Comparison

Refined GitHub vs Drupal Forge Helper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Drupal Forge Helper

Features
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This extension allows Drupal contribution in one tap. Open this extension from any issue page on Drupal.org, and a full Drupal development environment in the cloud will open.

Screenshots

Refined GitHub2 screens
Drupal Forge Helper3 screens

Verdict

The call

Refined GitHub and Drupal Forge Helper are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, Drupal Forge Helper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Refined GitHub versus Drupal Forge Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefined GitHubDrupal Forge Helper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusDarren Oh

In-app purchases

None

Refined GitHub

No in-app purchases

None

Drupal Forge Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refined GitHub free?
Refined GitHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drupal Forge Helper free?
Drupal Forge Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Refined GitHub or Drupal Forge Helper have ads?
Neither Refined GitHub nor Drupal Forge Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refined GitHub or Drupal Forge Helper?
Refined GitHub ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drupal Forge Helper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Refined GitHub was updated on September 24, 2026 and Drupal Forge Helper on September 10, 2026.

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