Comparison

Refresh | Web vs Aside

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

Head to head
About

Refresh | Web

This Safari extension helps you stay updated by automatically reloading web pages at set intervals or with a single tap. It's ideal for monitoring breaking news, inventory, or dashboards, and offers features like random interval refreshing and multi-tab management.

Highlights
  • One-tap quick reload
  • Auto refresh at chosen interval
  • Random interval support
  • Multi-tab refresh (iPad, Mac)
  • On-device privacy
Features
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Keep pages up to date. Set a timer in Safari. Refresh takes care of the reloading. Safari · iPhone · iPad · Mac Included • Fixed or random timing • Stop when you interact • Stop when text appears • One page at a time, with on-page controls and a countdown. Refresh Pro Keep several pages up to date, each on its own timer. Add Glass Design for your page controls. Additional purchase. Choose lifetime access or a monthly subscription. Start in Safari Settings → Safari → Extensions and enable Refresh. Safari → Settings → Extensions and enable Refresh. Open a webpage and tap Refresh. Choose your interval, then start. Refresh settings stay on your device. Browsing history is not sent to the developer. Safari, site restrictions or device memory can pause refresh. Try a longer or random interval on heavy pages. Terms of Service: https://paran.app/refresh/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://paran.app/privacy-policy/

About

Aside

Save links, text, photos, and files from any app with a single tap. This app uses on-device AI to automatically tag and categorize your saved content, organizing it into smart collections for easy access. It offers a clean, private, and offline experience, syncing data via iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Save from any app via Share Extension
  • Capture Now rapid-fire collection mode
  • On-device AI auto-tagging and categorization
  • Smart Collections for automatic sorting
  • Customizable collections and tagging
  • Offline functionality with iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design with no account required
Features
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The things you want to keep end up everywhere—browser tabs, screenshots, messages, and app bookmarks. Aside brings links, text, photos, and files into one library, so you can find them when you need them. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share Sheet to save links, text, photos, and files to Aside. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Search saved items or browse by content type, tags, and collections. ORGANIZE WITH LESS WORK Aside recognizes supported content types automatically. On supported devices, optional on-device AI can help add tags and categories without sending content to a cloud AI service. START WITHOUT SIGNING IN Save and organize in the Local Library on your device. No account or sign-in required. Local Library remains available offline. CONTINUE ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with DID to sync your saved content through Arc Space, then keep browsing and organizing on another device. PUBLISH YOUR COLLECTIONS After signing in and connecting to Arc Space, publish a collection as a page and share its link. You choose which collections to publish.

Screenshots

Refresh | Web3 screens
Aside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aside at 100% against Refresh | Web's 40%. Aside also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Aside is free to download; Refresh | Web costs $0.99 up front. Refresh | Web sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Aside asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Refresh | Web's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refresh | Web ships an update fortnightly, Aside every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Refresh | Web versus Aside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefresh | WebAside
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParanArcBlock, Inc.

Customer experience

Refresh | Web

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Aside

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Refresh | Web

Subscriptions1
  • Refresh Pro3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Refresh Pro$4.99
None

Aside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Refresh | Web free?
Refresh | Web costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Refresh | Web or Aside?
Aside is rated higher. Refresh | Web averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Aside averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Refresh | Web or Aside have ads?
Neither Refresh | Web nor Aside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refresh | Web or Aside?
Refresh | Web ships an update fortnightly, and Aside every 2 weeks. Most recently, Refresh | Web was updated on October 28, 2026 and Aside on October 24, 2026.

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