Private Browsing White vs Pharos Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Complete private browsing
- Full screen viewing
- History, cookies, cache deleted on exit
- Faster loading speeds
- Minimalist design
- Safari-based browsing engine
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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
Pharos Pro
This app acts as a powerful proxy client, capturing and redirecting all device traffic through configurable proxy servers. It supports numerous protocols and offers features like policy mode and node testing for secure and anonymous internet browsing.
- Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic
- Redirect traffic to proxy servers
- Support for multiple proxy protocols (Trojan, Vmess, SS, etc.)
- Policy mode with Clash.Meta config
- Subscribe to proxy configurations
- Test node delay
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*THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SERVER SIDE SERVICE* Pharos Pro is a simple but powerful proxy client. You can configure which traffics route to proxy servers,Its core value is to provide the most secure proxy, The NEVPNManager API gives Pharos Pro the ability to create and manage a Personal proxy configuration on iOS. It can capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device, and redirect to an HTTP/SOCK5 proxy server following highly configurable rules. # Feature: Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device,and redirect to an HTTP/SOCK5 proxy server following highly configurable rules. - Support protocol : Trojan,Vmess,Https,SS,SS-Simpleobfs,SSR,Trojan-Go,Xray,Hysteria,,Tuic,Anytls,mieru. - Support policy mode with Clash.Meta config. - Support Subscribe. - Support scan QR code. - Support custom node. - Support test delay of node. - Easy to use — just tap the connect button. - Fast, reliable access to the safety internet. # What can you do with a proxy client? - Enhance your online privacy and enable you to safely and anonymously browse the Internet. - Protect you when using a public WIFI hotspot. - Allows you to create a secure connection to another network over the Internet. #Notes: - Pharos Pro does not provide any server side services. Please setup your own servers. - Pharos Pro requires to add proxy Configurations to add your own proxy Configuration. - Pharos Pro is a client side application.No user data will be sent to our severs.More details are listed in https://pharospro.com/privacy-policy. # Privacy Policy: * When the user is in normal use, we will not log any logs related to the user. * Only when the app is crash, we will collect the necessary user connection and crash log. * Details: https://pharospro.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Private Browsing White at 4.8 against Pharos Pro's 3.2. Private Browsing White also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 105) and review sentiment (82% vs 64%). Pharos Pro's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Private Browsing White costs $4.99 and Pharos Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Private Browsing White holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browsing White has 4.3K ratings behind it against 105, 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 64% of Pharos Pro's.
Private Browsing White ships an update every 2 months, Pharos Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Browsing White | Pharos Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | 3.2 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 63.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 105 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | #184 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savy Soda Pty Ltd | Pharos Limited Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Private Browsing White
Pharos Pro
User reviews
Private Browsing White
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🔒 Secure and private browsing
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 💡 Clears browsing data on exit
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🚫 Ads still present in paid version
- 🤔 Limited customization options
Pharos Pro
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Supports many protocols
- 👍 Compatible with Clash Meta
- 👍 Good UI and interface
- 👍 Fast speed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Broken after updates
- 🐛 Configuration lost after updates
- 🐛 Crashes on import
- 🐛 Cannot connect after upgrade
- 🐛 VPN disconnects quickly
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
Pharos Pro
Reported bugs
24 issues- Configuration lost after updates
- Crashes on import
- Cannot connect after upgrade
- VPN disconnects quickly
- Not working on Mac
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- Unusable
- Cannot import addresses
- Trojan protocol stops working
- No support for socks5
- Unstable connection
- Cannot use at all
- Configuration issues with Clash
- Proxy mode not working
- Cannot connect to VMess
- Widget bug: cannot toggle on/off
- App crashes occasionally on iOS 10.3.3
- Incompatible with older devices
- VPN connection unstable, switching between 4G and WiFi
- Clash configuration not working for Netflix split
- Update required error
- Cannot connect b/c update is needed despite it being the latest version
- Auto-update breaks connectivity
- VPN closes automatically after a few seconds
- Cannot enter tuic and hy2 protocols
Requested features
10 requests- Add select all option for deleting servers
- Add widget support
- Add dock function and night mode
- Add iCloud sync between devices
- Add websockets on vmess
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- Add support for certificates on Trojan
- Add IP address country icon for nodes
- Add speed test display
- Support for clash protocol
- Support for testflight application
In-app purchases
Private Browsing White
No in-app purchases
Pharos Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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