Comparison

NoMedia 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

NoMedia

Features
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When looking up information, we focus more on text content rather than cluttered images. This tool removes images and media from browser pages to make the content "cleaner". And this can save a lot of data and improve browsing speed without loading media.

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

NoMedia2 screens
Dark Surf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dark Surf at Free against NoMedia's $1.99. NoMedia's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Dark Surf is free to download; NoMedia costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoMedia ships an update every 10 days, Dark Surf every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
NoMedia versus Dark Surf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoMediaDark Surf
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer金攀 虞Vali Mikayilov

In-app purchases

None

NoMedia

No in-app purchases

None

Dark Surf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoMedia free?
NoMedia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dark Surf free?
Dark Surf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoMedia or Dark Surf have ads?
Neither NoMedia nor Dark Surf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoMedia or Dark Surf?
NoMedia ships an update every 10 days, and Dark Surf every 4 months. Most recently, NoMedia was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dark Surf on September 29, 2026.

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