# Addons vs Tampermonkey

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 (#19 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Addons | Tampermonkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (337 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/addons-scripts-and-adblock/id6446811843/reviews)** | [3.1 (58 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tampermonkey/id6738342400/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **337** | 58 |
| Positive reviews | **60.0% of reviews** | 58.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 8 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#19** |
| Size | 49 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [庆彬 邓](https://appshunter.io/developer/1630153590) | [Jan Biniok](https://appshunter.io/developer/1482490088) |

## 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


### Tampermonkey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tampermonkey/id6738342400)

**Currently charting:** #19 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

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:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- Set cookie feature
- Dark mode option


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*