Ham vs Via Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ham
Manage your university schedule, book library resources, and reserve sports facilities. Access campus bus information and your student ID card quickly. Features include grade checking and course timetable import.
- Import university course schedules
- Add and customize timetables
- Book library and sports facilities
- View campus bus information
- Access student ID card
- Check grades
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—-主要功能—- · 导入武汉大学课程表 · 添加课程、自定义课程表 · 课程提醒 · 按照条件预约图书馆 · 按照条件预定体育场馆 · 快速预约图书馆、预定场馆（可使用捷径功能进行定时预约） · 查看校园巴士信息 · 快速打开E卡 · 更改图书馆预约时间 · 同步图书馆状态 · 课程表、图书馆预约小组件支持 · 查询成绩 · 查给分
Via Browser
A minimalist and lightweight web browser designed for speed and minimal memory usage. It offers extensive customization options, ad blocking, and essential browsing features for a clutter-free experience.
- Quiet browsing experience
- Low memory usage
- Minimalist design
- Customizable interface
- Ad blocking
- Night mode
- Request desktop site
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• Quiet Browser Via browser won’t push news and other things to you. No bother to your device. • Mini Browser Via browser use much less memory usage on your device. Keep your device as fast as new. • Lite Browser Via browser is designed for Minimalism. Best choice for geek user and who enjoy lite products. • Customized Browser You can easily customize Via browser. This is your own web browser. • Fast Browser Via browser is smooth for your device. And we optimized a lot for fast browsing. Here are some features of Via browser • iCloud sync • Ad blocking • User-script support • Night mode • Request desktop site • Translate • Find in page • Multi search engine support • Saving webpages • ... Enjoy your time with Via Browser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ham at 5.0 against Via Browser's 4.4. Via Browser's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ham holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Via Browser has 161 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ham | Via Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (161 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 161 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 恩瀚 陈 | 亚锋 涂 |
Customer experience
Ham
Via Browser
Bugs and requests
Ham
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Via Browser
Reported bugs
12 issues- Sync not working between devices
- Bookmarks disappearing after days of use
- Cache not clearing properly, excessive memory usage
- Settings URL field resets on app restart
- Userscripts install but don't execute
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- Desktop site request not functioning reliably
- iCloud website compatibility error
- Untitled sleep tabs making navigation difficult
- Text file downloads open instead of saving
- Status bar not appearing consistently
- Meta theme color not respected for dark/light mode
- Memory usage increases dramatically with minimal browsing
Requested features
17 requests- Set as default browser
- Cross-device bookmark synchronization
- Resource sniffer/traffic inspection tool
- QR code scanner functionality
- Userscript/Tampermonkey full support
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- Configuration import/export functionality
- Video download capability
- Background video playback
- Bookmark drag-and-drop reordering
- Floating action buttons and gesture customization
- Search engine switcher in search bar
- iCloud Keychain and passkey support
- Weather and homepage customization widgets
- Zoom functionality
- Russian language support
- JavaScript disable toggle
- Redirect blocking feature
In-app purchases
Ham
No in-app purchases
Via Browser
No in-app purchases
