iRetro vs Junior Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRetro
Explore how websites looked in the past using the Wayback Machine API. This browser offers a retro design for an immersive experience and can also be used for modern web browsing with a minimalistic interface. It's completely free with no ads or in-app purchases.
- View past website versions
- Powered by Wayback Machine API
- Retro design for atmosphere
- Modern web browsing
- Minimalistic interface
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Have you ever wonder how the Facebook, Yahoo or [[put your favorite website here]] looked like 10 years ago? Or 15? Now you can do this with our browser powered by Wayback Machine API*! Just set the date and that’s it - you’re in the past! The app has retro design for the deep diving into the atmosphere of oldschool web. The app can also browse the modern web, you can use it as regular browser. It has a simple minimalistic interface and, therefore, unlike other browsers, it won’t be able to spy on you :-) The app is absolutely free and not contains any ads or in-app purchases. Have a nice trip to the past, fun present and bright future! * For more information visit http://archive.org/
Junior Search
This app provides a safe and secure internet search experience for children. It combines custom filters with Google's SafeSearch technology and includes daily educational content like a Word of the Day and historical facts.
- Safe internet searching
- Customizable filters
- Google SafeSearch integration
- Word of the Day
- Quote of the Day
- Today in History
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Junior Safe Search is a family friendly Safe Engine. Using custom set filters combined with Google's SafeSearch Technology, kids can search the internet safe and secure. Featuring a Word Of The Day, Quote Of The Day and Today In History, it is a great learning resource for kids!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iRetro at 85% against Junior Search's 18%. iRetro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (95 vs 6). Junior Search's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iRetro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRetro has 95 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of iRetro's written reviews are positive against 18% of Junior Search's.
iRetro ships an update every 24 months, Junior Search every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRetro | Junior Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (95 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | QURAI SOFTWARE - FZCO | EMTA Technologies Ltd. |
Customer experience
iRetro
Junior Search
Bugs and requests
iRetro
Reported bugs
9 issues- Space bar not retained in keyboard
- Time Machine feature not working
- Redirects to fake pages for Facebook login
- Cannot download files
- DNS errors when trying to access past websites
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- AI overview still visible
- No landscape mode support
- No desktop mode
- No device rotation support
Requested features
25 requests- Landscape mode support
- Add bookmarks
- Add tabs
- Add Netscape Navigator style
- Make time traveling easier
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- Add search within retro webpage
- Option to save offline
- Add homepage welcome and customization
- Add fullscreen feature for YouTube
- Add save to Camera Roll feature for images
- Add “add or change homepage” feature
- Add favorites bar
- Ability to set as default browser
- Make a Windows version
- Make a Windows 98 version
- Add click sound from old IE
- Add split view
- Add retro gaming
- Add retro cameras
- Add retro Radio (Internet-based app)
- Make other retro apps (video player, camera, music player)
- Support for retro themes (Windows 98/95/NT 4.0, XP, iPod Classic, iOS 5)
- Remove top panel during scroll
- Full desktop mode
- Device rotation support
Junior Search
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iRetro
No in-app purchases
Junior Search
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iRetro free?
Is Junior Search free?
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Do iRetro or Junior Search have ads?
Which is updated more often, iRetro or Junior Search?
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