Comparison

Dark Mode for browser vs Dark Surf

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

Head to head
About

Dark Mode for browser

Enhance your browsing experience by automatically applying a dark theme to all websites. You can easily toggle this feature on or off, and choose to apply it to a single page or all pages.

Highlights
  • Automatic dark mode for all websites
  • Toggle dark mode on/off
  • Apply to single page
  • Apply to all pages
Features
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Automatically added dark mood to every website you visit Shipley tap on turn on allow only one page Allow for all page

About

Dark Surf

Enhance your browsing experience with a customizable dark theme for Safari. Adjust shade, contrast, saturation, and image settings. Schedule dark mode or set it per-site.

Highlights
  • Customizable dark theme
  • Adjustable shade and contrast
  • Saturation and image handling
  • Scheduling for dark mode
  • Per-site theme controls
  • Preset themes (Midnight, Warm, AMOLED, Gray)
Features
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Dark Surf gives Safari a thoughtful dark mode for every website. Instead of painting over pages, Dark Surf reads each site’s own design and rebuilds it in the dark. Backgrounds and cards turn deep and calm, text stays crisp, and the colors that carry meaning, like buttons, links, warnings and highlights, keep their character. Photos stay natural. SMART BY DEFAULT • Leaves websites that already have a dark design alone • Keeps dark logos, icons and formulas visible • Keeps text on top of photos readable • Handles modern websites built with CSS variables, Tailwind, Bootstrap and web components MAKE IT YOURS • Six themes: Midnight, Ocean, Dim, Warm, Graphite and true-black AMOLED • Build your own palette from any colors • Fine-tune brightness and contrast, and choose how images look • See every change instantly in a live preview that runs Safari’s own Dark Surf engine YOUR RULES • Switch any website between Dark, Invert and Off right from Safari • Keep lists of websites that are always dark, inverted or never themed • Follow a schedule or your device’s Dark Mode, or pause for an hour PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pages are recolored on your device. Dark Surf has no account, no analytics, no ads and no tracking, and never sends the pages you visit to anyone. Dark Surf is a Safari extension. After installing, turn it on in Settings › Apps › Safari › Extensions. The app shows you how.

Screenshots

Dark Mode for browser4 screens
Dark Surf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dark Mode for browser at 3.9 against Dark Surf's 3.0. Dark Mode for browser also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Mode for browser holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Mode for browser has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Mode for browser ships an update fortnightly, Dark Surf every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dark Mode for browser versus Dark Surf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Mode for browserDark Surf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (64 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSamsuddin Ahmed SohagVali Mikayilov

Customer experience

Dark Mode for browser

All ratings64 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral14.1%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Dark Surf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dark Mode for browser

No in-app purchases

None

Dark Surf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Mode for browser free?
Dark Mode for browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Surf free?
Dark Surf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Mode for browser or Dark Surf?
Dark Mode for browser is rated higher. Dark Mode for browser averages 3.9 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Dark Surf averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dark Mode for browser or Dark Surf have ads?
Neither Dark Mode for browser nor Dark Surf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark Mode for browser or Dark Surf?
Dark Mode for browser ships an update fortnightly, and Dark Surf every 4 months. Most recently, Dark Mode for browser was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dark Surf on November 5, 2026.

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