Comparison

Dark Mode Reader vs RC Slate

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

Head to head
About

Dark Mode Reader

Features
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DarkMode lets you restyle the web in Safari β€” give every website the look you love with curated themes, custom fonts, and comfortable spacing. WHY DARKMODE β€’ Beautiful, hand-crafted themes β€” light and dark β€’ Easy on the eyes for late-night reading β€’ Works on (almost) any website β€’ No accounts, no tracking FEATURES β€’ 9+ curated color themes β€’ Custom fonts and adjustable line & letter spacing β€’ One setup β€” your theme applies to every website automatically β€’ Global on/off master switch β€’ Floating auto-scroll button for hands-free reading β€’ iCloud sync β€” your themes follow you across iPhone and iPad HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Settings β–Έ Apps β–Έ Safari β–Έ Extensions 2. Turn on β€œDarkMode” and allow it on every website 3. Pick a theme β€” the web updates instantly DarkMode is built with privacy in mind. It doesn’t collect your data or track your browsing. Some themes and fonts are part of DarkMode Pro, a one-time purchase that unlocks everything β€” no subscription.

About

RC Slate

Features
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**RC Slate β€” the browser that opens your documents, built for people who work with AI.** Tap a document link while browsing β€” Markdown, DOCX (Word), PDF, JSON, YAML, images β€” and it opens right there, rendered as a clean page. No downloading, no switching to another app, no wondering what a file looks like before you can see it. **Convert anything to Markdown for AI** Turn documents and web pages into clean, token-efficient Markdown β€” the same content in a fraction of the prompt size. DOCX converts through the app's own parser; web pages by pulling out the article text. Need the images too? Embed them into a single self-contained Markdown file, with quality presets and a live token estimate. Export any view as PDF, PNG, or HTML. (Markdown conversion is not lossless; full page layout is not preserved.) **Read your Obsidian vault** Add a vault folder and read it as it was written β€” wikilinks between notes and embedded images. Links resolve inside the folder you added, so a note opens the note it points to. And a vault note leaves as one piece: export it as a single self-contained Markdown file with its images embedded, or as HTML, PNG, or PDF β€” ready to hand to an AI. Reading only; RC Slate never edits or syncs your vault. **A real browser underneath** Documents are grouped by the site they came from. Switch any article to Reader Mode for a clean, distraction-free reading layout with dark mode. iPhone and iPad layouts, with a sidebar and tab strip on iPad. **Clean pages for every format** - Markdown with tables, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and LaTeX math - JSON and YAML: colour-coded, with their keys in the table of contents so you can jump straight to one - DOCX (Word) page by page, view-only (the document's own fonts are not included) - PDF and images **Open files from anywhere** Files on your device open from the Files app β€” or send a file from any app through the share menu, straight to RC Slate. SelfDrop syncs a file across your devices (up to 20 MB per file). **Works offline** Viewing local files works offline on your device.

Screenshots

Dark Mode Reader4 screens
RC Slate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RC Slate at none against Dark Mode Reader's 1. RC Slate also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Dark Mode Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dark Mode Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RC Slate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Mode Reader ships an update every 2 months, RC Slate every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Dark Mode Reader versus RC Slate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Mode ReaderRC Slate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDang Nam NguyenJaehong Lim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Mode Reader

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99
None

RC Slate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Mode Reader free?
Dark Mode Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RC Slate free?
RC Slate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dark Mode Reader or RC Slate have ads?
RC Slate shows ads; Dark Mode Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Dark Mode Reader or RC Slate?
Dark Mode Reader ships an update every 2 months, and RC Slate every 10 days. Most recently, Dark Mode Reader was updated on October 6, 2026 and RC Slate on October 8, 2026.

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