Private Full Screen Browser vs iRetro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Full Screen Browser
This app offers a private, full-screen browsing experience by hiding interface elements for more screen real estate. It defaults to incognito mode, clearing history and cookies upon exit, and allows users to control privacy settings. Enjoy enhanced viewing and secure surfing.
- Full-screen browsing
- Incognito mode by default
- Clears history, cookies, and cache on exit
- Customizable privacy controls
- Bookmark management
- Multipage support
- Multiple search engine options
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The Full Screen Private Web Browser Incognito is available for the iPhone/iPod Touch & iPad. This app gives you up to 40% of your screen's real estate back by hiding the buttons, address and even the status bar when you don't need them. Now you can take full advantage of the screen of your device. Private Browser is a web browser that is focused mainly on your privacy. Private Browser Incognito provides a secure browsing experience with safe internet surfing. It gives a default incognito mode with no tracking and history record. The user has complete control over his privacy as he can control whether to save bookmarks and history. History, Cookies, Cache, All completely clear deleted when you exit the Safe Browser. No one will know where you've been. Surf the web exactly like you do in Safari: tap on links, swipe to scroll, double-tap or even pinch and spread your fingers to zoom in or out also for fast internet browser users. •• Orientation •• You can browsing in both orientation Portrait & Landscape. •• Full screen web browser •• - 25% more viewable area than Safari in portrait mode - Almost 40% more viewable area than Safari in landscape mode! •• Private Web Browser Incognito •• Securely browsing features you expect at any time. •• Bookmarks •• Bookmark your favorite webpages for easier navigation. Add, delete, reorder and edit bookmarks just like in Safari. •• Homepage •• Have your favorite page load when Full Screen first launches. This is easily set by tapping the action button and then the "Set as Home Page" button while you are on the page. The homepage address can also be set in the iPhone Settings app. •• Sharing •• You can share your favorite link via Facebook, Twitter & Email. •• Multipage Support •• You can browsing on multiple page at a time as in safari. •• Reset Browser •• You can clear your browsing history at any time. •• Search Engine •• Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Ecosia, Ask.com •• Choose your language •• You can choose your preferred language from English, Vietnamese, Khmer, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Swedish, Norwegian, Arabic, Polish, Danish, Turkish, Hebrew, Greek, Finnish, Vietnamese, Khmer, Hindi, Burmese, Thai, Indonesian, Sinhala, Filipino, Malay •• Theme •• Light & Dark Mode Support •• In-App Purchase •• One-time In-app purchase for Sharing, Bookmarks & Multipage features. Support retina display images for New iPad. This free application contains all features as above but you can use only surfing the web & full screen features. If you want to access all features please buy using In-app purchase. Don't wait! Download now and enjoy! We love to hear from the fans! Please write a review and help us make the Full Screen Web Browser even better. Stay tuned for a more updates soon! Here is EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://full-screen-web-browser-app.web.app/privacy-policy.html
iRetro
Explore how websites looked in the past using the Wayback Machine API. This browser offers a retro design for an immersive experience and can also be used for modern web browsing with a minimalistic interface. It's completely free with no ads or in-app purchases.
- View past website versions
- Powered by Wayback Machine API
- Retro design for atmosphere
- Modern web browsing
- Minimalistic interface
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Have you ever wonder how the Facebook, Yahoo or [[put your favorite website here]] looked like 10 years ago? Or 15? Now you can do this with our browser powered by Wayback Machine API*! Just set the date and that’s it - you’re in the past! The app has retro design for the deep diving into the atmosphere of oldschool web. The app can also browse the modern web, you can use it as regular browser. It has a simple minimalistic interface and, therefore, unlike other browsers, it won’t be able to spy on you :-) The app is absolutely free and not contains any ads or in-app purchases. Have a nice trip to the past, fun present and bright future! * For more information visit http://archive.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iRetro at none against Private Full Screen Browser's 1. iRetro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 52%). Private Full Screen Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Private Full Screen Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iRetro asks for nothing beyond the download.
iRetro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 247 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Private Full Screen Browser's written reviews are positive against 85% of iRetro's.
Private Full Screen Browser ships an update every 4 months, iRetro every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Full Screen Browser | iRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (247 ratings) | 4.6 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.8% of reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 247 — better | 94 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ankur Diyora | QURAI SOFTWARE - FZCO |
Customer experience
Private Full Screen Browser
iRetro
Bugs and requests
Private Full Screen Browser
Reported bugs
10 issues- Bug with resolving local host URLs
- App crashes on iOS 12
- App closes on open with iOS 12
- App forgets saved sites
- Cannot clear cookies without uninstalling
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- Cannot access some bookmarks
- App shuts down when trying to open bookmarked websites
- Cannot emulate desktop browser
- Cannot clear history
- Opens on last page instead of home screen
Requested features
7 requests- Add custom start pages
- Edge swipe for moving through pages
- Option to put bottom menus at the top
- Change search engine
- Add text size option
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- Add hand gestures
- Remove all icons in full mode
iRetro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Private Full Screen Browser
- All Features$0.99
iRetro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Private Full Screen Browser free?
Is iRetro free?
Which has better reviews, Private Full Screen Browser or iRetro?
Do Private Full Screen Browser or iRetro have ads?
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