Fokus vs Total Refresh for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fokus
This browser extension helps you focus on specific text on web pages by dimming the rest of the content. Customize the overlay's opacity and activation key for a personalized reading experience. Ideal for presentations or deep reading sessions.
- Dim web page content
- Adjust overlay opacity
- Specify modifier key for activation
- Customize padding around selection
- Works with Safari browser
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Fokus is a Safari extension that emphasizes anything you select on the web by covering the rest of the page with a semi-transparent black overlay. This allows you to focus on what you are reading or to emphasize part of a web page during a presentation. Fokus has options to: - Adjust the overlay opacity - Specify a modifier key such as Shift, Control, Option, or Command which must be held down to active the overlay - Adjust the padding around selection To use: 1. Open Settings 2. Scroll down to Safari and tap on it 3. Scroll down to Extensions and tap on it 4. Enable Fokus 5. Open the Safari app and go to a website 6. Tap the "aA" button 7. Tap Manage Extensions 8. Enable Fokus 9. Tap Fokus 10. Allow Fokus to access the website
Total Refresh for Safari
Instantly refresh all open browser tabs with a single tap or keyboard shortcut. This extension allows you to choose the scope of your refresh, from all windows to just the active tab. It's designed for both iOS and macOS users seeking a quick way to update web content.
- Reload all open tabs at once
- Select refresh scope (all windows, current window, active tab)
- Keyboard shortcut support on macOS
- Step-by-step installation guide
- Works on iOS and macOS
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Total Refresh is a Safari extension for iOS and macOS that reloads all browser tabs at once. Tap the toolbar icon to refresh every open tab and pull the latest content. On macOS, choose your refresh scope from the extension menu: all tabs in all windows, just the current window, or only the active tab. You can also trigger it from the keyboard shortcut (default MacCtrl+Shift+R). Getting started is simple: install the app, enable the extension in Safari, and grant the required permissions. The app includes step‑by‑step instructions for iOS and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fokus at Free against Total Refresh for Safari's $1.99. Total Refresh for Safari's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.3). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Fokus is free to download; Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Total Refresh for Safari holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Fokus's written reviews are positive against 30% of Total Refresh for Safari's.
| Parameter | Fokus | Total Refresh for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 30.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Raimist | William Walker |
Customer experience
Fokus
Total Refresh for Safari
In-app purchases
Fokus
No in-app purchases
Total Refresh for Safari
No in-app purchases
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