Total Refresh for Safari vs Awake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Awake
This utility app prevents your device's screen from automatically locking, ensuring uninterrupted access. It's particularly useful for time-sensitive online queues and events where you need to maintain your position without interruption.
- Prevents screen auto-lock
- Uses Picture-in-Picture
- One-tap start/stop
- Lightweight floating window
- Fast and reliable sessions
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Keep your screen on when it matters most. Awake starts a lightweight Picture-in-Picture session that helps prevent Auto-Lock on iPhone and iPad. Tap Start to keep your display awake while you wait, read, cook, monitor, or hold your place in a time-sensitive queue. Useful for: - ticket drops and preorder queues - recipes, instructions, timers, and checklists - reference pages, dashboards, and monitoring screens Important: Awake uses iOS Picture in Picture/media playback. While it is active, other audio or video may pause. Simple one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No account. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Total Refresh for Safari at 3.6 against Awake's 2.0. Total Refresh for Safari also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Awake's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 and Awake $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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total Refresh for Safari has 5 ratings behind it against 1, 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 29% of Awake's.
Total Refresh for Safari ships an update every 6 months, Awake every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Refresh for Safari | Awake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.2% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Walker | Alex Kitcoff |
Customer experience
Total Refresh for Safari
Awake
In-app purchases
Total Refresh for Safari
No in-app purchases
Awake
No in-app purchases
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