Comparison

Private Browsing White vs Alert

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

Head to head
About

Private Browsing White

This app offers a private web browsing experience with a minimalist design. It ensures all browsing history, cookies, and cache are deleted upon exiting the application, providing complete privacy. Enjoy a full-screen viewing experience with increased screen real estate and faster loading speeds.

Highlights
  • Complete private browsing
  • Full screen viewing
  • History, cookies, cache deleted on exit
  • Faster loading speeds
  • Minimalist design
  • Safari-based browsing engine
Features
Currently charting
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Introducing the PRO Edition of our most popular private web browser! With improved minimalist design for iPhone and iPod. Improved speed on iPhone and iPad with Retina Display! Finally, you can view all your websites PRIVATELY and in FULL SCREEN on your iPhone, iPod, and iPad! 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 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. So get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without anyone knowing where you've been! 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 ask/google search home. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Very discrete icon and presentation. - Tiny download so you can get it quickly. more apps: http://www.savysoda.com

About

Alert

This app acts as a personal alarm and remote monitor, detecting changes in sound, light, motion, or faces to trigger alerts. It offers customizable sensitivity and the ability to share alarms with friends for remote monitoring.

Highlights
  • Detects sound, light, motion, and faces
  • Customizable alarm sensitivity
  • Remote monitoring with friends
  • Optional pre-alarm alerts
  • Records short videos before alarm
  • Dark screen mode with torch
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Alert is a personal alarm and remote monitor that reacts to sound, light, motion and faces! Alert triggers an alarm based on detecting people's faces or changes in sound, light or motion. When a trigger is detected you have the option to cancel, postpone or just let it sound an alarm. You control sensitivity to detect the slightest sound, change in lighting, vibration or even the number of people detected. At night time use Alert's dark screen and trigger the torch. Share alarms with friends using Alert to remotely monitor on an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. • Detect if anybody enters a room. Use as a portable alarm. • Share your activity levels with a friend, whilst retaining privacy. Are you home? Do you have company? • Alert yourself or friends when a security, fire or medical device alarm sounds. • Warn children that they are getting too loud or wake people when they snore! Alert Version 1.0 Features • Trigger alarm when you detect sound, light, motion or people • Remotely monitor and share alarms with other Alerts users with Apple Game Center • Option to share a short video recorded before alarm • Option to quietly alert you before an alarm • Select alarm sensitivity and sounds • Apple TV sounds alarms and displays what your iPhone or iPad detects

Screenshots

Private Browsing White4 screens
Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Private Browsing White at 4.8 against Alert's 3.5. Private Browsing White also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 42 months). Alert's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

Private Browsing White costs $4.99 and Alert $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Private Browsing White holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browsing White has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Private Browsing White's written reviews are positive against 50% of Alert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Browsing White ships an update every 2 months, Alert every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Private Browsing White versus Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Browsing WhiteAlert
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#150 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdiTrack Systems Limited

Customer experience

Private Browsing White

All ratings4,347 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews342 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.3%

Alert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Private Browsing White

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search engine changes cause crashes
  • Bookmarks disappearing after updates
  • Face ID not working on iOS 16.4-5

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for multiple tabs
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Allow setting a custom homepage
  • Improve compatibility with newer iOS versions

Alert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Private Browsing White

No in-app purchases

None

Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Browsing White free?
Private Browsing White costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alert free?
Alert costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Browsing White or Alert?
Private Browsing White is rated higher. Private Browsing White averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Alert averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Private Browsing White or Alert have ads?
Neither Private Browsing White nor Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Browsing White or Alert?
Private Browsing White ships an update every 2 months, and Alert every 42 months. Most recently, Private Browsing White was updated on October 13, 2026 and Alert on September 27, 2026.

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