Desktop Browser vs Cookie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desktop Browser
Experience a full desktop web on your mobile device. This browser simulates a large, resizable screen to display desktop versions of websites, avoiding mobile-optimized layouts. Enjoy features like zoom control, full-screen mode, and privacy-focused data collection.
- Desktop website rendering
- Zoomable screen (1x-3x)
- Full screen mode
- Portrait/landscape transitions
- Favorites management
- UI customization
- Multiple tabs (Pro)
- Theme customization (Pro)
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Zoomable is a browser that provides a full desktop web experience. It simulates a large and resizable screen and shows the desktop version of websites, so you can stay away from those bad mobile web experiences. • Zoom freely between 1x and 3x. • Seamless transitions between portrait and landscape mode. • Supports full screen mode. • Save and manage favorites. • Lightning fast and super small install size. • Supports UI customization for both portrait and landscape mode. • Respects user privacy; the app only collects anonymous diagnostic data unrelated to browsing, and you can opt out. • [Pro] Multiple tabs. • [Pro] Customize themes. The app is designed for everyone, it works great with many websites. However, it is particularly useful for developers. For example, accessing App Store Connect and Firebase Console works great in this app because of the screen scale feature.
Cookie
Manage your web browser cookies with this open-source tool. Easily view, create, edit, and delete cookies, and import/export them in various formats. Ideal for web development, testing, and enhancing online privacy.
- List all cookies
- Search cookies
- Create, edit, delete cookies
- Import/export cookies
- Delete all cookies
- Customizable interface
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Cookie-Editor is designed to have a simple to use interface that let you do most standard cookie operations. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages or even manual management of cookies for your privacy. Be careful! Do not share your cookies with anyone you do not trust! Cookies can contain very sensitive information like your login information. If you share your cookies with someone, they could gain full access to your account and compromise it. Feature list: - List all cookies for the current tab. - Search your cookies. - Create, edit and delete your cookies. - Import and export your cookies in many formats (JSON, Netscape, Header string) - Quickly delete all cookies for the current tab. - Customizable: chose what extra data to see, what theme to use (light or dark), the amount of detail to see (advanced mode). Cookie-Editor can help you: - Develop web pages. - Improve your SEO work. - Manage your cookies for privacy. - Improve your browsing experience. Cookie-Editor believes in privacy. Your Cookies are safe and all of your data remains offline. For all feature requests or bug report, please visit the GitHub repository and fill an issue https://github.com/Moustachauve/cookie-editor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Desktop Browser at 4.5 against Cookie's 3.4. Desktop Browser also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 40%) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 91). Cookie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, chart position 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
Both are free to download. Desktop Browser sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cookie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Desktop Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Browser has 3.3K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Desktop Browser's written reviews are positive against 40% of Cookie's.
Desktop Browser ships an update every 5 weeks, Cookie every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desktop Browser | Cookie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.3K ratings) — better | 3.4 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #27 — better | #35 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Actowise LLC | Christophe Gagnier |
Customer experience
Desktop Browser
Cookie
User reviews
Desktop Browser
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Intuitive user interface
- 🔍 Effective desktop mode
- 💡 Useful zoom feature
- 🔒 Secure browsing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and reloads
- 🔍 Inconsistent desktop mode performance
- 📱 Incompatible with some mobile apps
- 💸 Paid version required for full functionality
- 🔌 High battery consumption
Cookie
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Free and open source
- 👍 Useful for data migration
- 👍 Good for privacy control
- 👍 Works on macOS
Room to improve
- 🐛 Does not work on iOS 18
- 🐛 Does not work on newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Does not work on Sequoia update
- 🐛 Does not work on MacOS updates
- 🐛 Extension not loading
Bugs and requests
Desktop Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Issues connecting to local IP addresses
- Inability to use Google account login
- Blank pages when resizing or zooming
- Redirects to search engine instead of desired site
Requested features
5 requests- Add ad-blocking capabilities
- Implement local network access
- Allow setting as default browser
- Introduce a virtual trackpad mode
- Improve bookmark management
Cookie
Reported bugs
9 issues- Extension cannot be loaded
- Manifest version error
- No cookies detected
- Not working on iOS 18
- Not working on MacOS updates
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- Not working after Sequoia update
- Not clearing cookies
- Not exporting all cookies
- Hacking/scam reports (potential security issue)
Requested features
6 requests- Update for iOS 18 compatibility
- Update for newer MacOS versions
- Fix extension loading issues
- Remove intrusive advertising
- Improve cookie parsing for import
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- Add option to show all cookies
In-app purchases
Desktop Browser
- 2 Extra Tabs$2.99
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Pro Lifetime$14.99
Cookie
No in-app purchases
