Comparison

Total Refresh for Safari vs Linkalyst

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

Linkalyst

Diagnose network issues with detailed tools like live ping charts, encrypted DNS comparisons, and port scanning. Analyze HTTPS request timings, trace routes, and calculate subnets. Save and export test results for comprehensive network analysis on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Live latency charting for ping tests
  • Encrypted DNS comparison (DoH/DoT)
  • TCP port scanning
  • HTTPS request timing analysis
  • Route tracing
  • Batch IP/port scanning
  • Report saving, searching, and exporting
Features
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Ping with a live latency chart, compare encrypted DNS (DoH and DoT) across resolvers, scan TCP ports, see where an HTTPS request spends its time and trace every hop, on iPhone and iPad. Test results are saved as reports you can search, compare and export. MEASURE THE CONNECTION • Chart Ping (ICMP) or UDP probes to up to six targets in one run • Typical latency (P50), slower requests (P95, P99), variation, timeout rate and longest timeout streak • Tap the chart to inspect a request and add notes as you test; timeouts are marked, never plotted as latency • Check a TCP port once or up to 50 times in a row SEE WHERE EVERY MILLISECOND GOES • Website Check sends five HEAD or GET requests in a row and can follow redirects hop by hop • Times DNS, TCP, TLS and time to first byte • Shows the HTTP protocol, TLS version, cipher suite and certificate chain, with expiry dates and SHA-256 fingerprints COMPARE DNS RESULTS • Query system DNS or choose UDP, TCP, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS over TLS (DoT) • Compare system DNS with up to four resolvers, each on its own protocol: fastest this round, record differences, response codes and failures • Presets for Cloudflare, Google and DNSPod, or a custom endpoint • A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA and PTR records, with TTLs • DoH and DoT apply to queries in Linkalyst; they don't change your device's DNS settings SCAN PORTS AND ORGANIZE DEVICES • Batch Scan in Port Check takes IPv4 lists or CIDR and known IPv6 addresses, with port presets or your own ranges: up to 256 addresses and 4,096 address/port pairs per run • Local Services finds web, SSH, printing and file-sharing services advertised over Bonjour • Keep targets, notes and related reports in My Devices, optionally grouped by network • Save scanned addresses to My Devices, send an open port to Single Check, or open a saved device in Latency Test, Port Check or Route Trace Batch Scan only makes TCP connections and doesn't identify services or devices. A timeout doesn't prove a device is offline; Local Services shows advertised services, not every device. ROUTES, SPEED AND ADDRESSES • Route Trace for IPv4 and IPv6: up to 30 hops, 1 to 3 probes per hop, optional hop hostname lookup • See this device's addresses and gateway; turn on IP Lookup in Settings for your public IP, region, network organization and ASN (via FreeIPAPI) • Download Test for a URL you choose, up to 64 MiB or 10 seconds • Throughput Test for upload or download to a free test peer you run on your own computer • Offline IPv4/IPv6 Subnet Calculator KEEP THE RESULTS • Search, star and tag reports; share them as JSON, or request-level data as CSV • Compare two runs with latency curves overlaid; repeated port checks, website checks, download and throughput tests and route traces are paired by target • Reports are JSON files you can open in the Files app and import again • Optional iCloud Drive report sync (off by default); My Devices entries, stars and tags stay on each device BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Follow a running test on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island, where you can also stop it • On iPad, open the tools or a single report in its own window • Native interface in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Italian Use network tests only on systems you own or have permission to test. UDP latency and Throughput Test require a compatible test peer; instructions are linked in the app. Linkalyst is free to download with all tools available. A one-time purchase removes all ads and supports Family Sharing. Privacy Policy: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Total Refresh for Safari3 screens
Linkalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Linkalyst at Free against Total Refresh for Safari's $1.99. Linkalyst also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Total Refresh for Safari's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Linkalyst is free to download; Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Linkalyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Total Refresh for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linkalyst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Refresh for Safari ships an update every 6 months, Linkalyst every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Total Refresh for Safari versus Linkalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal Refresh for SafariLinkalyst
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam WalkerEntromoonic Ltd

Customer experience

Total Refresh for Safari

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

Linkalyst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Total Refresh for Safari

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkalyst

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Total Refresh for Safari free?
Total Refresh for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkalyst free?
Linkalyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Total Refresh for Safari or Linkalyst?
Linkalyst is rated higher. Total Refresh for Safari averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Linkalyst averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Total Refresh for Safari or Linkalyst have ads?
Linkalyst shows ads; Total Refresh for Safari does not.
Which is updated more often, Total Refresh for Safari or Linkalyst?
Total Refresh for Safari ships an update every 6 months, and Linkalyst every 3 days. Most recently, Total Refresh for Safari was updated on October 12, 2026 and Linkalyst on October 13, 2026.

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