Comparison

GitHub Theme Customizer vs Trackless Links

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

Head to head
About

GitHub Theme Customizer

Customize the visual appearance of GitHub with this extension. Easily change interface colors to match your personal preferences and instantly see your GitHub transformed.

Highlights
  • Change GitHub colors
  • Personalize interface
  • Instant visual transformation
  • Simple extension
Features
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Change the way GitHub looks with GitHub Theme Customizer! This simple extension lets you update GitHub's colors to match your preferences. Pick any color and see your GitHub interface instantly transform

About

Trackless Links

This app automatically cleans web links by removing tracking parameters and offers smart redirects to bypass annoying intermediate pages. It also provides source credibility warnings to help you identify potentially misleading content before you click.

Highlights
  • Automatic link cleaning
  • Tracker blocking
  • Smart URL redirects
  • Source credibility warnings
  • Custom redirect rules
  • Browser tweaks
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Tired of messy links full of tracking codes? Trackless Links cleans every link, blocks trackers, and puts you back in control of Safari on iPhone and iPad. CLEAN LINKS. ZERO TRACKING. Every link you click or share gets cleaned automatically. No more utm_source, fbclid, or gclid following you around the web. Share links without the tracking baggage. KEEP LINKS IN SAFARI (NEW) Sick of taps that bounce you into Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or Spotify? Switch on Open in Safari for any site and links stay where you want them: in your browser. Add your own domains too. All off by default. SMART REDIRECTS THAT SAVE TIME Skip annoying middleman pages. Redirect Twitter/X to XCancel, Reddit to Old Reddit, YouTube to Invidious, Google Maps to Apple Maps, and more. Build your own rules with plain text or regex. Over 20 privacy-focused redirects built in. SOURCE CREDIBILITY: KNOW BEFORE YOU CLICK Trackless Links warns you when you visit sites flagged for misinformation, fake news, or conspiracy theories. Powered by CRED-1, an open peer-reviewed dataset of 2,672 domains. • Five independent signals: editorial classification, watchdog ratings, web prominence, domain age, safety checks • Tiered banners: high (red), elevated (orange), moderate (yellow) • Dismiss per site or navigate back with one tap • Optional CRED-1 auto-updates keep the dataset current • 100% on-device, no browsing data leaves your phone • Off by default, enable in the Credibility tab BROWSER TWEAKS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Take back control of annoying site behaviors: • Block autoplay videos and audio • Picture-in-Picture on any video, including YouTube on the free tier (swipe up, lock the device, or long-press the video) • Force text selection on protected pages • Lock playback speed across sites • Hide cookie consent banners (experimental) • Force dark mode on any website • Remove zoom restrictions on mobile sites • Reduce distracting animations WHY USERS LOVE IT Cleaner URLs are shorter, safer, and easier to read. Redirects save clicks every day. Archive access via Wayback Machine recovers deleted content. Everything runs locally on your device, no accounts, no servers, no data collection. REAL PRIVACY, NOT JUST PROMISES No analytics. No tracking. No cloud processing. Every feature runs entirely on your device. Your browsing data never leaves your control. SYNC EVERYWHERE WITH iCLOUD Set up once, use everywhere. Filters, redirects, and tweaks sync automatically across all your devices. KEY FEATURES • Source credibility warnings powered by CRED-1 • Open in Safari rules per domain • 100% private, zero data collection ever • Share Sheet to clean links from any app • Unlimited custom filters and redirect rules • Regex support for advanced patterns • Runs before pages finish loading • No battery drain, no background activity • Works completely offline BUILT WITH RESPECT Plain language. Full user control. No dark patterns. No subscriptions. WHAT TO KNOW Browser tweaks work on most sites but may not function everywhere due to site-specific restrictions. All tweaks can be disabled instantly. Cookie banner suppression is experimental. SUPPORT Questions or ideas? https://github.com/aloth/trackless-links/issues PRIVACY COMMITMENT No tracking. No analytics. No remote calls. No data retention. Period. TERMS https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ALSO AVAILABLE Trackless Links Pro for Mac users who want the same features on their desktop. Universal purchase includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac. READY TO BROWSE WITHOUT BEING TRACKED? Download Trackless Links. Clean links. Total privacy. Your rules.

Screenshots

GitHub Theme Customizer1 screens
Trackless Links4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GitHub Theme Customizer at Free against Trackless Links's $5.99. GitHub Theme Customizer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Trackless Links's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

GitHub Theme Customizer is free to download; Trackless Links costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GitHub Theme Customizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trackless Links has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GitHub Theme Customizer versus Trackless Links: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGitHub Theme CustomizerTrackless Links
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.7
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAyaka One LtdAlexander Loth

Customer experience

GitHub Theme Customizer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trackless Links

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GitHub Theme Customizer

No in-app purchases

None

Trackless Links

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GitHub Theme Customizer free?
GitHub Theme Customizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trackless Links free?
Trackless Links costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GitHub Theme Customizer or Trackless Links?
GitHub Theme Customizer is rated higher. GitHub Theme Customizer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Trackless Links averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do GitHub Theme Customizer or Trackless Links have ads?
Neither GitHub Theme Customizer nor Trackless Links shows ads.

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