Developed by the original creators of Dark Reader. Since 2014, we continuously evolve alongside modern web technologies to deliver fast and reliable dark mode support for people sensitive to bright light. A single purchase includes access to the macOS version (Safari browser) when using the same iCloud account. Dark Reader contains no ads and does not collect user data. Enable Dark Reader in Safari preferences and disable similar extensions to prevent conflicts. Enjoy browsing!
Zipym Pro
This app is a versatile tool for managing files, offering compression, extraction, and playback of various media formats. It supports numerous archive types, network shares, and includes a built-in browser with advanced viewing capabilities.
- Uncompress RAR, 7z, Zip, and more
- Compress files with password protection
- Play music and videos from network shares
- Built-in music and video players
- IPTV and M3U8 file playback
- Wi-Fi file sharing
- Advanced web browser features
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Zipym app is a quick compression program, archiver, extractor, unarchiver and even a file manager tool. Zipym also supports accessibility VoiceOver. - Uncompress • Support archive formats: RAR ,7z ,Zip ,Zipx ,Tar ,Gzip ,Bzip2 ,Tgz ,Tar.gz ,Lzh,GZ, BZ2, XZ,ISO, ARJ, BZIP, TBZ, DEB, CAB, JAR, RPM, CBS,CBZ,CBR,LZMA,MSI,NSIS and other archive formats • Support multi-part archives • Support archives protected by a password - Compress • You can password protect any file to zip or 7z • You can split a any format archive to multi-part archives - Network Shares: Play video and music • SMB • WebDAV • AList - Music player Most music formats mp3,m4a,aac,flac,ogg,wma,wav,aiff,opus, etc. - Video player • Most video formats rmvb、avi、mkv、mp4、flv、wmv、3gp、mov、vob、dvd、swf、rm、 ts, etc. • Picture in Picture for mp4 / mov videos - IPTV Support m3u and txt formats - M3U8 file player You can view / play / merge /merge and convert the m3u8 file content - Wi-Fi Sharing Transfer files from other devices(pc or other phone) over Wifi - Browser • Dark Model • View Page Source • View Video Source • View Image Source • View JavaScript Source • Images of websites • Videos of websites • M3U8 files of websites • User Scripts • Support Wi-Fi Sharing, download files of another device (pc or other phone) - Safari Web Extension: Zipym Video Helper • Picture in picture (PiP) • Full screen mode • 16 x play rate • Link Play • Send to Zipym - URL scheme • Startup Zipym:// • Open URL Zipym:// followed by link to open. • Download a zip file Zipym://download/ followed by zip link to download.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zipym Pro at 4.9 against Dark Reader for Safari's 4.3. Zipym Pro also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (94% vs 64%). Dark Reader for Safari's advantage is chart position (#12 vs unranked) and ratings volume (284 vs 90). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Dark Reader for Safari costs $4.99 and Zipym Pro $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zipym Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 284 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Dark Reader for Safari's written reviews are positive against 94% of Zipym Pro's.
Dark Reader for Safari ships an update every 2 months, Zipym Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Reader for Safari | Zipym Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (284 ratings) | 4.9 (90 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | 90 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dark Reader Ltd | 北京伊码网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Dark Reader for Safari
Zipym Pro
Bugs and requests
Dark Reader for Safari
Reported bugs
3 issues- Extension stops working after Safari has been open for a while
- Fails to load on certain websites
- Inverts colors incorrectly on some websites
Requested features
5 requests- Per-site settings for Dynamic vs Filter modes
- Automatic dark mode based on time of day
- Ability to customize accent colors
- Support for PDF documents
- Sync settings across devices
Zipym Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dark Reader for Safari
No in-app purchases
Zipym Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dark Reader for Safari free?
Is Zipym Pro free?
Which has better reviews, Dark Reader for Safari or Zipym Pro?
Do Dark Reader for Safari or Zipym Pro have ads?
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