Incognito vs Private Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incognito
This private web browser allows you to access the internet from any app without leaving your current context. It offers enhanced privacy features, including the ability to disable cookies to bypass paywalls and secure your browsing history with a passcode.
- Browse from any app via share extension
- Bypass paywalls by disabling cookies
- Secure history and bookmarks with passcode
- Customizable search engines
- Remove AMP pages
- Translate pages
- Save pages as PDF
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Incognito is a private web browser you can pull up anywhere. From any app: long-press a link or select text, tap Share, and then choose the Incognito action extension. Boom: instant web browser! Need to lock people out of your web history or bookmarks? Incognito can do that too! Incognito is great for: • Viewing a web page inside the current app without jumping to Safari. • Opening sketchy links without risking your privacy. • Reopening a web page with cookies disabled — and yes, that means Incognito lets you dodge most paywalls. • Searching Google from anywhere — just select the text you want to search, choose “Share” from the popup menu, and then choose the “Search in Incognito” action. • Searching with something besides Google: use Kagi, DuckDuckGo, Bing, Brave, Qwant, Yahoo, or whatever search engine you prefer. • Keeping your web history and bookmarks private and passcode-locked. Or you can disable browsing history and leave no trace! Incognito is also a Swiss Army Knife of web tools: • Open a page in another browser such as Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Brave, or DuckDuckGo. • Remove AMP so you can browse or share the original URL. • Translate the page using Google Translate (beta). • Open a web page with the archive.today service (Incognito is not affiliated with archive.today or archive.is). • Save a PDF of an entire web page. • Set Incognito as your default browser. • Clear your session history. Incognito is all about privacy: • All web browsing is in “private mode” by default, so all cookies and web data are discarded after each session. • Incognito has no ads, no third-party trackers, and does not send or re-route your web searches anywhere. • If you require extra privacy, Incognito has options to disable browsing history and/or exclude it from your iCloud Backups. Incognito is paid upfront with a small, one-time fee. There are no subscriptions, in-app purchases, ads, or deals with sketchy "search engines" like many of the "free" so-called private browser apps. You can trust me with your privacy because you know how I got paid: once, by you, that's it. Incognito was created by an independent developer living in California.
Private Browser
This privacy-focused browser offers a minimalist, full-screen experience. It automatically clears browsing data upon exit and includes features like app locking and a "Burn Everything" option for complete privacy.
- Full screen browsing
- Automatic private browsing data clearing
- History-less and tracking-less browsing
- Application lock
- "Burn Everything" reset option
- Easy zoom adjustment
- Quick tab access
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Brovacy is a privacy-focused browser with a minimalist design. FEATURES • A full screen experience where you are in full control • Private browsing mode automatically clears everything upon app exit • Multiple zoom level that's super easy to adjust • History-less and tracking-less browsing to protect your privacy • Application lock to protect you from prying eyes • "Burn Everything" makes it easy to reset everything • 5 tabs, all at a single tap's reach. Simple, effective and no clutter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Private Browser at Free against Incognito's $0.99. Private Browser also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Private Browser is free to download; Incognito costs $0.99 up front. Incognito sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Private Browser sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Incognito against 4.6 for Private Browser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 233 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Incognito's written reviews are positive against 68% of Private Browser's.
Incognito ships an update every 6 weeks, Private Browser weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Incognito | Private Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (167 ratings) | 4.6 (233 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 167 | 233 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Overdesigned, LLC | Actowise LLC |
Customer experience
Incognito
Private Browser
Bugs and requests
Incognito
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Private Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Charged $10 for $0 promo
- Tabs reset when app is closed
- Randomly switches search engine (Google to Bing)
- Ads appear at start-up after free promotion
Requested features
9 requests- Force dark mode on pages
- Add Chinese language support
- Keep browsing history private and secured
- Add more to keep prying eyes away from history
- Ability to return to previous browsing session
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- Dark mode option
- Make it an iOS default browser option
- Individual website zoom setting stick
- Indication of which tabs contain content
In-app purchases
Incognito
- 14-Day TrialFree
- Unlock$0.99
Private Browser
- Pro Lifetime$4.99
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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