Simple Refresh for Safari
William Walker Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Simple Refresh for Safari is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by William Walker. Rated 3.5/5 from 24 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6.
- Rating
- 3.5
- 24 ratings
- Price
- 1.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Mar 2
- 2026 · v3.6.0
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About Simple Refresh for Safari
Simple Refresh brings automatic webpage refresh functionality to Safari on iOS and macOS. Stop manually refreshing pages—let Simple Refresh do it for you. With an intuitive slider interface or direct input, set your preferred refresh interval from 1 second to 10 minutes and let the extension handle the rest. Each Safari tab maintains its own refresh settings, so you can monitor multiple pages simultaneously with different refresh rates. Key Features: - Automatic page refresh at customizable intervals (1s, 5s, 15s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, or any custom interval between 1s and 10m) - Live countdown timer shows time remaining until next refresh - Slider control or click-to-edit display for flexible input - Independent refresh settings for each tab - Visual "On" badge shows active refresh status - Settings persist across browser sessions - Efficient battery usage with smart refresh engine - Available in 27 languages - Works on both iPhone, iPad, and Mac Perfect for: - Monitoring live scores, stock tickers, and weather updates - Watching for content changes without manual refreshing - Development and testing workflows - Any webpage that updates frequently Simple Refresh focuses on doing one thing well: refreshing webpages automatically. No complex setup, no unnecessary features—just reliable, automatic refresh when you need it.
Ratings & reviews
3.5
24 ratings
What’s new
Version 3.6.0 · Updated March 2, 2026
What’s New in Version 3.6.0 • Added a disclaimer in the iOS instructions for refresh intervals under 30 seconds • Added an in-app disclaimer in the extension when using refresh intervals under 30 seconds • Improved reliability and recovery for sub-30-second refresh timers • Increased the minimum supported iOS version to 16.6 This update improves clarity around shorter refresh intervals and makes timer behavior more stable overall.
App privacy
The developer, William Walker, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Refresh for Safari | 3.5 / 5 (24 ratings) | 1.99 USD | March 2, 2026 | |
| Vidimote for Safari | 4.2 / 5 (64) | 2.99 USD | Sep 1, 2025 | Compare |
| Auto Reloader: Page Refresher | 5.0 / 5 (2) | 0.99 USD | Oct 22, 2026 | Compare |
| Private Browser (Auto Refresh) | 4.3 / 5 (61) | Free | Jun 18, 2026 | Compare |
| Mapper for Safari | 4.2 / 5 (607) | 1.99 USD | May 14, 2026 | Compare |
| Smpl for Safari | 4.3 / 5 (16) | 1.99 USD | May 14, 2026 | Compare |
| Refreshinator - Auto Refresh | 4.3 / 5 (33) | 2.99 USD | Sep 30, 2026 | Compare |