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, block web annoyances, and organize saved links. Homescreen widgets provide quick access to selected tabs.
- Customizable visual styles
- Resizable sidebar
- Tab saving and organization
- Time limits on saved tabs
- Web annoyance blocking
- Homescreen widgets
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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%. Shimmer Browser also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). AccessBrowser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AccessBrowser | Shimmer Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 45 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
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