Tabless vs WebNative
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.
WebNative
This web browser prioritizes quick access to your favorite sites with a streamlined shortcut and history management system. It leverages Safari for a safe and private browsing experience, allowing you to easily navigate to domains or scan QR codes.
- Shortcut management
- History management
- Domain-based browsing
- QR code scanning
- Safari-based privacy and safety
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The web browser that puts your shortcuts front and center! Simple shortcut and history management with a web browser that is simple and safe (because it use mobile Safari). Simply enter the domain you are looking for (even leave off .com) like apple, microsoft, twitter, google, bing and begin browsing. You can also scan a QR Code to quickly visit a web page (great for restaurant menus). All web browser history is managed by Apple and the browser is Safari so all the functionality you would expect is there: privacy and safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WebNative at every 2 months against Tabless's every 5 months. Tabless's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 WebNative. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tabless ships an update every 5 months, WebNative every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabless | WebNative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Bomgardner | WebNative LLC |
Customer experience
Tabless
WebNative
In-app purchases
Tabless
No in-app purchases
WebNative
No in-app purchases
