Alook Browser vs DTNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alook Browser
This minimalist browser offers lightning-fast speeds and powerful features for iOS devices. Enjoy advanced audio/video playback, robust file management, an integrated e-book reader, and effective ad blocking. It also includes translation, JavaScript extensions, and robust privacy controls.
- Lightning-fast browsing experience
- Advanced audio and video playback
- Comprehensive file management
- Integrated e-book reader
- Built-in ad blocker
- Multi-language translation
- Customizable website settings
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Alook is a minimalist yet powerful browser, built to be the best browser for iOS. Core Features - Lightning-fast experience: no push notifications, no news, no ads, and millisecond-level startup. - Audio and video: floating playback, speed control (0.5x-16.0x), background playback, AirPlay, DLNA, mini player, single-track loop, picture-in-picture, screenshots, mirroring, long-press speed control, and more. - File management: manual downloads, unzip/compress (zip, rar, 7z, including encrypted archives), create/edit files, open as plain text, choose file encoding, import from Photos, move/copy files, Wi-Fi transfer, and more. - E-book reader: supports txt, pdf, epub, kindle, mobi, azw, azw3, azw4, prc, and pdb, with Simplified/Traditional Chinese conversion. - Reading mode: smart pagination, Simplified/Traditional Chinese conversion, designed for novels. - Image mode: batch save and image compression. - Ad blocker: built-in Adblock Plus with multilingual rules, third-party rules, custom ad marking, and intrusive ad blocking. - Custom search engines: automatically detects search boxes on webpages so you can add them quickly. - Translation: built-in translation for 14 languages, including full-page and selected-text translation. - JavaScript extensions: run custom JS code. - File sharing: works with iOS Files and iTunes file sharing. - Device support: iPhone, iPhone XS Max, iPad Pro, and cross-device sync. - Website settings: configure floating video, ad blocking, no-image mode, clipboard access, and JavaScript per site. - iPad support: Split View and drag and drop. Other Features - iCloud sync for bookmarks, custom ad rules, search engines, and plugins. - Private/incognito browsing. - Custom immersive wallpapers. - Next-page preloading. - Custom site icons. - BigBang text selection. - Handoff support. - Auto-refresh. - Pull to refresh webpages. - Pull down on the home page to search. - Custom website home page. - Full-page screenshots. - Developer tools: view source, Eruda, vConsole, Cookie management. - Night mode: OLED pure black mode and eye-care webpage colors. - No-image mode: smart no-image browsing. - Full-screen mode: swipe to hide the toolbar. - Find in page. - Site search with the default search engine. - Password manager support: 1Password, LastPass, Avast Passwords, and more. - QR code tools: scan, recognize QR codes in images, and generate QR codes from links. - Desktop/mobile site switching with custom User-Agent support. - Block redirects to the App Store. - Print and create PDFs. - Quickly enter URLs and open copied URLs. - Page-turn buttons and tap-to-turn. - Swipe back from anywhere. - View site certificates. - Touch ID or Face ID authentication. - Custom long-press shortcuts. - Import and export bookmarks. - Custom fonts, language, page swipe speed, and screen rotation lock. Privacy and Security - Data protection: account, password, and activity data are not uploaded. - Incognito mode: browsing history, cache, and cookies are not saved. - Data storage: unlike browsers that store bookmarks and data in a developer database, Alook stores bookmarks and data in the user’s private iCloud database, accessible only by the user. User Reviews - keeyang1985: Conscientious software. I like it very much, and it is worth the price. Small, fast, and free of unnecessary clutter. It is the browser I have always wanted. - Wen Jing: The happiness brought by a good app is hard to beat. I might have missed the best browser I have ever used. Other browsers scatter features everywhere; Alook brings them together and is excellent value for the price. If you have any questions before or after purchase, please contact us. X/Twitter: AlookBrowser Email: AlookApp@qq.com
DTNet
Browse desktop versions of websites, including high-definition images and videos. Features include ad skipping for YouTube, Picture-in-Picture mode, and user script support for advanced customization. Offers privacy and dark modes for a tailored browsing experience.
- Desktop website rendering
- High-definition image and video browsing
- YouTube ad skipping
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Tampermonkey user script support
- Privacy mode
- Multiple tabs
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DTNet is a browser that shows the desktop version of websites. You can browse high-definition pictures and videos .Eg. Youtube mobile website don't support selecting resolutions while DTNet does. It supports tampermonkey user scripts. • Images of websites: Filter by image type or size • Music of websites • Video of websites • Auto skip AD of youtube • Picture in Picture • JavaScript user scripts • Cookies of websites • Inspect network of web site, javascript Fetch/XHR. • Javascript network to cURL. eg. Graphql • Native iOS video player: Skip,Change play rate ,select resolutions (Youtube/Twitter) • Multiple tabs • Privacy mode. Disable Browsing history feature • User agent: Safari of iPhone iPad Mac • Dark mode and night mode Support tampermonkey Interface (iOS13+) - unsafeWindow - GM_getValue - GM_setValue - GM_deleteValue - GM_log - GM_addElement - GM_addStyle - GM_openInTab - GM_xmlhttpRequest You can find a lot of interesting tampermonkey user scripts from greasyfork.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Alook Browser at 2.6K against DTNet's 71. Alook Browser also leads on chart position (#29 vs unranked). DTNet's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 69%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Alook Browser costs $0.99 and DTNet $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Alook Browser against 4.7 for DTNet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alook Browser has 2.6K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Alook Browser's written reviews are positive against 78% of DTNet's.
Alook Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, DTNet weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alook Browser | DTNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) | 4.7 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 71 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Baoding Lehuo Network Technology Co., Ltd. | 汝泉 张 |
Customer experience
Alook Browser
DTNet
Bugs and requests
Alook Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Background video playback not working after recent update
- Search bar freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Certain websites fail to load properly
- Inconsistent behavior when closing tabs
Requested features
10 requests- Add support for custom search engines
- Implement a 'Find in Page' feature
- Allow customization of the quick options toolbar
- Add ability to block 3rd party cookies
- Import support for popular ad block lists
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- Implement automatic dark/light mode switching
- Add support for video speed control beyond 2x
- Improve video playback controls (e.g. seek, volume)
- Implement tab sync across devices
- Add support for file/video downloads
DTNet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alook Browser
No in-app purchases
DTNet
No in-app purchases









