Refined GitHub vs Advent AR+
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.
Advent AR+
This augmented reality application serves as a client demonstrator, showcasing the capabilities of AR technology. It allows users to experience immersive digital content overlaid onto the real world. The app is designed for showcasing and experiencing AR features.
- Augmented reality client
- Client demonstrator
- Showcases AR capabilities
- Immersive digital content overlay
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Advent Augmented Reality application used as a client demonstrator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Refined GitHub at every 6 weeks against Advent AR+'s every 26 months. Refined GitHub also leads on ratings volume (89 vs 1). Advent AR+'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
Advent AR+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, Advent AR+ every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | Advent AR+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 349 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Advent, LLC |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
Advent AR+
In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
Advent AR+
No in-app purchases
