# Addons vs Xlist

The clearest difference is rating: Addons at 4.6 against Xlist's 4.2. Addons also leads on ratings volume (337 vs 42). Xlist's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (71% vs 60%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Addons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Xlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Addons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addons has 337 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Addons's written reviews are positive against 71% of Xlist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Addons ships an update every 5 weeks, Xlist every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Addons | Xlist |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (337 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/addons-scripts-and-adblock/id6446811843/reviews)** | [4.2 (42 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xlist-alist-file-manager/id6448833200/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **337** | 42 |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | **71.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Every 11 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 49 MB | 57 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [庆彬 邓](https://appshunter.io/developer/1630153590) | [BeiJing Ziyu Technology Company Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1594628273) |

## What reviewers say

### Addons

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/addons-scripts-and-adblock/id6446811843)

Enhance Safari with custom scripts, ad blocking, resource downloading, and dark mode. This extension offers powerful customization for a personalized browsing experience across all Apple devices.

**Highlights:** Userscript support (Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey), Resource sniffing and video downloading, Customizable ad filtering, Tagit mode for selective ad removal, Smart search engine switching, Webpage dark mode

**Features:** Safari Extension, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Faster web loading
- 👍 Useful alternative to 'Stay'
- 👍 Great for many reasons
- 👍 Works very well
- 👍 Safari usability greatly improved

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Useless, bad bad bad
- 👎 Does nothing
- 👎 Stopped working
- 👎 Requires external apps
- 👎 Misleading claims

**Reported bugs**

- Web page sniffing function not working
- Stopped working after 24 hours
- Scripts adblocking and downloads sniffer not working
- Serious bug on iOS 17.4 Dev Beta: blank UI after clearing cookies
- Member logouts are frequent

**Requested features**

- Add Mac version support
- Improve sharing and link copying
- Fix persistent logouts for members


### Xlist

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xlist-alist-file-manager/id6448833200)

Manage and preview files from multiple Alist servers. Supports online viewing of various document and video formats, along with essential file operations like downloading and renaming.

**Highlights:** Manage multiple Alist servers, Online file previewing, Video and document format support, File download, rename, move, copy, Background download function, Subtitle plugin support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Xlist Premium | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Addons free?

Addons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Xlist free?

Xlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Addons or Xlist?

Addons is rated higher. Addons averages 4.6 out of 5 from 337 ratings, while Xlist averages 4.2 from 42 ratings.

### Do Addons or Xlist have ads?

Neither Addons nor Xlist shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Addons or Xlist?

Addons ships an update every 5 weeks, and Xlist every 11 days. Most recently, Addons was updated on September 23, 2026 and Xlist on August 22, 2026.

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