TimeWebBrowser vs Vivid Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeWebBrowser
Explore how websites looked over the past seven years. Input a URL to view a gallery of historical screenshots. Select a year to navigate to that specific archived version of the site.
- View historical website screenshots
- Navigate to archived web pages
- Select specific years for viewing
- Utilizes public internet archive
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Time Web Browser is a simple tool to show how did a web site appeared in the latest 7 years. You can insert your favorite web site url and press the button to open a gallery composed by the screenshots of this site during years. You can select an year to the right side and tap to the screenshot to open a web browser and navigate to it (as appeared in this particular year). This service is made possible thanks to the public internet archive.
Vivid Browser
Browse the web at your iPhone's maximum screen brightness, ideal for reading articles or social media in sunlight. An action extension allows quick opening and returning from other apps.
- Full brightness web browsing
- Action extension for quick access
- Optimized for reading in sunlight
- Seamless switching between apps
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Use Vivid to browse the web at your iPhone's full brightness. Wether you're reading a long article in the sun or you're browsing through your Twitter feed, with Vivid you'll be able to utilise the full brightness of your screen. Use the Action Extension to quickly open pages in Vivid from Safari or other apps and quickly go back to Safari as well. Note that Vivid Browser does not work make full screen videos brighter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vivid Browser at 64% against TimeWebBrowser's 0%. Vivid Browser also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 42 months). TimeWebBrowser's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). 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.
Vivid Browser holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivid Browser has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TimeWebBrowser's written reviews are positive against 64% of Vivid Browser's.
TimeWebBrowser ships an update every 42 months, Vivid Browser every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeWebBrowser | Vivid Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alessandro Ornano | Lumen Digital |
Customer experience
TimeWebBrowser
Vivid Browser
In-app purchases
TimeWebBrowser
No in-app purchases
Vivid Browser
No in-app purchases
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