Refined GitHub vs npmhub
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.
npmhub
This browser extension enhances the GitHub experience by automatically displaying npm dependencies directly on repository pages. It provides links and descriptions for each package listed in a project's package.json file.
- Displays npm dependencies on GitHub
- Shows links and descriptions for each dependency
- Works with package.json files
- Enhances repository file list view
- Browser extension functionality
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npmhub is a browser extension that lets you explore npm dependencies on GitHub repos. When viewing a repository's file list containing a package.json, this extension will display links and descriptions for each dependency at the bottom of the page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Refined GitHub at 4.6 against npmhub's 4.0. Refined GitHub also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (88 vs 2). 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.
Refined GitHub holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 88 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, npmhub every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | npmhub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (88 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Federico Brigante |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
npmhub
In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
npmhub
No in-app purchases
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