Comparison

Private Browsing White vs Zip Browser

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

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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

Zip Browser

This app allows you to view and extract content from various archive and document formats, including ZIP, RAR, PDF, and Office files. It functions as a file manager, letting you organize, sort, save, and share your files easily. Access password-protected files and preview media directly within the application.

Highlights
  • View ZIP and other archive formats
  • Extract content from archives
  • Access PDF and Office documents
  • Manage and sort files
  • Open password-protected files
  • Share file content
Features
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ZIP Browser – Preview Files is all you need to view ZIP files or extract content from archives of unusual formats. With this application, you can extract and view content stored in ZIP Archives. Subscribe to the tool to unzip other file formats including RAR, gz, tar, tar.gz, jar, bz2, Z, 7z files. On top of that, the file extractor also helps you access PDF, word, excel or any password protected office file. Use the app as a file manager to sort different text files, media files including images, videos, mp3, mp4, files and more. Get ZIP Browser – Preview Files now! Share Files or Save File Content Access password protected files or ZIP archives easily from email attachment. The app also lets you view, organize, sort, save and share the ZIP file content anytime you like. Unlock the full potential of file browsing and file sharing with this useful application. How to use ZIP Browser – Preview Files to view files: - Go to email or any other source containing your target attachment - Click on the attachment and a popup will appear - Click the “Open in” Button and from there - Click ZIP Browser – Preview Files to view the files - All files that you open and view using this app will go into the ZIP Browser – Preview Files file manager - Save or share the unzip content from the attachment easily with a click Features of ZIP Browser – Preview Files: - Simple and easy to use file manager and zip browser app UI/UX - Access files from email attachments or any other location - search inside ZIP archives of different file formats - Access password protected files with just a click of the button - Access files through iTunes Sharing within ZIP Browser – Preview Files - save images, videos, mp3 and mp4 media into gallery - Easily browse files using next previous button for file preview - Share and send the whole zip file instead of sharing bits - Save files in the file manager and sort them easily - Open and view files in other applications - show/hide system files. - Supported preview format includes: * PDF files; * text files; * images; * videos * mp3 and mp4 files * Microsoft Word files; * Microsoft Excel files; * Open Office Files Unzip Attachments for following content Video: MP4, MPV, M4V, 3GP, MOV Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, CAF Document: ODS, PDF, RTF / RTFD, DOC / DOCX, XLS / XLSX, PPT / PPTX, CSV, CHM Text: HTM / HTML, TXT ... Picture: JPG / JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, TGA Subscribe to the tool to unzip other file formats including RAR, gz, tar, tar.gz, jar, bz2, Z, 7z files. Download and use ZIP Browser – Preview Files today! -------------------------------------------------------- ZIP BROWSER PRO SUBSCRIPTION For Zip Browser is offered subscription: Zip Browser Pro (1 Year) — yearly subscription. Zip Browser Pro (1 Year) allows view content of ZIP, RAR, gz, tar, tar.gz, jar, bz2, Z, 7z archives included password protected files. It will also hide Advertisement. Length of subscription is 1 year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the subscription period. 
 Subscription renewals cost the same amount as the original subscription. Your credit card will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the subscribed period through you iTunes Account. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. For additional information please read ours Terms of Use, Privacy policy and Auto-Renewing Subscription Policy (http://www.r3apps.com/apps/ZipBrowser/policy.html).

Screenshots

Private Browsing White4 screens
Zip Browser3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zip Browser at Free against Private Browsing White's $4.99. Zip Browser also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Private Browsing White's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

Zip Browser is free to download; Private Browsing White costs $4.99 up front. Zip Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Private Browsing White asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Private Browsing White holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browsing White has 4.3K ratings behind it against 12, 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 69% of Zip Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Browsing White ships an update every 2 months, Zip Browser every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Private Browsing White versus Zip Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Browsing WhiteZip Browser
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better69.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSavy Soda Pty LtdOlga Lyevi

Customer experience

Private Browsing White

All ratings4,347 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.4%

Zip Browser

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative26.1%

User reviews

Private Browsing White

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What 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

Zip Browser

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient file management
  • 💡 Useful for accessing zipped files
  • 🔒 Secure file handling
  • 🔋 Lightweight app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔓 Limited functionality without paid upgrade
  • ⚠️ Unreliable performance on some devices
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions or guidance

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

Zip Browser

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to open password-protected zip files
  • Crashes when trying to open certain file types
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more file types
  • Integrate with cloud storage services
  • Provide a more intuitive user interface
  • Implement a 'restore purchase' option

In-app purchases

None

Private Browsing White

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zip Browser

Subscriptions1
  • Zip Browser Pro (1 Year)$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Features$2.99

Questions

Is Private Browsing White free?
Private Browsing White costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zip Browser free?
Zip Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Browsing White or Zip Browser?
Private Browsing White is rated higher. Private Browsing White averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Zip Browser averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Private Browsing White or Zip Browser have ads?
Zip Browser shows ads; Private Browsing White does not.
Which is updated more often, Private Browsing White or Zip Browser?
Private Browsing White ships an update every 2 months, and Zip Browser every 2 weeks. Most recently, Private Browsing White was updated on September 24, 2026 and Zip Browser on September 6, 2026.

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