Comparison

简单搜索 vs Via Browser

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

简单搜索

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.742 ratingsView app →

Via Browser

Fast & Lightweight

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.4163 ratingsView app →

About

简单搜索

Experience a search engine free from advertisements. Utilize voice commands for instant results or capture images to search, making information retrieval quick and efficient.

Highlights

Ad-free search results
Real-time voice search
Instant image recognition search
Fast and simple interface
Quick result delivery

Features

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简单搜索全面升级【永无广告】搜索结果永无广告，拒绝干扰【语音搜索】实时聆听，极速识别【图像识别】随拍随搜，即搜即得【简单快速】简单搜索，快速出结果

About

Via Browser

A minimalist and lightweight web browser designed for speed and minimal memory usage. It offers extensive customization options, ad blocking, and essential browsing features for a clutter-free experience.

Highlights

Quiet browsing experience
Low memory usage
Minimalist design
Customizable interface
Ad blocking
Night mode
Request desktop site

Features

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• Quiet Browser Via browser won’t push news and other things to you. No bother to your device. • Mini Browser Via browser use much less memory usage on your device. Keep your device as fast as new. • Lite Browser Via browser is designed for Minimalism. Best choice for geek user and who enjoy lite products. • Customized Browser You can easily customize Via browser. This is your own web browser. • Fast Browser Via browser is smooth for your device. And we optimized a lot for fast browsing. Here are some features of Via browser • iCloud sync • Ad blocking • User-script support • Night mode • Request desktop site • Translate • Find in page • Multi search engine support • Saving webpages • ... Enjoy your time with Via Browser.

Screenshots

简单搜索4 screens

Via Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Via Browser at 4.4 against 简单搜索's 3.7. Via Browser also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 42%) and ads (none vs shown). 简单搜索's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Via Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of 简单搜索's written reviews are positive against 84% of Via Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

简单搜索 ships an update weekly, Via Browser every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

简单搜索 versus Via Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	简单搜索	Via Browser
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.7 (42 ratings)	4.4 (163 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	41.9% of reviews	83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	42	163 — better
Update frequency	Weekly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Ad-supported	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	11.0	11.0
Further details — not scored
Size	183 MB	5 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,Ltd	亚锋涂