Comparison

Lagrange Smallnet Browser vs Telescopure

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

Head to head
About

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

Explore alternative internet protocols beyond the World Wide Web. This browser offers modern conveniences like inline images, multiple tabs, and customizable themes while supporting unique protocols like Gopher, Finger, and Spartan.

Highlights
  • Support for alternative internet protocols
  • Inline image and audio viewing
  • Multiple tabs and page zoom
  • Customizable themes and UI accent color
  • Identity management with TLS certificates
  • Smart URL suggestions
  • Split view browsing on iPadOS
Features
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Beyond the World Wide Web, there is a frontier of hobbyist network protocols that aim to restore a more human-centric ethos to the internet. This is called the "small internet", or smallnet. Lagrange supports many of these protocols and lets you explore smallnet sites while enjoying modern conveniences familiar from web browsers, like beautiful typography, inline image viewing, multiple tabs, visual themes, bookmarks, history, and page outlines. FEATURES * Beautiful typography with full Unicode support * Autogenerated page style and icon for each domain * Light and dark color themes * Customizable UI accent color * Page zoom (50%...200%) * Custom scaling factor for the UI * Support for the classic protocols, e.g., Gopher and Finger * Support for uploading and editing content using the Titan protocol * Support for hobbyist protocols: Gopher-over-TLS, Spartan, Nex, Misfin, and Guppy * Instant back/forward navigation using cached content * Open image and audio links inline on the same page * Subscribe to Gemfeeds and Atom feeds * Identity management — create and use TLS client certificates * Smart suggestions when typing an URL — search bookmarks, history, feeds, identities * Search engine integration * Use remote pages as a source of dynamic bookmarks * Configurable text snippets that can be pasted in input fields and used as custom search queries * Sheet (iOS) or sidebars (iPadOS) for managing bookmarks, identities and subscribed feeds, and viewing browsing history, open tabs, page outline, and site structure * Multiple tabs * Split view for browsing two pages at once (iPadOS) * Open links via keyboard shortcuts * Audio playback: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV * Read Gempub books and view ZIP archive contents * Support for proxy servers

About

Telescopure

A minimalist web browser for iOS offering essential browsing features like full-screen browsing, page zoom, and pull-to-refresh. It allows users to select their preferred search engine and supports both light and dark themes. This open-source application can also be set as the default browser.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browsing
  • Page zoom
  • Pull to refresh
  • Bookmark favorite pages
  • Selectable search engines
  • Light and dark themes
  • Set as default browser
Features
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Telescopure is a browser for iOS which has minimal functions. Functions - Open an HTTP or HTTPS link. - Search by keywords. - Browse a page in the full screen. - Pull to refresh. - Page Zoom. - Bookmark user's favorite page. - Open a link of other app in Telescopure. - User can select a search engine (Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo). - Support light and dark themes. You can set Telescopure as your default browser app. You can use Telescopure to debug your application that work with the browser. Telescopure is an open source software. Developer may end support for older iOS without notice.

Screenshots

Lagrange Smallnet Browser3 screens
Telescopure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Telescopure at 100% against Lagrange Smallnet Browser's 50%. Telescopure also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Lagrange Smallnet Browser's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Telescopure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lagrange Smallnet Browser has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Lagrange Smallnet Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Telescopure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, Telescopure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lagrange Smallnet Browser versus Telescopure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagrange Smallnet BrowserTelescopure
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJaakko KeranenTakuto Nakamura

Customer experience

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Telescopure

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Telescopure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lagrange Smallnet Browser free?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telescopure free?
Telescopure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Telescopure?
Telescopure is rated higher. Lagrange Smallnet Browser averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Telescopure averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Telescopure have ads?
Neither Lagrange Smallnet Browser nor Telescopure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Telescopure?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, and Telescopure monthly. Most recently, Lagrange Smallnet Browser was updated on October 29, 2026 and Telescopure on October 30, 2026.

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