Comparison

Snowbunny Private Web Browser vs Advanced Search Smart Options

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

Head to head
About

Snowbunny Private Web Browser

Experience a faster, cleaner mobile browsing experience with full-screen and private modes. This app prioritizes speed and privacy by stripping away non-essential features, offering an uncluttered interface for maximum viewable area.

Highlights
  • Super fast browsing
  • Full screen mode
  • Private browsing
  • No history or cookies saved
  • HTML 5 compliant
  • Portrait & Landscape support
Features
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Introducing Snowbunny: The NEWEST, FASTEST mobile browser for your iPhone and iPad! Spend more time browsing and less time waiting! Also featuring FULL SCREEN BROWSING and PRIVATE BROWSING functionality! Get this essential web browser for you iPhone and iPad today! + it is COMPLETELY FREE! KEY FEATURES: 1. SUPER FAST (even faster loading and displaying than Safari*) 2. FULL SCREEN (beautiful full screen, up to 35% more viewable area^) 3. PRIVATE MODE (leave no history, cookies, or anything behind) 4. COMPLETELY FREE (no ad bars, other than what's already on the web) HOW IT WORKS: 1. SPEED Snowbunny is a highly speed optimised browser using same backend as mobile safari but with code extensively optimized for performance. non-essential features like multi tabs, loading bars have all stripped out to provide an ultra clean, ultra fast, yet fully HTML 5 compliant browser to your mobile device! Our tests show that loading, start up, shutdown, search, and navigation speeds all exceed Safari and other popular browsers by a noticeable margin. 2. FULL SCREEN We've consolidated the top and bottom tool bars as seen in Safari into one context sensitive navigation bar saving plenty of space. In addition this toolbar can be hidden simply by browsing down a web page. As well as this, we've removed the annoying status bar at the top of the screen to gain 100% pixel usage when displaying any web page. You can view web pages beautifully using the maximum screen real-estate. 3. PRIVATE MODE Private mode can be enabled via settings. In private browsing mode all history, cookies, login details are completely cleared when you exit or swap between apps. No one will know where you've been! OTHER FEATURES - Portrait & Landscape support - Scrolling, zooming - Bookmarks - HTML 5 Web videos, audio streaming - Full screen video playback - Context sensitive menus - iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPhone 4 support - Similar UI to Safari. - No autosuggest or auto fill in. - Tiny download so you can get it quickly. More Apps: http://www.savysoda.com * Based on our in-house testing. Not independently verified. ^ 35% more viewable area on iPhone Landscape Mode. 20%+ in iPhone Portrait Mode.

About

Advanced Search Smart Options

Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based advanced search
  • Automatic search operator generation
  • AND, OR, and exclusion searches
  • Numerical and date range filtering
  • Specify site, domain, and file type
  • Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
Features
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)

Screenshots

Snowbunny Private Web Browser4 screens
Advanced Search Smart Options4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snowbunny Private Web Browser at none against Advanced Search Smart Options's 1. Snowbunny Private Web Browser also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Advanced Search Smart Options's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment 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. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snowbunny Private Web Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snowbunny Private Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowbunny Private Web Browser has 6.7K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Snowbunny Private Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 71% of Advanced Search Smart Options's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowbunny Private Web Browser ships an update every 4 months, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Snowbunny Private Web Browser versus Advanced Search Smart Options: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowbunny Private Web BrowserAdvanced Search Smart Options
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.7K ratings) — better4.4 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6.7K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSavySodamanabu ueda

Customer experience

Snowbunny Private Web Browser

All ratings6,673 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.7%

Advanced Search Smart Options

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Snowbunny Private Web Browser

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bookmarks not syncing properly
  • Refreshing issues when switching between pages
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for tabs
  • Implement bookmark management
  • Include a dark mode option
  • Allow setting a custom homepage

Advanced Search Smart Options

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Snowbunny Private Web Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Advanced Search Smart Options

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Plan$3.99

Questions

Is Snowbunny Private Web Browser free?
Snowbunny Private Web Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Search Smart Options free?
Advanced Search Smart Options is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snowbunny Private Web Browser or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Snowbunny Private Web Browser is rated higher. Snowbunny Private Web Browser averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while Advanced Search Smart Options averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Snowbunny Private Web Browser or Advanced Search Smart Options have ads?
Advanced Search Smart Options shows ads; Snowbunny Private Web Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Snowbunny Private Web Browser or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Snowbunny Private Web Browser ships an update every 4 months, and Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Most recently, Snowbunny Private Web Browser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Advanced Search Smart Options on November 3, 2026.

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