TOR Browser vs Openly for Chrome & Firefox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TOR Browser
This app provides a secure and private browsing experience, allowing access to the deep and dark web. It encrypts your communications and protects your traffic from tracking, ensuring anonymity with a strict no-logs policy. Enjoy internet freedom and security on your mobile device.
- Secure and private browsing
- Access deep and dark web
- Encrypts communications
- Strict no-logs policy
- Blocks scripts
- Clears cookies and tabs
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Phantom Browser is a secure, private, fast and full featured onion browser that gives you the ability to access internet securely. It gives a user a complete package for browsing safely, efficiently, privately and with ease. On Top of these features Incognito Browser has a user-friendly interface. Moreover, it represents the true meaning of anonymity by strict no logs policy. The app protects you and provide security by encrypting your communications It helps in the following ways - It prevents someone from knowing what sites you visited. - Secure your traffic from insecure wireless networks and ISPs. - Let travelers access their information securely and safely. - Protect your privacy and browsing history from website tracking. - Access onion websites. - Block scripts and automatically clear cookies and tabs, based on your preferences. Take your Internet security to the next level with Phantom Browser, designed for iPad and iPhone. Disclaimer: The app provides unofficial, thrid-party access to the Tor network. This product is not endorsed or sponsored by, or affiliated with, the Tor Project. Subscription Details & Terms : https://versatileapps.com/app/tor/subscription.html Privacy Policy : https://versatileapps.com/app/tor/privacy.html Terms Of Use : https://versatileapps.com/app/tor/subscription.html
Openly for Chrome & Firefox
This app allows you to choose which browser opens a web link, bypassing your default settings. Easily select from installed browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and more to open any web page.
- Choose any installed browser
- Open web links from anywhere
- Bypass default browser settings
- User-friendly interface
- Supports Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Brave, Edge, and more
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Openly a Link - Browser Picker is the perfect choice if you want to fast open a web page in a different browser, such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Brave and even Edge or other browsers. Normally a web link (web page) will always open with your default browser but using our application you can easily choose a different browser. With Openly a Link - Browser Picker Smart Extension, you can open any web link from anywhere in any browser, such as Chrome, Safari, Opera, Brave, Firefox, and even Edge. Built by our skilled technicians with easy-to-use in mind, you will be able to complete the desired tasks in no time even if you are not a "techie" person. Openly a Link - Browser Picker is the most excellent choice for you and the fast way to open any web link in any browser. With Openly a Link, you can easily select your favourite browser from your already-installed browsers and open a web link. The Openly a Link - Browser Picker application is a free application. Privacy Policy: https://fokusek.com/privacypolicy.html EULA: https://fokusek.com/eula.html Trademark information: Chrome name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Google LLC Safari name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Apple Inc Brave name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Brave San Francisco Opera name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Opera Norway AS Firefox name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Mozilla Foundation Edge name, logo, and icon is a Trademark of Microsoft Corporation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Openly for Chrome & Firefox at free with in-app purchases against TOR Browser's subscription. Openly for Chrome & Firefox also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). TOR Browser's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 207) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. TOR Browser sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days and Openly for Chrome & Firefox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TOR Browser against 4.6 for Openly for Chrome & Firefox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TOR Browser has 13K ratings behind it against 207, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of TOR Browser's written reviews are positive against 45% of Openly for Chrome & Firefox's.
TOR Browser ships an update every 3 weeks, Openly for Chrome & Firefox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TOR Browser | Openly for Chrome & Firefox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) | 4.6 (207 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 207 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Versatile Apps | Fokusek Enterprise |
Customer experience
TOR Browser
Openly for Chrome & Firefox
User reviews
TOR Browser
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🔒 Excellent privacy and security
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Quick page loads
- 🚀 Surprisingly fast for a Tor browser
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find desired content
- ⏱️ Painfully slow performance
- 🔌 High battery consumption
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality
Openly for Chrome & Firefox
From 207 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient browser access
- 💡 Useful browser management tool
Room to improve
- 🔒 Requires payment to access full functionality
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with some browsers
- 💸 Expensive for the limited features
Bugs and requests
TOR Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to load any websites or pages
- Spontaneous reversion to previous page views
- Incompatibility with certain websites (e.g., Cloudflare)
- Subscription issues and lack of access to premium features
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Better integration with email and other apps
- Ability to customize download locations
- More user-friendly search and browsing experience
Openly for Chrome & Firefox
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Subscription issues and inability to uninstall
- Unresponsive UI elements
Requested features
3 requests- Free trial option
- Ability to launch browsers directly from the app
- Support for more browsers
In-app purchases
TOR Browser
- Weekly Discount$2.497 Days
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$11.991 Month
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- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Openly for Chrome & Firefox
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- iOS Lifetime license keyFree
- macOS Lifetime license key$29.99
Questions
Is TOR Browser free?
Is Openly for Chrome & Firefox free?
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