Tabless vs Asobi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabless
This web browser prioritizes focus by opening a fresh session each time, eliminating distractions from previous searches. It includes optional built-in content blocking for enhanced privacy and reduced intrusions.
- Opens fresh each time
- Search-based browsing
- Optional content blocking
- Enhanced privacy
- Reduced distractions
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The intentional search-based web browser. Focus on what you're looking for: - Tabless opens fresh each time you open it, so you aren't distracted by whatever you were searching for last. - Tabless has built-in (optional, off by default) content blocking to keep browsing private and reduce intrusions.
Asobi
This app offers a clutter-free web browsing experience optimized for media consumption on mobile devices. It removes the URL bar for a more immersive view and includes features like ad blocking and incognito mode for enhanced privacy.
- Clutter-free media viewing
- No URL bar
- Customizable default URL
- Incognito mode
- Ad blocking
- Authentication on startup
- Hidden recents menu
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Watching media over a browser has a lot of limited options on iOS. The default browser, safari has a ton of clutter which makes a non-immersive experience for consuming media. Asobi solves this problem. At its core, Asobi allows you to view media without any clutter on a mobile device because space is important when viewing a website. There is no URL bar in Asobi. Instead, a default URL can be set to open on every app launch. This allows the user to jump right into the action instead of having a homepage on the screen. Asobi also has other hallmarks of a standard web browser such as: - History - Bookmarks - Downloads There are also privacy related features such as: - Incognito mode - Ad blocking - Authentication on startup - Hiding content in the recents menu Asobi has a navigation bar to quickly access all the options above. This bar can be tucked away automatically or with a triple tap of the screen. The app is free and 100% open sourced: https://github.com/bdashore3/Asobi More information is in the app website: https://kingbri.dev/asobi Happy browsing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Asobi at every 2 weeks against Tabless's every 5 months. Tabless's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tabless against 4.8 for Asobi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tabless's written reviews are positive against 89% of Asobi's.
Tabless ships an update every 5 months, Asobi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabless | Asobi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.8 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Bomgardner | Brian Dashore |
Customer experience
Tabless
Asobi
In-app purchases
Tabless
No in-app purchases
Asobi
No in-app purchases
