AccessBrowser vs Shimmer Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AccessBrowser
Easily access any website on the internet without limitations. This utility app offers a simple and convenient design for seamless web browsing.
- Access any website
- Unrestricted web browsing
- Simple design
- Easy navigation
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Experience difficulties accessing some websites? No worries. With Access Browser you can open any site on the Internet. Set yourself free - surf the whole web world without limits. Under the hood: - simple yet convenient design - easy navigation - access anything on the web
Shimmer Browser
This web browser offers customizable visual styles and a resizable sidebar for a personalized experience. It includes features to manage tabs, set time limits for browsing, and block web annoyances. Users can also add widgets to their homescreen for quick access to selected tabs.
- Customizable visual styles
- Resizable sidebar
- Tab saving and organization
- Time limits on saved tabs
- Web annoyance blocking
- Homescreen widgets for tabs
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Introducing Shimmer Browser - The focus browser! Your style - 3 visual styles to choose from, resizable sidebar with a compact icon-only made, and all buttons are fully customisable. Arc-like - save tabs, organise them into folders, sync via iCloud. No more doom-scrolling - set time limits on saved tabs. Clutter-free - block annoyances on the web, quickly clean up unsaved tabs, or set them to auto-close! Tab triage - saved tabs detect links to other sites, and present them in tab triage with options to save for later. Tabs on your homescreen - add widgets to your homescreen and select the tabs they show. Give it a try! It’s free up to 4 tabs at once, so you can get a sense of the browsing experience. If you like it, you can unlock the full experience and help me add more features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shimmer Browser at 50% against AccessBrowser's 0%. AccessBrowser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AccessBrowser asks for nothing beyond the download.
AccessBrowser ships an update fortnightly, Shimmer Browser weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AccessBrowser | Shimmer Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Informe Laboratories, Inc. | Jamie Froggatt |
Customer experience
AccessBrowser
Shimmer Browser
In-app purchases
AccessBrowser
No in-app purchases
Shimmer Browser
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- More Tabs$7.99
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- Generous Tip$9.99
Questions
Is AccessBrowser free?
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Do AccessBrowser or Shimmer Browser have ads?
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