Comparison

Browser Note vs Searchino

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

Head to head
About

Browser Note

Add reminders and notes directly to any website to help you pause and think before acting. Block specific pages or entire sites, customize snooze timers, and sync notes across your Apple devices. Improve mental health and break habits by adding prompts to news or shopping sites.

Highlights
  • Add reminders to any website
  • Block websites or specific pages
  • Customizable snooze timer
  • Sync notes via iCloud
  • Text and video tutorials
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Put a pause between you and bad browsing habits. The web is full of places we open without thinking. Browser Note lets you place your own reminder directly in front of a website, giving you a moment to reconsider before doomscrolling, ordering another takeaway, checking social media, or making an impulse purchase. Your reminder appears whenever you visit the chosen page or website in Safari. It can be a gentle prompt, an important instruction, or simply a note you want to have close at hand. USE BROWSER NOTE TO: • Interrupt websites you open on autopilot • Add reminders to product pages and checkouts • Leave useful context on websites you return to • Create a pause before distracting or time-consuming browsing • Put frequently copied information exactly where you need it POWERFUL, SIMPLE CONTROLS • Add notes using the Safari extension or the iOS share sheet • Apply a note to one page or an entire website • Begin with an emoji to give each note its own icon • Choose whether a note can be temporarily snoozed • Set your preferred snooze duration • Adjust the note text size • Tap a note to copy its text • Manage all your notes from the app AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE Browser Note works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your notes sync through iCloud, so a reminder created on one device can appear on all the others without needing to create a new account. Step-by-step instructions inside the app make installing and using the Safari extension straightforward. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Browser Note contains no advertising, analytics, or browsing tracking. Your notes remain on your devices and in your iCloud account. TRY IT FOR FREE Create up to three notes for free. A single one-off purchase unlocks unlimited notes forever on all of your supported devices. There is no subscription. Browser Note was created by independent developer Ben Dodson.

About

Searchino

A privacy-focused, lightning-fast web browser designed exclusively for Apple Watch. Quickly search for information or visit URLs directly from your wrist without any limitations.

Highlights
  • Privacy protection
  • Lightning fast browsing
  • Search favorite engines
  • Visit URLs directly
  • Exclusive to Apple Watch
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Searchino is a web browser. That’s it. It’s built to protect your privacy, and to be lightning fast, allowing you to search the things you need, when you need. Easily search something using your favourite search engine, get to one of your bookmarked pages, or quickly visit a URL all on your wrist. No in-app purchases, no ads, no limits. Searchino is free, and it will always be free. Searchino is made exclusively for Apple Watch. While Searchino does not track you, the websites you visit might. Check their privacy policies for more information about what they track and collect, and how they handle your data.

Screenshots

Browser Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Searchino at 4.9 against Browser Note's 4.3. Searchino also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Searchino holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Browser Note ships an update every 6 months, Searchino every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Browser Note versus Searchino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrowser NoteSearchino
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDodo AppsKaren Morley

Customer experience

Browser Note

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Searchino

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Browser Note

No in-app purchases

None

Searchino

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Browser Note free?
Browser Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Searchino free?
Searchino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Browser Note or Searchino?
Searchino is rated higher. Browser Note averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Searchino averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Browser Note or Searchino have ads?
Neither Browser Note nor Searchino shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Browser Note or Searchino?
Browser Note ships an update every 6 months, and Searchino every 2 months. Most recently, Browser Note was updated on September 23, 2026 and Searchino on June 4, 2026.

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