Userscripts vs RenPyLinter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Run custom JavaScript
- Inject custom CSS
- Automatic page redirection
- Website page manipulation
- Custom ad-blocking
- Open source
- No user tracking
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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/
RenPyLinter
This tool allows users to read Ren'Py visual novels on their mobile devices. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, with all functions accessible from the homepage. The application is not officially affiliated with or supported by the Ren'Py project.
- Ren'Py visual novel reader
- Lightweight application
- Fast startup
- Simple homepage interface
- Mobile device compatibility
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RenPyLinter: Your Ren'Py Story Library Add, organize and play Ren'Py visual novels on your device. Keep your stories together in My Stories, view their details and play time, and continue reading in your preferred language. Features: - Add stories from Files as ZIP, RAR, 7z or TAR archives. - Translate dialogue and menus as you play. Offline Translation works without a connection; AI Translation reads the context for a more natural tone. - View and edit saves, and back up and restore them with iCloud. - Browse character art, CGs, music, videos and scripts in the Media Library. Scrub, change playback speed and loop media; watch videos in full screen and view audio waveforms. - Choose the engine version for each story, from Ren'Py 7.5.3 through 8.5.3. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by or supported by the official Ren'Py project. Please contact us directly for support. Terms of Use (EULA, also applicable to auto-renewable subscriptions): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Userscripts at none against RenPyLinter's 4. Userscripts also leads on ratings volume (190 vs 6) and chart position (#25 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. RenPyLinter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Userscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.
RenPyLinter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Userscripts has 190 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Userscripts's written reviews are positive against 76% of RenPyLinter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Userscripts ships an update monthly, RenPyLinter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Userscripts | RenPyLinter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (190 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better | 76.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Wasack | 武汉小强科技有限责任公司 |
Customer experience
Userscripts
RenPyLinter
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
RenPyLinter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Userscripts
No in-app purchases
RenPyLinter
- Pro Membership - 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Pro Membership - 1 Year$29.991 Year
- Translation Lite$2.99
- Early Bird Rewards$99.99
