3tabs vs WebNative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3tabs
This web browser focuses on organization by limiting users to three active tabs. It offers a clean interface for easy navigation between essential websites, with features like tab pinning and session memory.
- Three-tab limit for focus
- One-tap tab switching
- Session memory
- Pin favorite websites
- Clean and secure interface
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3tabs is a clean and secure browser that aims to keep your organized while you browse the web. 3tabs limits you to only three tabs. This allows you to focus on keeping your most important websites open. The design of 3tabs makes it easy to hop between these tabs with just one tap. Browser memory allows you to come right back into your session and you can easily pin your favorites and revisit them.
WebNative
This utility app offers a streamlined web browsing experience by prioritizing your shortcuts and history. Easily access your favorite websites by typing domain names or scanning QR codes for quick navigation. It leverages Safari's built-in privacy and safety features for a secure browsing session.
- Shortcut management
- History management
- Domain name browsing
- QR code scanning
- Safari-based browsing
- Privacy and safety
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The web browser that puts your shortcuts front and center! Simple shortcut and history management with a web browser that is simple and safe (because it use mobile Safari). Simply enter the domain you are looking for (even leave off .com) like apple, microsoft, twitter, google, bing and begin browsing. You can also scan a QR Code to quickly visit a web page (great for restaurant menus). All web browser history is managed by Apple and the browser is Safari so all the functionality you would expect is there: privacy and safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WebNative at none against 3tabs's 5. WebNative also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 3tabs's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 3tabs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WebNative asks for nothing beyond the download.
WebNative holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3tabs has 43 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 3tabs's written reviews are positive against 100% of WebNative's.
3tabs ships an update every 5 months, WebNative every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3tabs | WebNative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (43 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vedant Malhotra | WebNative LLC |
Customer experience
3tabs
WebNative
In-app purchases
3tabs
- Tip Tier 1$0.99
- Tip Tier 2$1.99
- Tip Tier 3$2.99
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- Tip Tier 4$3.99
- Tip Tier 5$4.99
WebNative
No in-app purchases
