Refined GitHub vs Contribution Graphs for GitHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refined GitHub
Enhance your GitHub experience with this Safari extension. It streamlines the interface and introduces over 200 features, including improved link detection, visible whitespace, and one-click tools for common tasks. Gain deeper insights into code, pull requests, and repository history.
- Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs
- Makes whitespace characters visible
- Reduces tab size to 4 spaces
- One-click merge conflict fixers
- Reaction avatars for comments
- View source of Markdown files
- Build/CI status icon next to repo name
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Refined GitHub is a Safari extension that simplifies the GitHub.com interface and adds useful features. ■ Highlights - Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs in code. - Makes whitespace characters visible. - Reduces tabs’ size to 4 spaces instead of 8. - Adds one-click merge conflict fixers. - Adds reaction avatars showing who reacted to a comment. - Adds a button to revert all the changes to a file in a PR. - Adds a build/CI status icon next to the repo’s name. - Adds a button to view the source of Markdown files. - Shows PRs that touch the current file. - Highlights the most useful comment in conversations. - Shows the first Git tag a merged PR was included in. - Adds a link to an automatic changelog for each tag/release. - Adds possible related pages and alternatives on 404 pages. - Displays the age of the repository in the sidebar. And so much more! 200+ features. See the developer website for a full list of features. The GITHUB and REFINED GITHUB trademarks are owned by GitHub, Inc. and used under license.
Contribution Graphs for GitHub
Monitor your GitHub activity directly from your device's home screen. Customize widget size and color themes to personalize your view of your contributions.
- Home screen widgets
- GitHub username input
- Customizable widget sizes
- Multiple color themes
- Track contributions
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Quickly check in on your GitHub contributions from your Home Screen! - Select the Widget size that suits you better - Type your GitHub username - Choose between different color themes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Contribution Graphs for GitHub at 4.9 against Refined GitHub's 4.6. Contribution Graphs for GitHub also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 75%). Refined GitHub's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 22). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Contribution Graphs for GitHub holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Refined GitHub's written reviews are positive against 93% of Contribution Graphs for GitHub's.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, Contribution Graphs for GitHub every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | Contribution Graphs for GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Ander Goig |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
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In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
Contribution Graphs for GitHub
No in-app purchases
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