Comparison

Browser Note vs SpeedZip Pro

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

SpeedZip Pro

This utility allows users to inspect, extract, and create compressed archives on their devices. It supports various archive formats and offers features like password protection and file splitting.

Highlights
  • Inspect archive health before extraction
  • Browse and extract multiple archive formats
  • Create password-protected ZIP archives
  • Split ZIP archives into volumes
  • Manage files via Share sheet and App Shortcuts
  • On-device archive processing
Features
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Open, create and organize archives on iPhone and iPad. SpeedZip Pro combines compression, extraction, file previews and management, with archive processing on your device and no account required. Create, browse and extract DZIP (.dz) archives. Enable optional Face ID verification before viewing archives in the app. Select a folder to include all its files, and expand or collapse folders to keep long lists easy to browse. Share a supported archive from Files to browse its contents. Share other files, such as documents, photos or videos, to add them to a new archive. Mixed selections go to archive creation with all selected files included. OPEN COMMON ARCHIVE FORMATS Read and extract DZIP, ZIP, ZIPX, 7Z, RAR, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, TAR.XZ, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA and ZLIB. Open compatible password-protected archives and complete multipart sets. CREATE, ENCRYPT AND SPLIT Create DZIP, ZIP, 7Z, TAR and TAR.GZ from files, folders, photos and videos. Choose compression settings and whether to preserve folder structure. ZIP and 7Z support AES-256 encryption and split volumes, including custom volume sizes. 7Z can also encrypt filenames and offers Copy, Deflate, BZip2, LZMA, LZMA2 and PPMd methods. LOOK INSIDE BEFORE EXTRACTING Browse folders, search filenames and sort by name, size or date. Preview supported files, extract an entire archive or select just the items you need. Choose a destination and how to handle existing files. WORK IN BATCHES Extract multiple archives into separate folders, or create a separate archive for each selected item. Track progress and results in the task center, cancel running work and retry eligible failed or interrupted tasks. Live Activities show progress where supported and enabled. IMPORT, ORGANIZE AND SHARE Import through Files or the Share sheet in compatible apps. Open an archive once or keep a copy in SpeedZip. Manage imported archives, extracted folders and created archives in one place. Preview, rename, delete, share and export supported items. Save supported extracted images and videos to Photos, or export results to a folder you choose. CHECK ARCHIVES AND MANAGE STORAGE Inspect signatures, extensions, archive structure and path risks. Run full data tests for supported formats without publishing extracted files. View storage usage by category and remove expired caches, temporary sessions and abandoned Share drafts while keeping imported, extracted and created results. USE SHORTCUTS Open archives, start a new archive, test archive data, extract in batches or create separate ZIP and 7Z archives through supported Shortcuts actions. Use the app for operations that require a password; passwords are not passed through Shortcuts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Archive processing does not upload file contents or passwords. No account is required, and archive passwords are not saved or recoverable. Compatibility depends on the format, compression method and encryption used. RAR and ZIPX support browsing and extraction, not creation. Archive checks assess structure and data integrity; they are not antivirus scans.

Screenshots

Browser Note4 screens
SpeedZip Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Browser Note at Free against SpeedZip Pro's $0.99. Browser Note also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). SpeedZip Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Browser Note is free to download; SpeedZip Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeedZip Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Browser Note ships an update every 6 months, SpeedZip Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Browser Note versus SpeedZip Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrowser NoteSpeedZip Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDodo Apps耀 陈

Customer experience

Browser Note

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

SpeedZip Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Browser Note

No in-app purchases

None

SpeedZip Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Browser Note free?
Browser Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeedZip Pro free?
SpeedZip Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Browser Note or SpeedZip Pro?
SpeedZip Pro is rated higher. Browser Note averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SpeedZip Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Browser Note or SpeedZip Pro have ads?
Neither Browser Note nor SpeedZip Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Browser Note or SpeedZip Pro?
Browser Note ships an update every 6 months, and SpeedZip Pro weekly. Most recently, Browser Note was updated on September 23, 2026 and SpeedZip Pro on October 2, 2026.

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