Comparison

Dark Surf vs KPlayer Lite

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

Head to head
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.

About

KPlayer Lite

A streamlined media player for videos, music, audiobooks, and ebooks. Stream content from direct links or play local files across a wide variety of formats without conversion.

Highlights
  • Stream and play videos, music, audiobooks, and ebooks
  • Supports direct link streaming
  • Plays local files from device storage
  • Wide range of format support (MKV, MP4, AVI, MP3, FLAC, EPUB)
  • Built-in EPUB reader
  • Supports live streaming protocols (RTMP, HLS, SRT)
Features
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KPlayer Lite is a clean, lightweight media player for streaming and playing your favorite videos, music, audiobooks, and ebooks — all in one app. Stream or Play Anything Paste any direct link or open a local file and start playing instantly. Supports a wide range of formats with no conversion needed. Supported Formats • Video: MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, TS, M4V • Audio: MP3, FLAC, M4A, M4B • Ebook: EPUB with built-in reader • Live streams: HTTP, HTTPS, RTMP, RTSP, RTMPS, HLS, SRT and more Play Local Files Open videos, audio files, and ebooks directly from your device storage. No upload or conversion required.

Screenshots

Dark Surf4 screens
KPlayer Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KPlayer Lite at 5.0 against Dark Surf's 3.0. KPlayer Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KPlayer Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Surf ships an update every 4 months, KPlayer Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dark Surf versus KPlayer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark SurfKPlayer Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVali MikayilovTuan Ngo

In-app purchases

None

Dark Surf

No in-app purchases

None

KPlayer Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Surf free?
Dark Surf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KPlayer Lite free?
KPlayer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Surf or KPlayer Lite?
KPlayer Lite is rated higher. Dark Surf averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KPlayer Lite averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dark Surf or KPlayer Lite have ads?
Neither Dark Surf nor KPlayer Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark Surf or KPlayer Lite?
Dark Surf ships an update every 4 months, and KPlayer Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dark Surf was updated on September 29, 2026 and KPlayer Lite on September 22, 2026.

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