Comparison

Lagrange Smallnet Browser vs Contaxs

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

Contaxs

Organize your iPhone contacts with this comprehensive toolkit. It intelligently finds and merges duplicates, cleans up messy names, and provides reliable backup and restore options. Take full control of your address book with advanced management features.

Highlights
  • Smart duplicate consolidation
  • Apple Intelligence name cleanup
  • Cross-account duplicate detection
  • Precision contact merging
  • Reliable backup and restore
  • Account and group management
Features
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Messy contacts? Duplicates scattered across accounts? Names full of emojis, symbols, and typos? Clean and organize everything in minutes with Contaxs — the professional, all-in-one contacts toolkit for iPhone. One-time purchase. Yours forever. No subscription. No data leaves your device. Complete privacy. Smart Consolidator A guided wizard that deep-cleans your entire address book across all accounts (iCloud, Google, Exchange, and local): • Scans everything at once to find empty contacts, duplicates, and issues • Merges duplicates with precise field-by-field control and live preview • Clear before-and-after summary before any changes • Automatic backups before and after every cleanup Apple Intelligence Name Fixer Powered by Apple Intelligence — the smartest name cleanup available: • Instantly detects emojis, weird symbols, numbers, and odd characters • Suggests clean, professional name formats • Review and approve suggestions individually or batch-process dozens at once Cross-Account Duplicate Finder Finds hidden duplicates others miss: • Matches by phone number, email, or name — even across different accounts • Color-coded view shows which contact belongs to which account • Smart filters: same-account, cross-account, or exact matches Precision Contact Merger • Pick exactly which fields to keep (name, phones, emails, photo, address, birthday, organization, social profiles, and more) • Clean merging of multiple numbers and emails with proper labels • Live preview before saving Reliable Backup & Restore Never lose your contacts: • Automatic backups saved to iCloud Drive • Export as vCard (.vcf) or CSV with full field support • Flexible restore options: Insert All, Replace All, Insert New Only, or Smart Sync • Easy import of vCard files Account & Group Management Full control over your address book: • View and manage contacts by account • Create, rename, and organize custom groups • Move contacts between accounts and groups • Rename account labels for clarity Powerful Contacts Browser • Fast search and sorting (by name, phone, email, or duplicate count) • Bulk actions on multiple contacts • Copy formatted phone or email lists • Quick export or sharing Why Choose Contaxs • One-time purchase — Every feature included, no subscriptions or hidden fees • 100% Private — All processing happens on your device. No servers, no tracking • Built for Latest iOS — Modern design with native Apple frameworks • True Cross-Account Power — Fixes duplicates across iCloud, Google, Exchange and more • Safe by Design — Automatic backups + full previews before any change Available in English, Spanish, Japanese, and Portuguese. Take back control of your address book — clean, organized, and professional. Download Contaxs today.

Screenshots

Lagrange Smallnet Browser3 screens
Contaxs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contaxs at 100% against Lagrange Smallnet Browser's 50%. Contaxs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). Lagrange Smallnet Browser's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). 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; Contaxs costs $9.99 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, Contaxs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lagrange Smallnet Browser versus Contaxs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagrange Smallnet BrowserContaxs
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJaakko KeranenElysoft

Customer experience

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

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

Contaxs

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Contaxs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lagrange Smallnet Browser free?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contaxs free?
Contaxs costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Contaxs have ads?
Neither Lagrange Smallnet Browser nor Contaxs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Contaxs?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, and Contaxs every 2 days. Most recently, Lagrange Smallnet Browser was updated on October 16, 2026 and Contaxs on October 14, 2026.

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