Comparison

Via Browser vs Reqable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Quiet browsing experience
  • Low memory usage
  • Minimalist design
  • Customizable interface
  • Ad blocking
  • Night mode
  • Request desktop site
Features
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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.

About

Reqable

This tool acts as an advanced API debugging proxy, allowing you to inspect and test HTTP/HTTPS traffic independently or collaboratively with a desktop app. It supports various protocols and offers REST API management features for efficient development.

Highlights
  • Standalone traffic inspection
  • Collaborative mode with desktop app
  • HTTP/HTTPS traffic analysis
  • REST API management
  • Multiple request views (JSON, Hex, Image)
  • Compose and repeat requests
  • Search and filter traffic
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Reqable is a new generation API debugging and testing one-stop solution, advanced web debugging proxy, making your work faster and simpler. Reqable can inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic of your app, help you find and locale issue easily. #1 Standalone Mode: Traffic inspection can be performed independently without relying on the desktop. You can view the captured HTTP protocol message in the app, reqable provides many views, such as JsonViewer, HexViewer, ImageViewer and so on. And you can perform many actions on the traffic, like repeat, share to someone, save to phone, etc. #2 Collaborative Mode: The app could forward traffic to Reqable desktop app by scanning the QR code without manually configuring the Wi-Fi proxy. And iOS app provides the enhanced mode to capture the app that not using Wi-Fi proxy, such Flutter apps. With the collaborative mode, you can perform actions on desktop rather than mobile, it will greatly improve your work. #3 Traffic Inspection Reqable iOS uses the classic MITM proxy method for traffic inspection, support the following features: - HTTP/1.x and HTTP2 protocol. - HTTP/HTTPS/Socks4/Socks4a/Socks5 proxy protocol. - HTTPS, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3 protocols. - WebSocket upgraded based on HTTP1. - IPv4 and IPv6. - SSL Proxying. - HTTP/HTTPS secondary proxy. - VPN mode and proxy mode. - Search and filter. - Compose requests. - HTTP-Archive. - Traffic Highlighting. - Repeat and advanced repeat. - cURL. - Code snippet. #4 REST Testing Also, you can manage REST APIs with Reqable: - HTTP/1.1, HTTP2 and HTTP3 (QUIC) REST testing. - Collections. - Environments. - Creating multiple Tabs for REST testing. - Batch editing of query parameters, request headers, forms, etc. - Authorization methods such as API KEY, Basic Auth, and Bearer Token. - Custom proxy, system proxy and debugging proxy, etc. - Metrics of request at different stages. - Cookies. - cURL. - Code snippet. EULA and privacy: https://reqable.com/policy

Screenshots

Via Browser4 screens
Reqable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Via Browser at none against Reqable's 6. Via Browser also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (116 vs 6). Reqable's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Reqable sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Via Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reqable holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Via Browser has 116 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Via Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of Reqable's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Via Browser ships an update every 3 months, Reqable every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Via Browser versus Reqable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVia BrowserReqable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (116 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB174 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer亚锋 涂Reqable Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Via Browser

All ratings115 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative9.1%

Reqable

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and 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

Reqable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Via Browser

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Reqable

One-time6
  • Premium (30 days)$9.90
  • Professional License (30 days)$9.90
  • Premium (1 year)$49.90
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  • Professional License (a year)$49.90
  • Premium (lifetime)$199.00
  • Professional License Lifetime$199.00

Questions

Is Via Browser free?
Via Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reqable free?
Reqable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Via Browser or Reqable?
Reqable is rated higher. Via Browser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while Reqable averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Via Browser or Reqable have ads?
Neither Via Browser nor Reqable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Via Browser or Reqable?
Via Browser ships an update every 3 months, and Reqable every 6 days. Most recently, Via Browser was updated on September 19, 2026 and Reqable on August 10, 2026.

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