Comparison

Surfed vs WebM Extension

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Surfed

This app unifies browsing history and bookmarks across devices with smart collections, tags, and notes. It offers advanced tools for developers and researchers, including a web inspector and automations, while providing a user-friendly interface for everyday browsing.

Highlights
  • Unified multi-browser history
  • Smart bookmark collections
  • Tags, notes, and reminders
  • Web Inspector and HTML Playground
  • Web Triggers automations
  • Dedicated browsing workspaces
  • Media Viewer
Features
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Surfed is a browser and unified history + bookmark manager for iOS, macOS, and visionOS that keeps a global, multi-browser history with smart bookmark collections, tags, notes, and reminders synced across devices. Search any session with powerful filters across all the context Surfed captures, then save those queries as personal, self-updating smart bookmark lists that surface the right pages at the right moment. The browser includes a built-in Web Inspector, Network Monitor, HTML Playground, JavaScript Console, and Web Triggers automations that run as you browse and can be built from extensive actions or installed from a gallery—so casual readers, normal users, and everyday browsers get a friendly UI while researchers, students, and professionals can organize knowledge and debug complex web apps. ### A Browser for Every Workflow - Create dedicated browsing workspaces with unique profiles, search engines, and automations for each context. - Use the Media Viewer to surface every image, video, and audio asset found on the current page. - Open a split browser view to compare sources or multitask across two sites at once. - Use the enhanced download manager with Live Activities, URL clean-up tools, and Share Sheet support. - Extend Surfed’s features directly inside Safari with the Surfed Safari extension for quick history, bookmarks, and automations. ### Smart Bookmark & History Manager - Keep a complete history of all your browsers across iOS, macOS, and visionOS that is fully searchable. - Build dynamic collections, reminders, and saved searches that update automatically as you browse. - Tag everything, track time-on-page, surface statistics, and protect sensitive sessions. ### Made for Power Users & Developers - Inspect layouts, watch network calls, test snippets, or prototype ideas inside the HTML Playground without leaving the page. - Edit source code live with Web Inspector + HTML Playground to test changes. - Automate repetitive steps with Web Triggers, Shortcut Actions, and JavaScript or AI-generated code—there are actions for everything. - Build browsing automations that trigger as you surf, either by composing your own Web Triggers from the extensive action catalog or installing prebuilt recipes from the gallery. - Customize search engines, clean URLs in one tap. ### Organize Research, Work, and Study - Capture ideas with notes, website tags, and Spaces dedicated to each project. - Attach Markdown notes to individual webpages and jot down per-Space notes to track decisions and next steps. - Turn history into personalized research dashboards that stay in sync across devices. - Listen Later and Read Later queues keep long-form content accessible whether you are commuting or studying. - Capture and annotate articles with Markup Mode, then share them using tons of built-in browser actions or Shortcuts workflows. ### Optional AI Assistance - Ask questions about your current browsing session or a single webpage inside the AI Chat to extract the answers you need. - Let AI tagging classify websites automatically so your collections stay organized. - Summarize long-form articles with one tap to save time during research or study. ### Privacy-First Sync - Your browsing data lives only on your devices and is protected with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode. - Surfed does not collect analytics or diagnostics. Sync happens via secure, native Apple services. In-app purchases unlock Surfed Pro features on iOS, macOS, and visionOS. App Privacy: All browsing history is stored locally on your device and cannot be viewed by anyone else, including us. We do not collect analytics or diagnostic data. Follow @surfedapp on X and @Surfed@indieapps.space on Mastodon for updates. Privacy Policy: http://surfed.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: http://surfed.app/terms.html

About

WebM Extension

This browser extension allows Safari users to play WebM video files directly within their browser. It enhances the browsing experience by enabling seamless playback of this popular video format.

Highlights
  • Play WebM videos in Safari
  • Web extension functionality
  • Seamless video playback
Features
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Enable webm videos in Safari through a web extension

Screenshots

Surfed4 screens
WebM Extension2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surfed at 43% against WebM Extension's 0%. Surfed also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.8). WebM Extension's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Surfed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WebM Extension asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surfed holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Surfed's written reviews are positive against 0% of WebM Extension's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Surfed versus WebM Extension: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurfedWebM Extension
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (26 ratings) — better2.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHOsy - intelligent software.JonLuca De Caro

Customer experience

Surfed

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative45.0%

WebM Extension

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Surfed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Feature Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Feature Yearly$7.491 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Feature Purchase$17.99
None

WebM Extension

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surfed free?
Surfed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WebM Extension free?
WebM Extension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surfed or WebM Extension?
Surfed is rated higher. Surfed averages 3.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while WebM Extension averages 2.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Surfed or WebM Extension have ads?
Neither Surfed nor WebM Extension shows ads.

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