Refined GitHub vs OpenAssistant
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.
OpenAssistant
This app allows users to create and manage custom AI assistants for quick answers about files. It integrates with vector stores for efficient semantic search and supports natural conversations with uploaded documents.
- Create and customize AI assistants
- Manage multiple assistants
- Integrate with vector stores
- Upload and search multiple file types
- Natural language conversations with documents
- Choose ChatGPT models
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If you’re seeking quick answers about any file(s) you stumble across, OpenAssistant is here to (help) blow your mind. This app is designed to call the Assistants=v2 API. Core Features: - Create & Customize Assistants: - Personalize names and descriptions - Set custom instructions - Adjust parameters - Choose ChatGPT model (Updated with 4.1 + o1 + o3-mini) - Full Management Control: - Create, update, and delete assistants - Manage multiple assistants for different content - Vector Store Integration: - Create and manage vector stores - Upload and organize multiple file types - Efficient semantic search capabilities Interactive: - Natural Conversations - Chat naturally about your documents - Seamless Integration - Upload multiple files simultaneously - Chat with your files within minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenAssistant at 5.0 against Refined GitHub's 4.6. Refined GitHub's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
OpenAssistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refined GitHub has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, OpenAssistant every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refined GitHub | OpenAssistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Gunnar Hostetler |
Customer experience
Refined GitHub
OpenAssistant
In-app purchases
Refined GitHub
No in-app purchases
OpenAssistant
No in-app purchases









