Nitefall vs Video Speed Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitefall
This Safari extension automatically applies a dark mode to all websites, reducing eye strain, especially during nighttime use. It seamlessly integrates with your system's appearance settings and offers customizable themes and per-site adjustments for optimal viewing.
- Automatic dark mode for all websites
- System appearance integration
- Multiple dark themes
- Blacklist specific websites
- Adjust image brightness per site
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Nitefall is a Safari extension that converts all your websites to dark mode and reduces eye strain, especially helpful at night. It works automatically with system appearance so that your websites are only dark when the whole system is in dark mode. Features: -3 dark themes to pick from (Dark gray, Monokai, Midnight) -Darken navigation maps -Support for blacklisting specific websites -Increase transparent PNG icons contrast (especially when they are very dark and not easily to viewable) -Per site configurable image brightness (useful if the website is displaying bright images) You can try the extension for free on a limited number of websites. To use it on an unlimited number of webpages, you need to purchase a premium plan which can be used on both Mac and iOS. If you find any website that is broken with Nitefall on, please report it to foxfortmobile@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Video Speed Controller
Control the playback speed of any video on websites directly within your browser. This utility allows for easy adjustment of video speed, enhancing your viewing experience.
- Control video playback speed
- Works on any website video
- Safari extension
- Open source
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A Safari port version of an MIT open source Chrome extension(https://github.com/igrigorik/videospeed) for controlling the video speed of any video in a website. And the app is also open source in https://github.com/Kyle-Ye/Video-Speed-Controller
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Speed Controller at none against Nitefall's 10. Nitefall's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 18 months) and rating (3.9 vs 3.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Nitefall sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Video Speed Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nitefall holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitefall has 288 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Nitefall's written reviews are positive against 43% of Video Speed Controller's.
Nitefall ships an update every 11 days, Video Speed Controller every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitefall | Video Speed Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (288 ratings) — better | 3.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FoxfortMobile | 絮雷 叶 |
Customer experience
Nitefall
Video Speed Controller
Bugs and requests
Nitefall
Reported bugs
10 issues- Black text appears on dark backgrounds (unreadable)
- Images not displaying correctly
- Gmail inbox not visible with extension enabled
- Performance issues on complex websites
- Breaks Google Images functionality
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- Text flickering when loading pages
- Safari crashes or slowdowns
- Extension continues breaking sites after disabling
- Intermittent black text bug on iPhone 15 Pro
- Incompatibility with certain extensions like SFFE
Requested features
8 requests- Website exception list management
- Per-website preference saving for subdomains
- Automatic dark mode detection
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Better text contrast on certain sites
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- Monthly subscription option (cheaper alternative)
- Clearer free trial explanation
- Ability to revoke permissions easily
Video Speed Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nitefall
- Premium Monthly 3$1.491 Month
- Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
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- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$10.001 Year
- Premium Yearly 3$15.001 Year
- Nitefall Premium Yearly 2$20.001 Year
- Lifetime offer 2$13.00
- Lifetime Access$20.00
- Use on unlimited websites$25.00
Video Speed Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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