Nekomimi vs Scrub Web Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekomimi
This app provides a streamlined browser experience specifically designed for the Scratch programming environment. It optimizes the display for children learning to code by removing unnecessary navigation elements and enabling a dedicated keyboard for essential inputs. The interface is tailored to maximize screen real estate for coding activities.
- Scratch site only display
- Eliminated navigation
- Full screen iPad usage
- Dedicated keyboard for Scratch
- Disabled screen enlargement
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A browser specialized for Scratch, a programming environment for children -Only Scratch site (https://scratch.mit.edu/) can be displayed -Since the navigation is eliminated, the entire screen of the iPad can be used with Scratch -Features not required for development with Scratch are not installed (back, forward, URL input, bookmark, etc.) - The key input (0-9, A-Z, arrow key, space key) required when executing Scratch is enabled by using a dedicated keyboard - In order to prevent the screen from being enlarged carelessly, the screen enlargement display function by double tap or pinch in is turned off Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab
Scrub Web Browser
This educational browser connects to Bluetooth LE devices for interactive projects. It supports importing/exporting projects, loading local HTML files, and web access filtering. Ideal for educators and students working with platforms like Scratch.
- Scratch Link for Bluetooth device communication
- Project importing and exporting
- Local HTML file loading
- Web access filtering
- Web MIDI API (Beta)
- MDM support
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Scrub is a web browser for Scratch 3.0 and Bluetooth LE devices. It also supports Viscuit and AkaDako. Features - Scratch Link function to communicate with Bluetooth devices - Project importing / exporting - Local HTML file loading - Web access filtering - Web MIDI API (Beta) - MDM (Managed App Configuration) - and more Supported Devices - micro:bit - LEGO BOOST - LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 - Go Direct Force & Acceleratioon - AkaDako - and other BLE devices Scrub is an open source project. https://github.com/tfabworks/Scrub/ * Scratch is a project of the Scratch Foundation, in collaboration with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is available for free at https://scratch.mit.edu. * Other names of products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scrub Web Browser at Free against Nekomimi's $1.99. Scrub Web Browser also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Nekomimi's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Scrub Web Browser is free to download; Nekomimi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scrub Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nekomimi has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Nekomimi's written reviews are positive against 77% of Scrub Web Browser's.
Nekomimi ships an update every 5 months, Scrub Web Browser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekomimi | Scrub Web Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (46 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi INAFUKU | TFABWOKRS INC. |
Customer experience
Nekomimi
Scrub Web Browser
In-app purchases
Nekomimi
No in-app purchases
Scrub Web Browser
No in-app purchases
