Comparison

Userscripts vs CodeViewer

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

Head to head
About

Userscripts

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
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Userscripts is an open source Safari extension that lets you save and run arbitrary bits of JavaScript (and CSS) code for the websites you visit. Features: - Open source - No user tracking Use cases: - Automatic page redirection - Website page manipulation (styling, element creation) - Custom ad-blocking - Custom code injection - Custom style injection If you're looking for a way to easily create quality of life Javacript code snippets for your web browsing experience, give Userscripts a try. Visit the GitHub repository for help or to report bugs: https://github.com/quoid/userscripts/

About

CodeViewer

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支持主流编程语言代码高亮

Screenshots

Userscripts4 screens
CodeViewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Userscripts at Free against CodeViewer's $0.29. Userscripts also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and chart position (#22 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Userscripts is free to download; CodeViewer costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Userscripts ships an update monthly, CodeViewer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Userscripts versus CodeViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUserscriptsCodeViewer
PriceFree — better$0.29
Rating4.3 (181 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings181 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin Wasack健 王

Bugs and requests

Userscripts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

5 requests
  • 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

CodeViewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Userscripts

No in-app purchases

None

CodeViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Userscripts free?
Userscripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodeViewer free?
CodeViewer costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Userscripts or CodeViewer have ads?
Neither Userscripts nor CodeViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Userscripts or CodeViewer?
Userscripts ships an update monthly, and CodeViewer every 8 months. Most recently, Userscripts was updated on September 22, 2026 and CodeViewer on September 21, 2026.

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