Private Browsing Web Browser vs Hide Your Plate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Hide Your Plate
Easily blur your car's license plate directly on your mobile device in seconds. Protect your vehicle's identity from online threats with a simple finger drag. The app also offers image filters to enhance your car photos.
- Blur license plates with finger drag
- Protect vehicle identity
- Apply image filters to car photos
- Quick and easy editing on mobile
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Hiding your car's number plate was never easy before. Now with HideYourPlate app, you don't need to open PC and use photoshop/ paint. HideYourPlate lets your blur your license plate on your mobile device with in seconds. Isn't this awesome! and not just that, app has some cool image filter that would make your car look more lovely ;) Simply blur your license plate by dragging your finger on the picture and protect your vehicles identity from online criminals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private Browsing Web Browser at 83% against Hide Your Plate's 4%. Private Browsing Web Browser also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (128K vs 13). Hide Your Plate's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Private Browsing Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browsing Web Browser has 128K ratings behind it against 13, 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 4% of Hide Your Plate's.
Private Browsing Web Browser ships an update every 2 months, Hide Your Plate every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Browsing Web Browser | Hide Your Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (128K ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 4.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SavySoda | Muhammad Siddiqui |
Customer experience
Private Browsing Web Browser
Hide Your Plate
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
Hide Your Plate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Private Browsing Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Hide Your Plate
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Private Browsing Web Browser free?
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