# Userscripts vs LocalDevVPN

The clearest difference is monetization model: Userscripts at free against LocalDevVPN's paid. LocalDevVPN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

LocalDevVPN holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 181 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Userscripts's written reviews are positive against 91% of LocalDevVPN's.

Userscripts ships an update monthly, LocalDevVPN every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Userscripts | LocalDevVPN |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (181 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/userscripts/id1463298887/reviews) | **[4.7 (87 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/localdevvpn/id6755608044/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **181** | 87 |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | **90.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #21 | **#4** |
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Justin Wasack](https://appshunter.io/developer/1463298886) | [Coxson Engineering LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1854876572) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### LocalDevVPN

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/localdevvpn/id6755608044)

**Currently charting:** #4 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

Create and manage secure, isolated local network tunnels on iOS. Test and debug applications without sending traffic to external servers, offering precise control over your network environment.

**Highlights:** Local network tunneling, Custom network configuration, One-touch connection, Auto-connect option, Connection monitoring, Comprehensive logging

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Userscripts free?

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

### Is LocalDevVPN free?

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

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

LocalDevVPN is rated higher. Userscripts averages 4.3 out of 5 from 181 ratings, while LocalDevVPN averages 4.7 from 87 ratings.

### Do Userscripts or LocalDevVPN have ads?

Neither Userscripts nor LocalDevVPN shows ads.

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

Userscripts ships an update monthly, and LocalDevVPN every 2 days. Most recently, Userscripts was updated on October 15, 2026 and LocalDevVPN on October 14, 2026.

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

Userscripts currently peaks at #21 in the App Store charts, and LocalDevVPN at #4. 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.*