Refined GitHub vs Rust IDE
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.
Rust IDE
A mobile tool for developing, testing, and learning the Rust programming language on the go. It offers a streamlined environment for coding anytime, anywhere.
- Mobile Rust development
- Code testing
- Learning Rust
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Minimalist interface
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Mobile rust language easy development tools to develop/test/learn anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Refined GitHub at 73% against Rust IDE's 22%. Refined GitHub also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.5). Rust IDE's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Refined GitHub is free to download; Rust IDE costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Refined GitHub holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 88 ratings behind it against 6, 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 22% of Rust IDE's.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, Rust IDE every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | Rust IDE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (88 ratings) — better | 2.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #143 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Gansu Zhenxian Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
Rust IDE
In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
Rust IDE
No in-app purchases
