The Real Cost
Converts prices on websites to hours of work needed to afford them.
As of May 2026, The Real Cost has 7 users in the Functionality & UI category.
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Version
1.0.2
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 25, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 10 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
| May 22, 2026 | 9 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
| Now | 7 | — | — | 1.0.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagetabs
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
> If you earn $30 an hour, your new phone isn't $999, it's 33 hours of your life. We always say "time is money", but what about the opposite - "money is time"? How much time are you actually spending on this new phone you're buying? - What's the real cost? TheRealCost is a a Chrome extension that converts prices on websites to hours of work needed to afford them. 🌟 Features! * Detects and converts (replace) prices on web pages to hours * Hover over prices to further visualize the hours, which is different depending on the amount * Customizable currency, wage, work hours per day and more! * Light / dark mode * Site-specific settings (e.g. disable replacement or extension on specific websites) * Multi-language support * Supports multiple currencies * Setup tour * Clean and simple UI * Replaced text follows website style Made with ❤️ by Jax
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 1.35MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- aigjgdabjgnoelaapnkhlemoemkfajeb
- Developer ID
- uf143ca8314e377887e5aa7896b15108f
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jul 6, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jul 25, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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- Privacy Policy
- https://therealcost.jaxtam.dev/privacypolicy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 22, 2026.