ReTab vs edEdit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReTab
Instantly navigate between your most recent Safari tabs with keyboard shortcuts. Quickly cycle through tab history and automatically return to your last active tab when closing one. This lightweight extension enhances productivity without compromising privacy.
- Instant tab switching
- Cycle through tab history
- Jump back on tab close
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Lightweight and private
- Works with Safari extensions
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Cmd+Tab — but for your Safari tabs. Tap Cmd+E to flip between your two most recent tabs. Hold it to summon a Cmd+Tab-style picker for cycling through your tab history — release to land on the highlighted tab. Hold Shift while cycling to reverse direction. One shortcut, two gestures, zero clutter. What's New in 3.0 A unified, redesigned experience. ReTab now uses a single intelligent shortcut that adapts to how you press it — replacing the old "two separate shortcuts" model. The new visual picker brings the macOS Cmd+Tab feel directly to your tabs, with a frosted-glass overlay that shows where you are in your history at a glance. Tap to Hop Tap Cmd+E and let go to instantly flip between your two most recent tabs. The fastest way to compare, copy, or context-switch while you work. Clicking the ReTab toolbar icon does the exact same thing — handy when you're not on the keyboard. Hold to Cycle Hold Cmd+E to summon the Cmd+Tab-style overlay. Each subsequent tap of E walks the highlight one step forward through your tab history; release the modifier to commit. Hold Shift to step backwards. Prefer arrows? ← and → step through the picker the same way. Prefer the mouse? Click any card to jump straight to that tab. Up to 9 recent tabs at your fingertips. Jump Back on Tab Close Closing a tab automatically returns you to your most recently active tab — no more hunting after Safari drops you on a random neighbor. Toggle this off any time in extension settings if you'd rather keep Safari's default. Customizable Shortcuts Safari 26 and later let you remap ReTab's shortcut directly in Safari Settings → Extensions to fit your workflow. On older Safari versions, tools like Karabiner-Elements or BetterTouchTool do the job. Private by Design Nothing ever leaves your Mac. No analytics, no remote calls, no tracking. Safari will warn you on install that ReTab "can read and alter webpages" and "see your browsing history" — that's the standard wording for any extension that touches tab data. Here's exactly how each permission is used: • Script access — only to draw the picker overlay on the tab you're already viewing. • Tab access — only to read titles and icons of your open tabs so the picker can list them in the right order. That's the complete list. Your tab history, the picker, everything — stays on this Mac. Built for Your Flow Whether you're a developer jumping between docs and code, a researcher comparing sources, or a power user juggling dozens of tabs — ReTab keeps you in the zone. Just install, enable in Safari Settings → Extensions, visit a couple of tabs, and tap Cmd+E. That's it.
edEdit
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edEdit is a native text editor for Mac and iPhone/iPad that brings notes, Markdown, and source code editing into one app. WHY edEdit • Truly native: AppKit on macOS, SwiftUI on iOS — no web view sluggishness. • Consistent across platforms: your notes and files sync between Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud. • Standard file formats only: everything is .md / .txt / .swift / .json — open elsewhere whenever you want. KEY FEATURES Notes — Apple Notes-style organization, with plain Markdown content: • Hierarchical tags (work/meeting/2026Q1) • iCloud sync across devices • Share from Apple Notes and we'll auto-convert formatting to Markdown — bold, italic, headings, lists, and checklists are preserved. Files — Open and edit any text file on your device: • Pull from the Files app, iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or any provider • Automatic encoding detection (UTF-8, Big5, Shift-JIS, GB18030, …) • Syntax highlighting for Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, HTML, JSON, YAML, Shell, Markdown, and more • Line numbers, light and dark themes • Save edits back to the original location iCloud Drive integration — Automatically creates an "edEdit" folder in iCloud Drive that syncs across all your devices. Dedicated Markdown editing: • Keyboard accessory bar: headings, bold, italic, lists, tasks, quotes, links, images • Hardware keyboard shortcuts: ⌘B (bold) / ⌘I (italic) / ⌘K (link) / ⌘E (code) / ⌘1-6 (headings) • Smart list continuation: pressing Enter in a list line auto-continues; pressing Enter on an empty item exits the list • Paste an image straight from the clipboard — we save it next to the .md file and insert a Markdown reference File compare — Visualize the differences between two files line-by-line, with added/removed/modified highlights. Find in Files — Recursively search a folder you pick, filterable by filename glob. Share & print — Built-in ShareLink, with AirPrint support. WHO IT'S FOR • Developers writing docs, reading logs, editing config files • Writers using Markdown for blog posts and drafts • Anyone who wants their files to stay theirs — no proprietary lock-in • People who switch between editing on Mac and quick capture on iPhone PRIVACY & COMPLIANCE • Notes, files, and images stay on your device or in your own iCloud — our servers never see them • Free tier includes ads served by Google AdMob (shown on app launch and occasionally when closing the note editor) • Upgrade to Pro to remove all ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: edEdit at Free against ReTab's $1.99. ReTab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
edEdit is free to download; ReTab costs $1.99 up front. edEdit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ReTab asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReTab ships an update every 5 days, edEdit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReTab | edEdit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lychee Isle Co | CHING FENG WANG |
In-app purchases
ReTab
No in-app purchases
edEdit
- Pro$4.99









