Restricted & Private Browser vs StealthOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Restricted & Private Browser
Securely store and organize your photos, videos, and documents with password protection and custom albums. Includes a private browser for safe online activity. Supports Touch ID and Face ID for quick access.
- Import/export photos, files, documents, videos
- Password protection for files
- Unlimited custom albums
- Private in-app browser
- Touch ID and Face ID support
- Customizable themes and colors
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FEATURES: - Import & export photos, files, documents and videos from Photos Library & file manager. - Lock down your files with a password. - Create unlimited custom photos & videos Albums. - Phone and Tablet support. - Fully Customize your App with hundreds of themes & background colours. - A Private Browser Included in the App . - Create a Password Hint since passwords can be easily forgotten. - Use Touch ID and Face ID at no additional cost. - Auto-lock or lock down your App whenever you want.
StealthOS
This app provides a secure, private browsing experience with advanced anti-fingerprinting, built-in Tor, and encrypted storage. It offers an on-device AI assistant and a virtual desktop environment for enhanced productivity and research.
- Anti-fingerprinting technology
- Built-in Tor browser
- AES-256 encrypted storage
- On-device AI assistant
- Virtual desktop environment
- Password manager with TOTP
- AI-powered phishing detection
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Private browser with Tor, PGP encryption, password manager and encrypted vault in one app. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays encrypted on your iPhone. StealthOS puts a whole private workspace inside iOS: a browser that resists fingerprinting and warns you about phishing, real PGP for your messages, AES-256 storage for your files and passwords, built-in Tor, and end-to-end encrypted chat with voice and video. All of it behind an app lock with Face ID and a recovery key. PGP AND OPENPGP ENCRYPTION Real PGP, not a lookalike. What you write here opens in the tools everyone else uses. - Encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify with OpenPGP - Works with GnuPG, GPG, Proton Mail, Thunderbird and Kleopatra - Ed25519, Curve25519, Brainpool and RSA keys up to 4096 bit - Keyring with fingerprint verification, so you know who you are writing to - Share a public key or an encrypted message as a .asc file - Spot PGP blocks on a web page and open them in one tap PRIVATE BROWSER - Anti-fingerprint protection for Canvas, WebGL, Audio, Fonts, Timezone, Screen and Navigator - Phishing warnings for fake login pages, scam sites and look-alike domains - Block any website from reaching your camera or microphone - WebRTC leak blocking and HTTPS-first browsing - Encrypted history, bookmarks and downloads, with session restore - Address bar suggestions computed offline, so what you type stays on the device - DNS-over-HTTPS and proxy support TOR BROWSER BUILT IN - Tor with .onion support, no second app to install - Kill switch if Tor or your proxy drops - New circuit on demand PASSWORD MANAGER AND ENCRYPTED VAULT - AES-256-GCM storage with keys protected by the Secure Enclave - Fills usernames, passwords and two-factor codes into websites - Password generator and strength scoring - TOTP two-factor codes with QR scanning - File manager for documents, photos and downloads, with an image, video and Markdown viewer ENCRYPTED CHAT, VOICE AND VIDEO - End-to-end encrypted messaging, voice calls and video calls - Peer-to-peer nearby, or through a relay when you are apart - Open-source StealthRelay you can host yourself - Route the app's traffic through your own relay - Pools stay alive while you are offline, so friends keep talking APP LOCK, SNAPSHOTS AND DURESS - App lock with password, Face ID and a one-time recovery key - One encrypted snapshot holds your files, passwords, notes, browser data and settings - Locked with your passkey alone, so it restores after a reset or a new install - Keep it in Files or iCloud Drive. We keep no copy and cannot recover it for you - Duress password that wipes everything on entry AI ASSISTANT - Writing, coding, tutoring, planning, research and analysis profiles - Voice mode, web research, calculator, weather and file tools - Runs on device. Needs iOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence NOTES, DESKTOP AND TOOLS - Notes with voice, reminders, transcription, summaries and checklists - Virtual desktop with movable windows, folders and themes, on iPhone and iPad - 15+ built-in apps and multiplayer games PREMIUM - Up to 10 device fingerprint profiles - SSH Terminal and Linux Shell - Code Editor with syntax highlighting - NetMap network inspector PRIVACY BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up, no email - No ads and no tracking across apps or websites - Your files, passwords, notes and history are encrypted on your device - Core features work with no connection at all Terms of Use: https://www.stealthos.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.stealthos.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StealthOS at weekly against Restricted & Private Browser's monthly. Restricted & Private Browser's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Restricted & Private Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StealthOS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Restricted & Private Browser against 5.0 for StealthOS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Restricted & Private Browser ships an update monthly, StealthOS weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Restricted & Private Browser | StealthOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Celestine Nishimwe | Olib AI |
Customer experience
Restricted & Private Browser
StealthOS
In-app purchases
Restricted & Private Browser
- Premium Features$2.99
StealthOS
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
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