Comparison

Lagrange Smallnet Browser vs Orbit Tap

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: 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

Orbit Tap

Navigate web pages in Safari with intuitive taps and gestures. This app offers a floating button for quick back/forward actions and gesture controls for tab management and refreshing.

Highlights
  • One-tap back/forward navigation
  • Customizable floating button
  • Gesture controls for tab actions
  • Hard refresh functionality
  • Gesture guide display
Features
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SWIFT - Go Back and Forward with One Tap No more stretching your fingers to swipe from the screen edge. Just tap the floating button to go back to the previous page. Floating Button - 1 tap: Go to previous page - 2 taps: Go to next page - 3 taps: Activate gesture mode - Hold 2 seconds: Show gesture guide - Freely move the button anywhere 4 Gestures (in gesture mode) - X shape: Close current tab - L shape: Open new tab - Circle: Search text on page - C shape: Hard refresh (bypass cache) How to Use 1. Settings - Safari - Extensions - Enable SWIFT 2. A floating button appears in Safari 3. Tap the button to go back/forward 4. Triple tap for gesture mode - draw shapes on screen Privacy Policy: https://moonkj.github.io/Swift/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://moonkj.github.io/Swift/terms.html

Screenshots

Lagrange Smallnet Browser3 screens
Orbit Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbit Tap at 100% against Lagrange Smallnet Browser's 0%. Lagrange Smallnet Browser's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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; Orbit Tap costs $1.99 up front. Orbit Tap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Lagrange Smallnet Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lagrange Smallnet Browser versus Orbit Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagrange Smallnet BrowserOrbit Tap
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJaakko Keranenkyeongju Moon

Customer experience

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Orbit Tap

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

In-app purchases

None

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Orbit Tap

Subscriptions1
  • SWIFT Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Lagrange Smallnet Browser free?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orbit Tap free?
Orbit Tap costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Orbit Tap have ads?
Neither Lagrange Smallnet Browser nor Orbit Tap shows ads.

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