Refined GitHub vs DevTools Extension
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.
DevTools Extension
A browser extension for Safari that provides web developers with essential tools. It allows inspection of console logs, DOM elements, network requests, resources like localStorage and cookies, and source code.
- Console logging and command execution
- DOM node and computed style inspection
- Network requests and responses monitoring
- Resource inspection (localStorage, cookies, etc.)
- Webpage source code viewing
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DevTools extension for web developer in Safari: 1，Console - allow us to see errors, run commands, examine variables, and much more. 2，Elements - view dom node and computed style 3，Network - network requests and responses 4，Resources - view localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies, scripts, css and images. 5，Source - source code of webpage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Refined GitHub at 4.7 against DevTools Extension's 3.5. Refined GitHub also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 63%) and ratings volume (89 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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
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, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 89 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Refined GitHub's written reviews are positive against 63% of DevTools Extension's.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, DevTools Extension every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | DevTools Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (89 ratings) — better | 3.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | 浩鑫 庄 |
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Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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