SamBrowser vs CICO Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SamBrowser
Browse the web discreetly in a full-screen interface that mimics a familiar browser. Scan QR codes or barcodes to search for product prices and easily share web addresses. This free application is designed for privacy and convenience.
- Full-screen browsing
- Portrait and landscape mode
- QR code and barcode scanning
- Product price search via scan
- Discrete icon and presentation
- Easy address sharing
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In addition this app is COMPLETELY FREE and works on iPhone, iPod and iPAD! so get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without anyone knowing where you've been! Some other features and Details: - Portrait and Landscape mode support. - Full screen web browser. - Similar UI to Safari. - Scan address from QRCode or Barcode. - Search product price with scan code. - Safari based backend engine. - Setup default address. - Always starts in Google, Yahoo or Bing search homepage. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Easy Share address to other apps. - Very discrete icon and presentation.
CICO Browser
This browser allows users to easily block specific web content like images and videos. It offers a cleaner browsing experience by letting you customize what loads on a page.
- Block images
- Block videos
- Block other resources
- Customizable content loading
- Clean browsing experience
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You can easily block image, video or other resources as you like.
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Verdict
SamBrowser and CICO Browser are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SamBrowser ships an update every 10 months, CICO Browser every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SamBrowser | CICO Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Soeng Samnang | 燕新 李 |
Customer experience
SamBrowser
CICO Browser
In-app purchases
SamBrowser
No in-app purchases
CICO Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SamBrowser free?
Is CICO Browser free?
Do SamBrowser or CICO Browser have ads?
Which is updated more often, SamBrowser or CICO Browser?
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