RedApp Lite vs BlackBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RedApp Lite
This app offers a fast, secure, and private browsing experience with extensive customization options. It includes advanced tracking protection, a built-in download manager, and the ability to set it as your default browser on iOS 14.
- Fast and secure private browsing
- Advanced tracking and privacy protection
- Integrated download and file manager
- Customizable appearance and toolbar
- Set as default browser (iOS 14+)
- Video playback and background audio
- Widgets for quick access
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RedApp Lite is a private browser, simply provides the fastest, most secure private browsing experience available and is especially more customizable than other private browsers. Main features: • Fast, smart, integrates many great add-ons, security and energy efficiency than other browsers. • Search intelligently. Easily access shortcuts to search providers including Wikipedia, Twitter, YouTube, Amazon etc. • Private browsing. Using Passcode/TouchID or FaceID protection helps you keep more privacy and security in your business. • Tracking Protection. Let you identify advertisers and others who track your online behavior, and remove the cross‑site tracking data they leave behind. • Privacy Protection. Be protected with leading privacy and security features such as HTTPS Everywhere (encrypted data traffic), script blocking, cookie blocking, and private tabs. • Player Manager. You can play video links from YouTube, Vimeo while browsing. Play audio in background and without any annoying ads. • Download Manager, File Manager and Sharing Manager. Let you download, manage files or links and share them to nearby devices. Use Wi-Fi or WebDAV sharing to let you transfer files directly to other nearby devices (mobile or PC). • Widgets. Supports many useful widgets such as Calendar, Top Sites, Your Library, Video Meetings, Tracking Protection, Website Redirects, URL Shortcuts... • Default Browser. From iOS 14, set RedApp Lite as your default browser! Select Settings - scroll down to select RedApp Lite - select RedApp Lite as the Default Browser App. Additional Features: • Appearance. Use system Light/Dark mode or choose a predefined theme. • Theme Color. Change any text color you want. • Toolbar Color. Select a color-coded predefined toolbar. • Customize the toolbar. Allows adding or removing menu buttons. • Address Bar. Displayed at Top or Bottom. • Wallpapers. Set background image for New Tab. • Allows customization of font-size. • Reader Mode. Always on. • Require Passcode/TouchID or FaceID when the screen is locked. • Pop-up blocker. • Saves battery and data. • HTTPS everywhere (for security). • Script blocking. • Browsing history/Reading List/Bookmarks. • Private tabs. • Night Mode. Easily read in low light. • Blocks cookie consent notifications by default. • Use voice search in the browser. • Import/export bookmarks to another browser. AND you can explore other useful features in Settings. RedApp Lite is a compact version of the RedApp browser. Therefore, if you want to experience all the other useful features, you can download RedApp here: https://apps.apple.com/vn/app/redapp-web-browser/id1409063862 Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback is music to our ears, and it helps us make RedApp Lite even better. Got a question? Please drop us a line at: mqmedia29@gmail.com
BlackBird
This browser allows QA engineers and web developers to create isolated testing profiles with separate cookies and cache. It simulates various devices, platforms, and regions for comprehensive web application testing.
- Isolated test profiles
- Simulate devices, platforms, regions
- Separate cookies, localStorage, cache
- User Agent, Screen Resolution, Timezone, Language simulation
- HTTP & SOCKS5 proxy support
- Cloud sync and team collaboration
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BlackBird is a multi-session browser for iOS built for QA engineers and web developers who need to test web applications across different browser environments. Create isolated test profiles, each running in its own sandbox with separate cookies, localStorage, and cache. This ensures clean sessions with no data leakage between profiles. Simulate different devices, platforms, and regions by configuring: • User Agent — emulate different browsers and operating systems • Screen Resolution — test responsive layouts and viewport sizes • Timezone — validate time-sensitive functionality • Language — test localization and internationalization • Hardware Concurrency — simulate device performance characteristics Features • Fully isolated sessions using separate WKWebsiteDataStores • Multiple tabs per session • HTTP & SOCKS5 proxy support per profile • Cookie management — view, import, and export • Cloud sync across devices • Team collaboration for shared test environments • Profile folders for better organization • Browsing history per profile Built on WKWebView with full tab management and native navigation controls. BlackBird includes no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs, ensuring a private and distraction-free testing environment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlackBird at none against RedApp Lite's 8. BlackBird also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). RedApp Lite's advantage is ratings volume (392 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. RedApp Lite sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. BlackBird asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlackBird holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RedApp Lite has 392 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RedApp Lite ships an update every 5 days, BlackBird every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RedApp Lite | BlackBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (392 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 392 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Minh Tran | Artem Kolesnik |
Customer experience
RedApp Lite
BlackBird
Bugs and requests
RedApp Lite
Reported bugs
10 issues- Hangs when trying to switch videos in YouTube playlist
- Crashing when opening new tap
- App crashes/uninstalls after update
- Does not save logins
- Pages load in mobile version by default
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- Translation feature shows untrusted connection
- Video quality issues and no sound in player
- Code-password keyboard issues (alphabetic first)
- YouTube not opening for some users
- App not installing after update
Requested features
19 requests- Remove data not linked to you
- Add data not linked to you
- Remove diagnostics
- Add digital fingerprinting blocking
- Option to open links in same tab, new tab, or background
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- More icon versions for home screen
- Speed Dial feature
- One-click new tab creation
- Manual quality selection for YouTube videos
- Save YouTube user profile when browser closes
- Ad block for YouTube
- Dark mode for submenus
- Ability to set as default browser
- Copy text from Facebook pages
- Save images from Facebook without difficulty
- Multi-threaded download
- Bypass DPI
- Improve sharpness
- Download various files
BlackBird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RedApp Lite
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Large Tip II$24.99
- Large Tip III$49.99
- Large Tip IV$99.99
- Large Tip V$249.99
- Large Tip VI$499.99
BlackBird
No in-app purchases









