Comparison

Total Refresh for Safari vs Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector

View and inspect the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript of any webpage directly within Safari. This app offers syntax highlighting, content editing for previewing changes, and the ability to share or copy the source code. Customize the font size and app icon for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • View HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Share or copy source code
  • Edit webpage content for preview
  • Customizable font size
  • Alternate home screen icons
Features
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Achoo allows you to easily view the HTML for the webpage you're viewing in Safari. It shows the HTML (as well as any inline CSS and JavaScript) with beautiful and fast syntax highlighting. You can share the HTML you're viewing, allowing you to easily inspect it on an external device of your choosing, or send it to a friend, or simply copy it to your clipboard. You can edit the font if you'd like it smaller to display more information, or larger if you'd like to be able to make things out more clearly. You can also choose to edit the contents of the webpage, allowing you to make modifications and preview how they look. Changes are not permanent, simply refresh the page in Safari to return the page to its original state after you're finished previewing your changes. (Note: you're not editing the HTML directly, rather it's a visual editor of the contents of the page) As a bonus, it includes a variety of alternate home screen icons so you can customize the app to your liking beautifully.

Screenshots

Total Refresh for Safari3 screens
Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector at 4.5 against Total Refresh for Safari's 3.6. Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector also leads on ratings volume (352 vs 5) and review sentiment (40% vs 30%). Total Refresh for Safari's advantage is chart position (#141 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 and Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector has 352 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Total Refresh for Safari's written reviews are positive against 40% of Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Total Refresh for Safari versus Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal Refresh for SafariAchoo HTML Viewer & Inspector
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.5 (352 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews39.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5352 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#141 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WalkerChristian Selig

Customer experience

Total Refresh for Safari

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative60.5%

Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector

All ratings347 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral23.5%
Negative36.8%

Bugs and requests

Total Refresh for Safari

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App not working with iOS 18.6+
  • Font size menu corrupted on iPhone 16 Pro
  • Share button non-functional
  • Edit mode closes window and doesn't persist
  • Edit function shows glitched icons
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  • Buttons unresponsive on certain websites
  • HTML not formatted properly on many sites
  • Text remains portrait width in landscape orientation
  • Extension greyed out and cannot be enabled
  • Incompatible with Screen Time restrictions
  • Variable performance across different websites
  • Font size doesn't adjust line height accordingly
  • Edit button doesn't work as intended

Requested features

14 requests
  • Search/find function within HTML code
  • Line wrapping option for code display
  • Full HTML/CSS/JavaScript editing capabilities
  • Wider viewing window or resizable interface
  • Dark mode toggle option
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  • Better iPad and landscape orientation support
  • Code syntax highlighting improvements
  • Export HTML functionality
  • JavaScript console for testing
  • CSS extraction and editing tools
  • Image replacement capability
  • Proper HTML formatting/prettification
  • Share sheet integration
  • Text wrapping with adjustable line height

In-app purchases

None

Total Refresh for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Refresh for Safari free?
Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector free?
Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Total Refresh for Safari or Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector?
Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector is rated higher. Total Refresh for Safari averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector averages 4.5 from 352 ratings.
Do Total Refresh for Safari or Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector have ads?
Neither Total Refresh for Safari nor Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector shows ads.

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