Simple Refresh for Safari
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Description
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.
What's New
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.
Details
- Developer
- William Walker
- Main Category
- Utilities
- Version
- 3.6.0
- Version Release
- 2026-03-02
- Initial Release
- 2019-12-29
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 1.99
- Languages
- AR, BN, CS, DA, NL, EN and 25 more
- Bundle ID
- william-walker.simple-refresh
- Version Rating
- ★ 3.46 (24)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-30
Metadata updated 2026-06-13
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This is absolutely fantastic! What a great simple and easy to use app and very effective!!!!!
The recent update fixes several bugs and adds the custom interval override feature. Just tap on the timer for the keyboard to enter a custom interval between 1 second and 10 minutes.
This used to work well on my old iPad but the latest update is broken. The start button doesn’t seem to do anything anymore 😔
Whoever created it definitely stop caring for it. I hope he can take some maintenance on it and removed the 1 sec interval now, I wish I did never updated this is an step backward
As others have mentioned, it’s not very clear when it’s ‘on’ vs. ‘off’. Otherwise works perfectly.
Works great on my MacBook and iPhone but will not work on my iPad 11 pro. Please fix
Turned in the extension, does not work—just like the other $1.99 total refresh app. Turned on extension and nothing. Open the app and just says to you can turn on extension in the safari app. Complete piece of garbage—DO NOT PURCHASE THIS $1.99 scam.
Useful for completing boring online training
It works as expected, including only with a single tab if you have multiple tabs open. The problem I have is that it just shows a red “On” bubble over the icon in the Safari menu bar. This is a good indicator, but please change it to show a countdown of time remaining.
Instructions on installation are poor. Added extension in settings->safari - no obvious way found to change settings - never refreshed web site in either ios15 or 18
I've updated to BigSur, and after that bought this app for auto-referesh function. (There is no action after press the button on safari extension)
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