Comparison

Hvr vs The Freedom Browser

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hvr

Create and publish your own website as easily as posting to social media. Engage in conversations on any webpage, discover communities, and curate your online experience by following people and sites. Earn revenue as a Sitepartner.

Highlights
  • Publish to your own website
  • Comment on any webpage
  • Discover communities
  • Curated feeds
  • Sitepartner program
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Create and post to your own website: - Publish to your site as quickly as you post to social media. - Be followed and discovered at the online space you control. Start and join conversations on any webpage: - Comment on any website with text, images, videos, and more. - Share your comments with followers and anyone on Hvr. Discover communities at sites you love: - Chat about a site’s content with people who share your interests. - Keep up with any new comments across your favorite sites. Less searching, more finding: - Follow people and websites to get the best of the web curated for you. - Explore your Personalized For You feed and chronological Following Feed. Partner with Hvr: - Earn commissions and recurring revenue as a Sitepartner. - Gain followers and increase engagement on your site.

About

The Freedom Browser

Features
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Freedom is an iOS browser companion that brings vibrant, community-driven conversations to every webpage you visit. Whether you’re watching a YouTube video, reading a news article, or following a Coursera lesson, Freedom lets you post insights, ask questions, and join discussions right beside the content. Built entirely on-chain, Freedom safeguards free expression through decentralization and transparent data. Users can create context-specific communities where ideas circulate openly, without the risk of centralized censorship. Imagine Reddit-style threads that aren’t locked to a single site—Freedom’s side panel travels with you across the internet, turning any page into a hub for interaction. From students collaborating on assignments to professionals exploring niche topics, Freedom transforms browsing into a shared, dynamic experience—one URL at a time.

Screenshots

Hvr4 screens
The Freedom Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hvr and The Freedom Browser are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hvr ships an update every 9 days, The Freedom Browser every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hvr versus The Freedom Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHvrThe Freedom Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB291 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHVR TechnologiesRawbots Interactive Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Hvr

No in-app purchases

None

The Freedom Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hvr free?
Hvr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Freedom Browser free?
The Freedom Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hvr or The Freedom Browser have ads?
Neither Hvr nor The Freedom Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hvr or The Freedom Browser?
Hvr ships an update every 9 days, and The Freedom Browser every 5 days. Most recently, Hvr was updated on October 6, 2026 and The Freedom Browser on October 18, 2026.

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