Reviews of Update Scanner

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List of user reviews and ratings for Update Scanner

Total ratings

3.99 (Rating count: 195)

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Review summary

Update Scanner is highly useful for monitoring page updates and is praised for being simple and free. However, many reviews note that it is no longer maintained, leading to reliability issues (blank pages, missing changes, deleted alerts) on many sites. It remains usable for some pages and for long-time Firefox users who rely on it, but compatibility with newer Firefox versions and OS setups is a concern.

Pros

Extremely useful for monitoring pages for updates and changes.
Simple, lightweight, and free to use.
Still works for some sites and remains valued by long-time Firefox users despite lack of updates.
Popular among Firefox users and considered essential by some.
Easy to use and quick to set up.

Cons

Maintenance has been abandoned; development stopped years ago.
Reliability issues across sites, with many pages loading blank or not showing changes; alerts can disappear.
Compatibility with newer Firefox versions/OS can cause UI problems (e.g., panel issues on Win11/FF117).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.60

All time rating average: 3.99

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7% (10)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-13	Kr*****	пригодилось в работе, советую
пригодилось в работе, советую
2026-01-30	OK*****	sooo useful add-on
sooo useful add-on
2025-09-07	ch*****	отличная расширенька
отличная расширенька