Comparison

矿小助 vs Via Browser

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

Head to head

矿小助

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

Via Browser

Fast & Lightweight

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.4164 ratingsView app →

About

矿小助

Features

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About

Via Browser

A minimalist and lightweight web browser designed for speed and minimal memory usage. It offers extensive customization options, ad blocking, and essential browsing features for a clutter-free experience.

Highlights

Quiet browsing experience
Low memory usage
Minimalist design
Customizable interface
Ad blocking
Night mode
Request desktop site

Features

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• Quiet Browser Via browser won’t push news and other things to you. No bother to your device. • Mini Browser Via browser use much less memory usage on your device. Keep your device as fast as new. • Lite Browser Via browser is designed for Minimalism. Best choice for geek user and who enjoy lite products. • Customized Browser You can easily customize Via browser. This is your own web browser. • Fast Browser Via browser is smooth for your device. And we optimized a lot for fast browsing. Here are some features of Via browser • iCloud sync • Ad blocking • User-script support • Night mode • Request desktop site • Translate • Find in page • Multi search engine support • Saving webpages • ... Enjoy your time with Via Browser.

Screenshots

矿小助3 screens

Via Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 矿小助 at 5.0 against Via Browser's 4.4. 矿小助 also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Via Browser's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

矿小助 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Via Browser has 164 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 矿小助's written reviews are positive against 84% of Via Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

矿小助 ships an update every 9 days, Via Browser every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

矿小助 versus Via Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	矿小助	Via Browser
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (2 ratings) — better	4.4 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews — better	83.8% of reviews
Number of ratings	2	164 — better
Update frequency	Every 9 days — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	11.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	28 MB	5 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Jiangsu Bitsky Technology Co.,Ltd.	亚锋涂

Customer experience

矿小助

All ratings2 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews1 reviews

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Via Browser

All ratings161 ratings

Positive85.1%

Neutral4.3%

Negative10.6%

Written reviews99 reviews

Positive83.8%

Neutral9.1%

Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

矿小助

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Via Browser

Reported bugs

12 issues

Sync not working between devices
Bookmarks disappearing after days of use
Cache not clearing properly, excessive memory usage
Settings URL field resets on app restart
Userscripts install but don't execute

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Desktop site request not functioning reliably
iCloud website compatibility error
Untitled sleep tabs making navigation difficult
Text file downloads open instead of saving
Status bar not appearing consistently
Meta theme color not respected for dark/light mode
Memory usage increases dramatically with minimal browsing

Requested features

17 requests

Set as default browser
Cross-device bookmark synchronization
Resource sniffer/traffic inspection tool
QR code scanner functionality
Userscript/Tampermonkey full support

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Configuration import/export functionality
Video download capability
Background video playback
Bookmark drag-and-drop reordering
Floating action buttons and gesture customization
Search engine switcher in search bar
iCloud Keychain and passkey support
Weather and homepage customization widgets
Zoom functionality
Russian language support
JavaScript disable toggle
Redirect blocking feature

In-app purchases

None

矿小助

No in-app purchases

None

Via Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 矿小助 free?

矿小助 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Via Browser free?

Via Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, 矿小助 or Via Browser?

矿小助 is rated higher. 矿小助 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Via Browser averages 4.4 from 164 ratings.

Do 矿小助 or Via Browser have ads?

Neither 矿小助 nor Via Browser shows ads.

Which is updated more often, 矿小助 or Via Browser?

矿小助 ships an update every 9 days, and Via Browser every 3 months. Most recently, 矿小助 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Via Browser on November 7, 2026.