Comparison

Lagrange Smallnet Browser vs Gamepad Doctor

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

Gamepad Doctor

Features
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Test your controller for stick drift, unresponsive buttons and trigger issues. Gamepad Doctor guides you through checks and prepares a diagnostic report on your device. CHECK YOUR CONTROLLER • Measure stick centering, jitter, range and circularity. • Check buttons, D-pad, shoulders, stick clicks and analog triggers. • Test touchpad, motion and vibration when supported by your controller and iOS. SAVE REPORTS AND RECORDS Keep diagnostic reports and game records on your device. Reopen past reports and compare your own results. Hardware tests work offline. No account is required. PRACTICE WITH THREE GAMES • Single Aim: aim at targets with a stick and fire with the trigger. • Double Aim: pop colored balloons with both sticks and triggers. • Finger Game: follow numbered circles on the touchscreen. Three lives cover the whole course, and pauses count toward your total time. FREE TESTS AND CLEAR OPTIONS Every hardware test and game run is free. Full Diagnosis is a one-time purchase that unlocks all diagnostic reports and removes ads. Customers who bought the original paid app retain full access. When available, you can choose to watch an ad to unlock one report. When advertising is enabled, games may show an ad break after a completed run. The result opens automatically after the ad closes, or if the ad is unavailable or fails. Ads require an internet connection, and availability may vary. For compatible controllers supported by Apple's GameController framework. Features depend on the controller and iOS. Gamepad Doctor does not repair controllers, update firmware, change calibration or modify game dead zones.

Screenshots

Lagrange Smallnet Browser3 screens
Gamepad Doctor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lagrange Smallnet Browser at none against Gamepad Doctor's 1. Lagrange Smallnet Browser also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gamepad Doctor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). On price 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. Gamepad Doctor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lagrange Smallnet Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, Gamepad Doctor every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lagrange Smallnet Browser versus Gamepad Doctor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLagrange Smallnet BrowserGamepad Doctor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJaakko KeranenSeaShore

In-app purchases

None

Lagrange Smallnet Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gamepad Doctor

One-time1
  • Full Diagnosis$1.99

Questions

Is Lagrange Smallnet Browser free?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gamepad Doctor free?
Gamepad Doctor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Gamepad Doctor have ads?
Gamepad Doctor shows ads; Lagrange Smallnet Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Lagrange Smallnet Browser or Gamepad Doctor?
Lagrange Smallnet Browser ships an update every 7 months, and Gamepad Doctor every 2 days. Most recently, Lagrange Smallnet Browser was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gamepad Doctor on October 29, 2026.

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