Geek Browser vs SkyPocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Geek Browser
This browser offers VIM-like keyboard navigation and a command-line interface for efficient web browsing. It supports full-screen mode, multiple windows, and desktop-class features like trackpad and mouse support.
- VIM-like keyboard navigation
- Command-line interface
- Full-screen browsing
- iPadOS multiple windows
- Trackpad and mouse support
- Built-in Adblock
- Dark mode
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* VIM-like full keyboard access Geek Browser is designed to browse with the keyboard without touching the iPad. You can navigate a page, type a link, and execute a command with the keyboard * Full screen browsing Geek Browser supports full-screen browsing without any distraction on the iPad screen * iPadOS multiple windows Geek Browser supports multiple windows. Open new window side by side. * Desktop class browsing with a full trackpad and mouse support Enjoy desktop-class browsing with keyboard, trackpad/mouse, multiple tabs, multiple windows, and picture-in-picture * Command line interface Type the command and execute google search, javascript, ping, ifconfig, search and more. * Darkmode Browse the web in the night * Built-in Adblock Geek Browser has a built-in Adblock
SkyPocket
Transform your phone into an in-flight cockpit. Track live flight data, view offline maps, and record your journeys. Learn about your aircraft and the world below, all without ads or subscriptions.
- Live flight data (speed, altitude, track)
- Offline moving map with points of interest
- Aircraft-specific phase explanations
- Flight recording with lock screen stats
- Post-flight logbook and replay
- Photo and video stamping with flight data
- Multi-language support
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SkyPocket is the flight mode app for anyone who flies: no ads, sign ups, analytics or in-app purchases. Buy it once and it's yours for life. It works on iPhone and Apple Watch, and a window seat helps. The Aviation Nerd: • Live ground speed, altitude, track and vertical speed on cockpit-style tapes • An offline moving map, mid-ocean included, with 41,000 peaks and 3,000 lakes • Cabin altitude, turbulence, g-force and bank from your phone's own sensors • The country below, its local time, and which side the sun is on • Pick a destination for distance to go and a live ETA The Nervous Flyer: • Every phase of the flight explained as it happens, with your aircraft's own numbers • Two dozen cabin sounds decoded, the worrying ones marked NORMAL • 65 aircraft with their numbers, spotting clues and trivia The Storyteller: • Photos and clips stamped with your speed, altitude and position • Notes saved with the moment they happened • Turn the whole flight into a 9:16 reel The Globetrotter: • A logbook of every flight, named from 4,000 airports • A ten-language phrasebook, spoken aloud The Long Haul: • Eight games in the flight deck's style, with your speed and altitude still in view • GPS LOST mode: an honest estimate toward your destination when the fix drops out over a jamming zone On your wrist: • SkyPocket for Apple Watch records with its own GPS, alongside your iPhone or on its own, and the two join into one flight • Speed, altitude, time left and your route on your wrist, plus a complication that shows REC while you fly Record the whole flight: Tap once before takeoff. SkyPocket records with your phone locked, shows live stats on the lock screen and detects the landing itself. If the app closes or the battery dies, your flight is safe and can resume. In 15 languages, including the whole World Factbook for all 238 countries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Geek Browser at Free against SkyPocket's $0.99. Geek Browser also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). SkyPocket's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ratings volume, 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
Geek Browser is free to download; SkyPocket costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SkyPocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Geek Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of SkyPocket's.
Geek Browser ships an update monthly, SkyPocket every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Geek Browser | SkyPocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasmine Studios | John Mckay |
Customer experience
Geek Browser
SkyPocket
In-app purchases
Geek Browser
No in-app purchases
SkyPocket
No in-app purchases








