Comparison

Lagrange Smallnet Browser vs ABrowser

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

ABrowser

Features
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ABrowser - Private is a fast, privacy-focused browser for iPhone and iPad. Browse with multiple tabs and organize your browsing into separate profiles, each with its own bookmarks, history, and data. Use private sessions for temporary browsing that leaves no trace. Optional proxy settings are built in for users who already manage their own proxy subscriptions and want browser traffic to follow that route. Privacy is part of the product boundary. ABrowser - Private does not collect page URLs, page titles, search text, bookmark contents, profile names, proxy subscription URLs, proxy server addresses, or proxy node names for analytics. Product analytics can be turned off in Settings. No account is required.

Screenshots

Lagrange Smallnet Browser3 screens
ABrowser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lagrange Smallnet Browser at Free against ABrowser's $3.99. Lagrange Smallnet Browser also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ABrowser's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On 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

Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download; ABrowser costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, ABrowser every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lagrange Smallnet Browser versus ABrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagrange Smallnet BrowserABrowser
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB135 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJaakko Keranen一智 刘

In-app purchases

None

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

No in-app purchases

None

ABrowser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lagrange Smallnet Browser free?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABrowser free?
ABrowser costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lagrange Smallnet Browser or ABrowser have ads?
Neither Lagrange Smallnet Browser nor ABrowser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lagrange Smallnet Browser or ABrowser?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, and ABrowser every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lagrange Smallnet Browser was updated on September 30, 2026 and ABrowser on September 30, 2026.

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