Comparison

Private Full Screen Browser vs iHost

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

iHost

Create and share webpages directly from your iOS device. Features a built-in code editor with syntax highlighting for multiple languages and easy file sharing to continue your work on a computer. Ideal for developers on the go.

Highlights
  • Local web server
  • File sharing
  • Built-in code editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Web inspection tools
  • HTML Live support
Features
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iHost is a local server on your iOS device! You can easily share files and create a webpage all from your iOS device so that anyone on your network can see your creation. There is a built in code editor with syntax highlighting for multiple languages with a beautiful clean user interface. You can save the files with any extension meaning you can take off where you left on your computer with easy file sharing. iHost can work with HTML Live and Web Inspect to create an array of amazing web tools that will help you code on the go to become a better developer. Localhost was brought to you from: https://github.com/swisspol/GCDWebServer

Screenshots

Private Full Screen Browser4 screens
iHost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iHost at none against Private Full Screen Browser's shown. iHost also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Private Full Screen Browser's advantage is ratings volume (247 vs 52). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Private Full Screen Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iHost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Private Full Screen Browser against 4.3 for iHost. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 247 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Private Full Screen Browser's written reviews are positive against 44% of iHost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Full Screen Browser ships an update every 4 months, iHost every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Private Full Screen Browser versus iHost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Full Screen BrowseriHost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (247 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings247 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnkur DiyoraINNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Customer experience

Private Full Screen Browser

All ratings247 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative42.2%

iHost

All ratings52 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative22.2%

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
Show 5 more
  • 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
Show 2 more
  • Add hand gestures
  • Remove all icons in full mode

iHost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Private Full Screen Browser

One-time1
  • All Features$0.99
1 purchases

iHost

One-time1
  • iHosts Pro Features$4.99

Questions

Is Private Full Screen Browser free?
Private Full Screen Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iHost free?
iHost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Full Screen Browser or iHost?
iHost is rated higher. Private Full Screen Browser averages 4.2 out of 5 from 247 ratings, while iHost averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do Private Full Screen Browser or iHost have ads?
Private Full Screen Browser shows ads; iHost does not.
Which is updated more often, Private Full Screen Browser or iHost?
Private Full Screen Browser ships an update every 4 months, and iHost every 5 days. Most recently, Private Full Screen Browser was updated on September 24, 2026 and iHost on September 20, 2026.

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