Desktop Browser vs Pocket Actions
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.
Pocket Actions
This app allows you to execute GitHub Actions and Google Apps Script directly from your iPhone. It offers a streamlined dashboard for managing multiple repositories and simplifies running web apps with a single tap. A free tier is available with daily and weekly run limits, which can be removed with a premium upgrade.
- Cross-repo Actions dashboard
- Auto-detects workflow_dispatch inputs
- Filter and save frequently used repos
- One-tap GAS Web App runs
- No backend required
- Free tier with run limits
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Pocket Actions lets you run GitHub Actions and Google Apps Script from your iPhone in 1–3 taps. • Cross-repo Actions dashboard • Auto-detects workflow_dispatch inputs • Filter and save frequently used repos • One-tap GAS Web App runs • Free tier (5 runs/day, 17/week). Premium removes the limits • 8 languages • No backend — just paste a GitHub PAT Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Actions at 100% against Desktop Browser's 65%. Pocket Actions also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Desktop Browser's advantage is chart position (#30 vs unranked). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Pocket Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Desktop Browser | Pocket Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Actowise LLC | Yuki Yoshinaga |
Customer experience
Desktop Browser
Pocket Actions
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
Pocket Actions
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Desktop Browser
- 2 Extra Tabs$2.99
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Pro Lifetime$14.99
Pocket Actions
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Desktop Browser free?
Is Pocket Actions free?
Do Desktop Browser or Pocket Actions have ads?
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