Comparison

Simple Refresh for Safari vs Macaque

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

Head to head
About

Simple Refresh for Safari

Automate webpage refreshing in Safari across iOS and macOS. Set custom intervals from 1 second to 10 minutes for individual tabs. Monitor live updates without manual intervention.

Highlights
  • Automatic page refresh
  • Customizable refresh intervals
  • Independent settings per tab
  • Live countdown timer
  • Efficient battery usage
  • Persists settings across sessions
Features
Currently charting
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Simple Refresh brings automatic webpage refresh functionality to Safari on iOS and macOS. Stop manually refreshing pages—let Simple Refresh do it for you. With an intuitive slider interface or direct input, set your preferred refresh interval from 1 second to 10 minutes and let the extension handle the rest. Each Safari tab maintains its own refresh settings, so you can monitor multiple pages simultaneously with different refresh rates. Key Features: - Automatic page refresh at customizable intervals (1s, 5s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, or any custom interval between 1s and 10m) - Live countdown timer shows time remaining until next refresh - Slider control or click-to-edit display for flexible input - Independent refresh settings for each tab - Visual "On" badge shows active refresh status - Settings persist across browser sessions - Efficient battery usage with smart refresh engine - Available in 27 languages - Works on both iPhone, iPad, and Mac Perfect for: - Monitoring live scores, stock tickers, and weather updates - Watching for content changes without manual refreshing - Development and testing workflows - Any webpage that updates frequently Simple Refresh focuses on doing one thing well: refreshing webpages automatically. No complex setup, no unnecessary features—just reliable, automatic refresh when you need it.

About

Macaque

Manage UserScripts directly within your browser. Add, edit, and remotely modify scripts, and view console logs for each. Supports a comprehensive list of GM API functions for advanced customization.

Highlights
  • Add and edit UserScripts
  • Remotely edit UserScripts
  • View console logs
  • Supports GM API functions
  • Browser extension
Features
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Macaque is a UserScript Manager Browser Extension. Macaque provides you the ability to add, edit, remotely edit, as well as view the console logs for each UserScript! The following GM API's are supported: - GM.addStyle - GM.addValueChangeListener - GM.deleteValue - GM.download - GM.getResourceText - GM.getResourceURL - GM.getValue - GM.info - GM.listValues - GM.log - GM.notification - GM.openInTab - GM.registerMenuCommand - GM.removeValueChangeListener - GM.setClipboard - GM.setValue - GM.unregisterMenuCommand - GM.xmlhttpRequest - GM_deleteValue - GM_getResourceText - GM_getResourceURL - GM_getValue - GM_info - GM_listValues - GM_log - GM_setValue

Screenshots

Simple Refresh for Safari3 screens
Macaque4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Macaque at 4.6 against Simple Refresh for Safari's 3.5. Macaque also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (66% vs 52%). Simple Refresh for Safari's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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

Simple Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 and Macaque $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macaque holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Simple Refresh for Safari's written reviews are positive against 66% of Macaque's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Refresh for Safari ships an update every 6 weeks, Macaque every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Simple Refresh for Safari versus Macaque: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Refresh for SafariMacaque
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.5 (24 ratings)4.6 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.3% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WalkerEvan Reichard

Customer experience

Simple Refresh for Safari

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative39.8%

Macaque

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Simple Refresh for Safari

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Latest update breaks functionality on iPad
  • Start button unresponsive after update
  • Extension stops working after a few hours
  • Extension stops working on iOS 17
  • Extension stops working after Safari updates
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  • Extension turns itself off randomly
  • Extension stops remembering scroll position
  • Extension automatically disables after first refresh
  • Extension resets to 60-second interval after disabling
  • Extension not working on M1 Mac with Safari 15
  • Extension disconnects when changing tabs
  • Extension stops working after OS reinstall
  • Extension not compatible with Safari 14 (initially)
  • Auto-refresh sometimes stops working
  • Extension disappears from Safari extension list
  • Extension logs user out of OWA
  • Extension not working on Big Sur

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add countdown timer display
  • Allow typing custom interval
  • Longer timer duration (up to 30 mins)
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop
  • Toggle to disable refresh when tab focused
Show 10 more
  • Beep when change is noted
  • Clear tab cache on reload
  • Refresh by URL instead of tab
  • Countdown tracker for next refresh
  • Option for 3-second intervals
  • Utilize on multiple windows simultaneously
  • Remember settings after Safari restart
  • Sound alert for page changes
  • Ability to set different timers for different tabs
  • Remember scroll position after refresh

Macaque

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simple Refresh for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

Macaque

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Refresh for Safari free?
Simple Refresh for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macaque free?
Macaque costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Refresh for Safari or Macaque?
Macaque is rated higher. Simple Refresh for Safari averages 3.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Macaque averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do Simple Refresh for Safari or Macaque have ads?
Neither Simple Refresh for Safari nor Macaque shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Refresh for Safari or Macaque?
Simple Refresh for Safari ships an update every 6 weeks, and Macaque every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simple Refresh for Safari was updated on October 19, 2026 and Macaque on October 7, 2026.

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