Comparison

海豚浏览器HD vs Gear

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

Head to head
About

海豚浏览器HD

Experience a faster, more intuitive web browsing with unique gesture and voice controls. Enjoy a rich reading experience, seamless cross-device syncing, and easy access to your favorite sites. Optimized for touchscreens, it offers a fluid and personalized internet platform.

Highlights
  • Gesture control for website access
  • Magazine-style reading experience
  • Cross-device content syncing
  • Multi-screen interaction
  • Sidebars for bookmarks and tabs
  • Multi-tab browsing
  • Smart website suggestions
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想要获得更爽的上网体验?请选择海豚浏览器。它专为触屏而生,极速、稳定,更拥有独特的手势、语音控制等功能,让你使用浏览器从未如此自由。 海豚浏览器在国内外好评如潮: -CNET评选 最受欢迎的应用排名第二 -PCMag评选 40款最受欢迎的免费应用排名第一 -PCWorld评选 iOS最好的免费应用排名第一 >海豚手势: 仅需画一个手势,直接打开你喜爱的网站,再也无需进行繁琐输入。 >海豚阅读: 丰富的内容源,和高品质的阅读体验,图文并茂的杂志式浏览,畅享悦读新生活。 >海豚云同步 无缝同步新概念,多个设备间同步你的所有内容,书签、历史记录、打开的标签页、第三方Chrome、Firefox书签无所不包。 >多屏互动 从PC发送到手机、或平板,多设备之间互相推送内容,就是这么简单。 >左右侧边栏 轻滑出左侧边栏,这里有你喜爱的书签,轻滑右侧边栏,管理打开的多个窗口。 >多标签浏览 一切都像你在电脑上使用一样,iPad上也是如此。 >智能推荐 根据你的输入自动联想相关网站,输入网站更快捷。 >浏览模式 根据具体需求,你可以选择桌面视图,还是为iPad优化过的视图。 >快速访问 在这里添加你最喜爱的网站,无须再从大量书签中寻找。 海豚浏览器同样有iPhone版本! 如果您有任何建议与问题,请随时与我们联系。 邮箱:support@dolphin-browser.com 新浪微博:weibo.com/dolphinbrowser QQ群:479390018

About

Gear

A modern, privacy-focused web browser designed for enthusiasts. It offers powerful extension support, on-device AI features, and advanced tools for enhanced productivity and a personalized browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Powerful extension engine
  • Unlimited AI features
  • Adaptive dark mode
  • Intelligent translator
  • Built-in content filter
  • Professional developer tools
  • Immersive reader mode
Features
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"A new browser with a nice design and advanced features that will appeal to enthusiasts." - LifeHacker Gear is a modern browser built with powerful web extensions, on-device intelligence, minimal design, and strong privacy protection to provide an exclusive browsing experience and empower productivity. # Powerful Extension Engine The first web browser to support both Web Extension and UserScript, designed for high performance and seamlessly integrated with the browser, providing unlimited possibilities. # Unlimited AI Features Powered by an on-device large language model, the AI features enhance the browsing experience with groundbreaking privacy protection. # Adaptive Dark Mode An advanced intelligent algorithm delivers a refined dark mode with improved visual comfort and better power efficiency. # Intelligent Translator Translate web pages with an intelligent engine optimized for accuracy and natural fluency. # Built-in Content Filter 250,000+ deeply optimized rules to block ads and trackers for faster loading speed and privacy protection. # Professional Developer Tools Inspect elements, view resources, analyze performance, and debug with a complete set of on-device developer tools. # Immersive Reader Mode Listen, translate, or summarize content with a clean, immersive reading experience. # Flexible Gear Player A modern media player with Picture-in-Picture, subtitles, and AirPlay support. # Designed for the latest iOS Features Supports the latest iOS features, including default browser, Widgets, Handoff, Spotlight search, and more. -------- If you have any recommendations for Gear, please contact us at contact@gear4.app. # Official website https://gear4.app # Social Media X.com: @GearBrowser Facebook: facebook.com/GearBrowser Reddit: reddit.com/r/GearBrowser/ # Privacy Policy https://gear4.app/privacy # Terms of Service https://gear4.app/tos

Screenshots

Gear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 海豚浏览器HD at 93% against Gear's 55%. 海豚浏览器HD also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.5). Gear's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (245 vs 3). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 海豚浏览器HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gear holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gear has 245 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of 海豚浏览器HD's written reviews are positive against 55% of Gear's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

海豚浏览器HD ships an update every 2 months, Gear every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
海豚浏览器HD versus Gear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter海豚浏览器HDGear
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (245 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better55.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMoboTap Inc.Binary Gear LLC

Customer experience

海豚浏览器HD

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.1%

Gear

All ratings245 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral17.0%
Negative27.7%

User reviews

海豚浏览器HD

From 3 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Useful gesture controls
  • 👍 Convenient reading mode
  • 👍 Integrates well with other apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🚧 Limited functionality compared to other browsers
  • 🚧 Lack of customization options

Gear

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • 🔒 Secure browsing
  • 👍 Minimalist design
  • 👍 Customizable dark mode
  • 🚀 Efficient performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with extensions
  • 🔒 Paid subscription for core features
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability problems
  • 🐛 Slow page loading
  • 🐛 Confusing user interface

Bugs and requests

海豚浏览器HD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search bar keyboard not appearing on iPad
  • Trouble loading certain websites or web content
  • Compatibility issues with older devices or iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Flash content
  • Implement a built-in ad blocker
  • Allow more customization of the home page
  • Improve syncing and cross-device support

Gear

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Extensions not working
  • Inability to open certain websites
  • Inconsistent dark mode behavior
  • Difficulty managing bookmarks and history

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more extensions and userscripts
  • Improve tab management and browsing experience
  • Provide more customization options
  • Optimize performance and stability
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

10 purchases

海豚浏览器HD

One-time10
  • Green$0.99
  • 流星$0.99
  • 太空$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 余晖$0.99
  • 幻影$0.99
  • 塔桥$0.99
  • 城市$0.99
  • 海浪$0.99
  • 美人鱼$0.99
  • 使者$0.99
3 purchases

Gear

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Semi-annually Pro Subscription7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is 海豚浏览器HD free?
海豚浏览器HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gear free?
Gear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 海豚浏览器HD or Gear?
Gear is rated higher. 海豚浏览器HD averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Gear averages 4.0 from 245 ratings.
Do 海豚浏览器HD or Gear have ads?
Neither 海豚浏览器HD nor Gear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 海豚浏览器HD or Gear?
海豚浏览器HD ships an update every 2 months, and Gear every 4 days. Most recently, 海豚浏览器HD was updated on June 11, 2026 and Gear on September 21, 2026.

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