Dark Reader for Safari vs RunUp Lists
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!
RunUp Lists
This app applies aviation checklist principles to everyday tasks, helping you complete routines with confidence. It offers a simple, step-by-step interface to ensure nothing critical is missed. Customize your checklists and track completion times.
- Step-by-step execution
- Distraction-free full-screen interface
- Completion time tracking
- Customizable colors
- Satisfying completion animations
- iCloud sync across devices
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Checklists Done Right RunUp brings the proven reliability of aviation checklists to your daily routines. Pilots never skip their run-up checklist before takeoff—it's how they ensure nothing critical gets missed. RunUp applies this same focused, step-by-step approach to help you complete your important routines with confidence. HOW IT WORKS Create a checklist, add your steps, then run through them one at a time. Each step fills the screen so you can focus completely on the task at hand. Tap to confirm, move to the next. Simple. Checklists are fully reusable and designed to be a reference point so you don't forget, not a persistent log of what has and hasn't happened. FEATURES • Step-by-step execution with a distraction-free, full-screen interface • Track your completion times and see your typical duration for each routine • Customize with 10 preset colors or choose your own • Celebrate completions with satisfying animations • Syncs across all your devices with iCloud PERFECT FOR • Morning routines • Evening wind-down rituals • Pre-trip vehicle checks • Workout sequences • Packing lists • Any procedure where consistency matters NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. NO ADS. Pay once, use forever. Your data stays private in your iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RunUp Lists at 5.0 against Dark Reader for Safari's 4.3. RunUp Lists also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Dark Reader for Safari's advantage is ratings volume (285 vs 1) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On 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
Dark Reader for Safari costs $4.99 and RunUp Lists $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RunUp Lists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Reader for Safari has 285 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dark Reader for Safari ships an update every 2 months, RunUp Lists every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Reader for Safari | RunUp Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (285 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 285 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dark Reader Ltd | Train Flights LLC |
Customer experience
Dark Reader for Safari
RunUp Lists
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
RunUp Lists
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dark Reader for Safari
No in-app purchases
RunUp Lists
No in-app purchases
Questions
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