Comparison

Addons vs Tampermonkey

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

Head to head
About

Addons

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
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【Platform】 Addons supports seamless usage across all Apple platforms, allowing for data synchronization between iPhone, iPad, and iMac devices. 【Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey】 One of the highlights of Addons is its support for Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey scripts. With this feature, you can add custom scripts to your Safari to achieve more functionality, such as automatic pagination, harassment blocking, automatic expansion, webpage translation, and more. This feature is very powerful and can give your Safari unlimited possibilities. 【Resource Sniffing】 Resource sniffing is another standout feature of Addons. It supports automatically merging and converting m3u8 files to mp4. It also supports background playback and export of videos, allowing you to enjoy high-definition movies anytime, anywhere. 【Customized Ad Filter】 Addons not only helps you block annoying ads, but also speeds up webpage browsing and provides a better user experience. Similar to AdGuard and Adblock Plus, Addons' custom rule function allows you to control ad blocking accuracy more flexibly, meeting your personalized needs. 【Tagit Mode】 The ad filtering feature allows you to get rid of annoying ads while browsing web pages. Addons supports tagit mode, which allows you to remove web page ads while retaining useful content, making your browsing experience more pure and comfortable. 【Smart Search】 The smart search feature allows you to quickly switch Safari search engines by using [trigger word + space + keyword]. You don't need to manually change settings multiple times; it can be done with just one click. 【Web Dark Mode】 Finally, Addons also supports webpage dark mode, helping you better protect your eyes and avoid the frustration of overly strong white light at night. In summary, Addons is a feature-rich and easy-to-use Safari extension that allows you to customize your Safari with more functionality and useful tools, giving your Safari unlimited possibilities! Come and experience it now!

About

Tampermonkey

Enhance and customize web pages with custom JavaScript programs. This tool allows users to easily create, manage, and run these scripts across all major browsers, adding new features or modifying existing ones on any website.

Highlights
  • Userscript management
  • Web page customization
  • JavaScript execution
  • Cross-browser compatibility
  • Script creation and editing
Features
Currently charting
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Tampermonkey is a widely popular browser extension compatible with all major browsers. It lets you customize and enhance web pages using userscripts—small JavaScript programs that add or modify features. Easily create, manage, and run these scripts on any website with Tampermonkey.

Screenshots

Addons4 screens
Tampermonkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Addons at Free against Tampermonkey's $2.99. Addons also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Tampermonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Addons is free to download; Tampermonkey costs $2.99 up front. Addons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tampermonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Addons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addons has 337 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Addons's written reviews are positive against 58% of Tampermonkey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Addons ships an update every 5 weeks, Tampermonkey every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Addons versus Tampermonkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAddonsTampermonkey
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (337 ratings) — better3.1 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better58.4% of reviews
Number of ratings337 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer庆彬 邓Jan Biniok

Customer experience

Addons

All ratings337 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative36.0%

Tampermonkey

All ratings58 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.8%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.7%

User reviews

Addons

From 337 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Tampermonkey

From 58 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Well executed
  • 👍 Essential plugin/extension for all browsers
  • 💡 Sync userscripts across browsers
  • 👍 Needed this
  • 👍 Good

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bug on iPad
  • 🐛 Glitching on iPad
  • 🐛 Unable to install scripts
  • 🐛 Unusable on iPadOS
  • 🐛 No response on iPad

Bugs and requests

Addons

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

3 requests
  • Add Mac version support
  • Improve sharing and link copying
  • Fix persistent logouts for members

Tampermonkey

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Plugins cannot be installed properly
  • Screen continuously flickers
  • Not usable in Chrome
  • Features not working as expected

Requested features

2 requests
  • Set cookie feature
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Addons

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99
None

Tampermonkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Addons free?
Addons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tampermonkey free?
Tampermonkey costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Addons or Tampermonkey?
Addons is rated higher. Addons averages 4.6 out of 5 from 337 ratings, while Tampermonkey averages 3.1 from 58 ratings.
Do Addons or Tampermonkey have ads?
Neither Addons nor Tampermonkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Addons or Tampermonkey?
Addons ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tampermonkey every 8 months. Most recently, Addons was updated on September 23, 2026 and Tampermonkey on September 24, 2026.

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