Comparison

iForum vs Lens

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

Head to head
About

iForum

Features
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SIMPLICITY OF ACCESS AND COMFORT OF THE SPACES iForum APP allows our customers direct access to the iForum Building (24-7 iForum Building access). The app is reserved exclusively for members, therefore it is necessary to have an account and become a member of the iForum community. iForum is an exclusive space located in the heart of Rome, an innovative "forum" where customers, iCitizens, can work, make digital culture or meet Digital Stars, companies specialized in the digital technology sector. A new building with 4 floors of workspaces, a comfortable environment surrounded by greenery, and a generous amount of natural light thanks to the large floor-to-ceiling windows and a terrace overlooking the city. The iForum app also allows you to access convenient covered parking spaces. The building is located in a strategic position, a stone's throw from the Aurelian Walls, easily accessible, and well connected by public transport. FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY iForum APP allows you to book and access workstations in coworking spaces and private offices with 2, 4 or 6 workstations, adaptable to your needs, versatile and multifunctional, with high levels of service on flexible contracts. The advanced wi-fi network guarantees a high-performance Internet connection, direct streaming, webinars, and videoconferences, without bandwidth or security problems of any kind. SERVICES AND NETWORKING iForum APP offers the possibility to use iForum services including the booking of Meeting rooms & Event spaces. iForum has an Auditorium and a meeting room that can be configured to allow for different layouts and capacities. Demo rooms and state-of-the-art digital infrastructures allow showcases and demos to present new products, services, or digital solutions, propose and test new business models in real-time, and communicate. Versatile event spaces, indoors and outdoors, are designed to enrich the iForum experience, engage customers, and foster partner networking.

About

Lens

A private web browser focused on speed and simplicity. It blocks ads and trackers by default, offers customizable search engine options, and features automatic tab archiving. Enhanced privacy controls include Face ID protection for private tabs.

Highlights
  • Search-first interface
  • Ad and tracker blocking
  • Customizable search engines
  • Automatic tab archiving
  • Face ID protected private tabs
  • Link preview and translation
Features
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Lens is a web browser that stays out of your way. Open it and type: search comes first, your favourite sites are one tap away, and there's nothing else to learn. No ads, no trackers, no account, and nothing collected about you. Free. SEARCH FIRST • Lens opens straight to search, with your pinned sites one tap away. • Pick your search engine: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Kagi, Ecosia, Google or Bing. THE WEB, WITHOUT THE NOISE • Ads, trackers and most cookie pop-ups don't load. • Hide anything that bothers you on a page, and it stays hidden next time. PRIVATE ON ITS OWN • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Lens doesn't know who you are. • Lock private tabs with Face ID. • Forget This Website clears everything a site saved. • Secure connections everywhere, and tracking codes are cleaned from links. TABS THAT TIDY THEMSELVES • Tabs you haven't opened in a day move to the Archive. Nothing is lost. • A tab with a half-filled form stays open until you send it. • Pinch a page to see your tabs, swipe along the bar to switch, flick a tab up to close it. SMALL THINGS THAT HELP • Mini Player: keep listening while you browse, with Picture in Picture. • Downloads that keep going in the background. • Reader, in seven soft colours. • Translate pages right on your iPhone. • Press and hold a link to preview it, and scroll it, before you open it. • Buttons for Reader, Translate, video and Downloads show up only when you need them. • Zoom, fullscreen, desktop site and blocking, set for each site. • Swipe anywhere on a page to go back or forward. • Copy an article as clean Markdown. MADE FOR iPHONE DUO • Open, the page gets the whole big screen, with the bar down the side. • Half-fold it in landscape, and Reader becomes a book you turn page by page. • Closed, it's the same Lens you know from iPhone. WORKS WITH YOUR iPHONE • Make Lens your default browser. • iCloud Passwords, passkeys, one-time codes, Apple Pay and Wallet passes. • iCloud sync for pins, history and tabs, end-to-end encrypted. • Buttons for Control Center and the Lock Screen, and Siri and Shortcuts. FOR DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS Select any text to see which font draws it. Tap anything to see its box, colours and contrast, measure the gap between two elements, or pause the page to look at a menu. Turn on Developer Tools in Settings. LENS FOR MAC A free menu bar app with your pins, your iPhone's tabs and the pages you send from your iPhone. No feeds, no clutter, no AI you didn't ask for. If you like Lens, you can leave a tip and unlock extra app icons.

Screenshots

iForum4 screens
Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iForum at none against Lens's 4. iForum also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Lens's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On price, 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. Lens sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iForum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iForum ships an update every 8 months, Lens every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iForum versus Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriForumLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—54 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSofia SRLMaximos Angelakis

In-app purchases

None

iForum

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lens

One-time4
  • Coffee$3.99
  • Coffee & Snack$6.99
  • Lunch$14.99
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  • Big Thank-You$29.99

Questions

Is iForum free?
iForum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lens free?
Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iForum or Lens have ads?
Neither iForum nor Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iForum or Lens?
iForum ships an update every 8 months, and Lens every 2 days. Most recently, iForum was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lens on November 12, 2026.

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