Comparison

Sporløs vs The Missing Brightness Widget

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

Head to head
About

Sporløs

Browse the web privately without leaving a trace. This application offers a secure, full-screen browsing experience that clears all history, cookies, and download information upon closing. Enjoy a fast, ad-free, and anonymous online journey.

Highlights
  • 100% private browsing
  • Fast and tiny download
  • Free with no ads
  • Landscape and portrait mode
  • Clears all browsing traces
Features
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Pay once. No ads. Nothing saved. Sporløs is a private browser that leaves no trace. No history, no cookies, no cache: everything you do lives in memory only and is gone when you tap Forget everything or leave the app. INCOGNITO IS NOW SPORLØS If you've used "FREE Private Incognito Browser" ("Color Browser" on your home screen), this is the same app, rebuilt from scratch. Sporløs is Danish for "without a trace". NOTHING IS SAVED • Every tab is private: cookies, cache, site data and history stay in memory and are never saved to your device • Forget everything: one tap closes every tab and throws away the session's data • Forget automatically when you leave the app: right away, after 1 minute, after 15 minutes, or only when you tap • No downloads and no bookmarks, on purpose: they would leave a trace BLOCKS TRACKERS AND ADS • A built-in list blocks common trackers and ads, on from the start • See which trackers were stopped on each page, and how many this session • Known sites are switched to HTTPS YOUR SEARCH, YOUR CHOICE • DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Brave Search, Ecosia, Qwant, Google or Bing • No search suggestions: nothing you type leaves your phone until you send the search LOCKED AND HIDDEN • Lock with Face ID or your passcode, if you like • Always hidden in the app switcher A REAL BROWSER • As many private tabs as you like, with a tab overview • Swipe back and forward, pull to refresh, find on page, request desktop site, share, copy link • Block JavaScript, if you like • Links that would open another app ask first • iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode • English, Danish, Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Korean WHAT IT DOESN'T DO Sporløs keeps your browsing off your device. It is not a VPN: the sites you visit, your network and your internet provider can still see the traffic. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Sporløs has no account and no server of its own, and collects nothing about you. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Sporløs costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.

About

The Missing Brightness Widget

Features
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The Missing Brightness Control Hello, I'm the developer of The Missing Brightness Widget. Like me, you were wondering why there wasn't a widget for the Home screen that allows you to adjust brightness? Well, I made it for you (and especially for me hehe). HOWEVER, before you get too excited, read the limitations below: - It's not possible to have sliders in widgets, so these are buttons - It's not possible to do much from a widget, so when you tap, the app launches and it handles the action - It's not possible to change Brightness, Dark Mode or Night Shift from an app, so the app uses Shortcuts (provided) Also, note: when you change brightness it will work for a time, and then auto-brightness will kick out, changing the value for you. If you don't want this, you can turn off auto-brightness in: Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Auto-Brightness So, I'm sorry, it's only a partial victory, but even in this state, I find it useful, and I hope it will work for you too. What we're all waiting for; a native widget to adjust brightness from the Home screen; doesn't exist and can not be done. I would have loved to make it better, but it's not possible. Only Apple can make it. KEY FEATURES • Quick Brightness Control Set your screen brightness instantly with five customizable preset buttons. • Customizable Brightness Presets Configure each brightness button to your exact preference (0-100%). Long press any brightness button to adjust its value. • Run iOS Shortcuts Two customizable action buttons let you trigger any iOS Shortcut directly from the widget. Provided shortcuts include Toggle Dark Mode and Toggle Night Shift, but you can assign any shortcut you want. Choose from many icons for your action buttons. • Home Screen Widget Add the widget to your home screen for instant access without opening the app. • Settings - Toggle brightness value display on buttons - Choose your preferred layout (brightness control on left or right) PERFECT FOR • Quick brightness adjustments without digging through Settings • Toggling Dark Mode and Night Shift with a single tap The Missing Brightness Widget brings the brightness widget you've been missing to your iOS home screen (with some limitations).

Screenshots

Sporløs4 screens
The Missing Brightness Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sporløs at Free against The Missing Brightness Widget's $2.99. Sporløs also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Sporløs is free to download; The Missing Brightness Widget costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sporløs versus The Missing Brightness Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSporløsThe Missing Brightness Widget
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCommanigyweheartprojects.com

Bugs and requests

Sporløs

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • No sound on video
  • Videos not playing on YouTube or any website
  • Stuck image on exit
  • Crashes frequently
  • Pop-up ads knock users off the app
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  • Local storage is persistent
  • Homepage advertises privacy
  • Annoying pop-up advertisement
  • Browser history visible on re-opening
  • Keeps opening the App Store
  • Hyperlinking out has stopped working
  • Homepage insists on payment for basic features
  • Won't load and can't delete
  • Rotation fixed (previously an issue)
  • Browser history not always cleared
  • Introductory text advertises privacy
  • Doesn't close all the way when exiting
  • Needs to shut down in the background
  • Not all sites show up on first or second page

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add sound for videos
  • Fix video playback issues
  • Allow for swiping gestures
  • Add a password option
  • Update the app with more features
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  • Add flash drive capabilities
  • Make homepage customizable
  • Add multiple tabs
  • Add bookmarks
  • Change app name to be less obvious
  • Add a privacy policy button
  • Remove clutter from homepage
  • Allow for swiping from left/right for back/forward

The Missing Brightness Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sporløs

No in-app purchases

None

The Missing Brightness Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sporløs free?
Sporløs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Missing Brightness Widget free?
The Missing Brightness Widget costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sporløs or The Missing Brightness Widget have ads?
Neither Sporløs nor The Missing Brightness Widget shows ads.

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