Comparison

Private Browsing Web Browser vs Read4Me

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

Head to head
About

Private Browsing Web Browser

Browse the internet privately and in full screen for free. This no-frills browser automatically deletes your history, cookies, and cache upon exiting. It maximizes viewing area by hiding status bars and navigation controls, offering a familiar interface with enhanced screen real estate.

Highlights
  • Complete private browsing
  • Full screen viewing
  • History, cookies, cache deleted on exit
  • Maximizes screen real estate
  • Safari-based browsing engine
  • Fast startup and shutdown
  • No auto-suggest or auto-fill
Features
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Finally, you can view all your websites PRIVATELY and in FULL SCREEN for FREE! This is the simple, no frills web browser you've been waiting for. • COMPLETE PRIVATE BROWSING • FULL SCREEN (13% MORE VIEWING AREA) • FASTER NO FRILLS and: FREE How it works: - History, Cookies, Cache, All completely deleted when you exit the app. No one will know where you've been. - Uses EVERY SINGLE PIXEL available to show websites in BEAUTIFUL FULL SCREEN! That's 13% more viewing area than standard Safari! Thanks to hiding of Status bars and auto hiding of all navigation controls when required. - Same back end safari browsing engine which means maximum speed, security, and reliability. Familiar Interface. In addition this app is COMPLETELY FREE and works on iPhone, iPod and iPad! so get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without worrying about family members snooping your history! Some other features and Details: - Portrait and Landscape mode support. - Orientation Locking Support for iPad. - Similar UI to Safari. - Hidden status bar to make more space. - Overlay controls to maximise screen real-estate. - Safari based backend engine. - Lightning fast startup and shutdown. - Always starts in Google, Yahoo or Bing search homepage. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Very discrete icon and presentation. - Completely FREE (and no annoying ads bar!) - Dark Mode support. - Tiny download so you can get it quickly. more apps: http://www.savysoda.com

About

Read4Me

Transform any web page, PDF, or scanned document into an audio experience. Listen to content at your preferred speed with natural-sounding voices. Ideal for hands-free consumption of digital and physical text.

Highlights
  • Listen to web pages
  • Convert PDFs to audio
  • Scan and listen to books/papers
  • Read text from any app via clipboard
  • Import documents from cloud storage
  • Adjustable listening speed
  • Premium natural voice
Features
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Listen to web pages, PDF, Scan any book and listen to the book. Read4Me lets you listen to webpages turning any web page into a podcast. Never read long boring web sites or documents anymore. Listen to web pages, PDF's, Take a picture of any paper or book and convert it into audio book. Share text from any application using clipboard and convert it into audio to listen to natural voice. Top Features of Read4Me: 1) Listen to web pages. Navigate to any web sites and click on start reader to start reading the web page. 2) Listen to PDF's, Take Photo of any physical book or paper and convert to audio and listen at leisure. 3) Copy text from any app to clipboard and listen to the text. 4) Read documents from other apps like iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive by importing in to the app using document selector. 5) Listen to web sites, docs at the speed you are comfortable with. 6) Listen in premium natural smoothing voice always. The subscription lets you listen to premium voice (First 10K words free) The in-app purchase is charged to your iTunes account. The auto-renewal of subscription can be turned off via iTunes account settings after purchase. There are three options for in-app purchase namely are as follows A> Weekly subscription only for $4.99 gives 100K Characters of premium voice from text. B> Weekly subscription only for $9.99 gives 250K Characters of premium voice from text after 3 day free trial. C> Monthly subscription of $49.99 gives unlimited character of premium voice. The subscriptions automatically renew unless the subscription is canceled when the subscription period expires • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: http://www.dexati.com/iosterms.html Subscription Info : http://www.dexati.com/iossubscriptions.html

Screenshots

Private Browsing Web Browser4 screens
Read4Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private Browsing Web Browser at 83% against Read4Me's 27%. Private Browsing Web Browser also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (127K vs 5.2K). On price, update cadence, 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. Read4Me sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Private Browsing Web Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Private Browsing Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browsing Web Browser has 127K ratings behind it against 5.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Private Browsing Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 27% of Read4Me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Browsing Web Browser ships an update every 2 months, Read4Me every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Private Browsing Web Browser versus Read4Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Browsing Web BrowserRead4Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (127K ratings) — better4.5 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better26.8% of reviews
Number of ratings127K — better5.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSavySodaDexati

Customer experience

Private Browsing Web Browser

All ratings127,494 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,617 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.1%

Read4Me

All ratings5,167 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative64.7%

User reviews

Private Browsing Web Browser

From 127K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 🔒 Provides privacy and security
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Useful for private browsing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Settings and bookmarks reset frequently
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with certain websites
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data collection
  • 👎 Limited functionality compared to other browsers

Read4Me

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Turns web pages and PDFs into podcasts
  • 👍 Helpful for multitasking and consuming information on the go
  • 👍 Natural-sounding voices
  • 👍 Useful for people with reading difficulties like dyslexia

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance, often stops reading unexpectedly
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Extremely expensive subscription at $50/month
  • 💰 Free version is very limited and full of ads

Bugs and requests

Private Browsing Web Browser

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bookmarks randomly deleted
  • Crashes when trying to save images
  • Inability to uninstall the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to have multiple tabs open
  • Option to set custom search engine
  • Improved bookmark management
  • Faster page loading speeds

Read4Me

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes when trying to read documents
  • Inconsistent behavior when attempting to skip or rewind
  • Issues with scanning and importing documents properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more voice options, including different accents
  • Improve navigation and ability to resume reading from where you left off
  • Reduce subscription cost to be more affordable

In-app purchases

None

Private Browsing Web Browser

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Read4Me

Subscriptions5
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$4.497 Days
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$49.991 Month
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  • Read4Me Monthly Unlimited3 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Read4Me Premium Unlimited$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Private Browsing Web Browser free?
Private Browsing Web Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read4Me free?
Read4Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Browsing Web Browser or Read4Me?
Private Browsing Web Browser is rated higher. Private Browsing Web Browser averages 4.7 out of 5 from 127K ratings, while Read4Me averages 4.5 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Private Browsing Web Browser or Read4Me have ads?
Neither Private Browsing Web Browser nor Read4Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Browsing Web Browser or Read4Me?
Private Browsing Web Browser ships an update every 2 months, and Read4Me every 6 weeks. Most recently, Private Browsing Web Browser was updated on September 24, 2026 and Read4Me on September 22, 2026.

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