Comparison

Private Full Screen Browser vs Whale

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

Whale

This browser offers a fast and intuitive web browsing experience with cross-device synchronization. It features a unique quick search function and a convenient scrapbook for saving content, all while blocking intrusive ads. Enjoy a personalized and efficient way to access web content.

Highlights
  • Fast and intuitive design
  • Cross-device data synchronization
  • Quick search on screen
  • Convenient scrapbook
  • Ad blocking
Features
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Here is Naver Whale browser! Searching in easy and fast, Syncing to every devices, Blocking abusive ads. Enjoy web content with Whale! - The more you use it, the more beautiful and intuitive design - Synchronize your data as is on any PC / mobile device - Quick and easy search on the screen you saw, Quick Search - Your own Scrapbook, more convenient than bookmarks Learn more about Naver Whale - Contact us through whaleteam@naver.com - Please visit us : https://whale.naver.com - This is the from for whale, let us know your opinion : https://forum.whale.naver.com/forum/25/ Required permissions for Whale · Camera: Used for QR code scanning, image search, and Whale ON video calls. · Microphone: Used to transmit audio during Whale ON video calls. · Photos: Used to save webpage images and screenshots to your photo library. · Location: Used to provide weather information on the new tab page and to share your current location with websites that request it. · Contacts: Used to save downloaded contact (vCard) files to your device's Contacts. · Face ID / Touch ID: Used to verify your identity when entering Incognito mode, managing passwords, and unlocking browsing history or downloads. · Notifications: Used to receive visit reminders and Scrapbook notifications you've set up. Required Permission Info - Location : To provide location information on websites - Photos : To download images from website or upload the photos stored on device to website - Microphone : To use your voice and access Whale ON video meeting - Camera : To upload images and access Whale ON video meeting Privacy Policy You can read privacy policy of Whale browser : https://policy.naver.com/policy-mobile/privacy.html

Screenshots

Private Full Screen Browser4 screens
Whale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whale at none against Private Full Screen Browser's 1. Whale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Private Full Screen Browser's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Private Full Screen Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whale asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whale holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 260 and 314 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Private Full Screen Browser's written reviews are positive against 66% of Whale's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Full Screen Browser ships an update every 4 months, Whale every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Private Full Screen Browser versus Whale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Full Screen BrowserWhale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (260 ratings)4.5 (314 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings260314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB306 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAnkur DiyoraNAVER Corp.

Customer experience

Private Full Screen Browser

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

Whale

All ratings312 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral12.8%
Negative21.1%

User reviews

Private Full Screen Browser

From 260 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Full screen view
  • 🚀 Fast loading
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Good for older devices
  • 👍 Reliable performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited to 2 tabs
  • 🐛 Annoying ads
  • 🐛 Paid features required
  • 🐛 Does not work with Remote Desktop
  • 🐛 Bug with local host URLs

Whale

From 314 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • ✨ Clean and beautiful design
  • 🚀 Fast and reliable performance
  • 🔗 Seamless PC and mobile integration
  • 💡 Useful built-in features (Papago, calculator, memo)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Ad blocker not working effectively
  • 🐌 Slow loading times on some devices/websites
  • 🚫 Certain features not working as expected (PiP, screen time, translation)
  • 📱 Mobile version less optimized than desktop

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

Whale

Reported bugs

54 issues
  • Picture in Picture (PiP) not working
  • Playback slider not working
  • Hacker using the interface (potential security issue)
  • Screen time not working
  • UI issues with YouTube and Naver on iPad
Show 49 more
  • Background wallpaper changing automatically
  • Text size adjustment difficult
  • YouTube full screen not working on iPad
  • Papago feature not working on certain websites
  • Login errors (non-existent account, wrong password)
  • YouTube small window mode issues
  • Screen not transitioning to full screen
  • Tab window bug when opening new tabs
  • PDF viewing issues (lagging, crashing)
  • App crashing after update
  • WebRTC open by default on PC/Mac
  • Whaleon error preventing meeting participation
  • File names with Korean characters becoming unreadable after download on iOS 15
  • Back button behavior (going to top of page)
  • Bomtoon account login authorization error
  • App force closes when entering a class meeting link
  • Bug where previously opened pages open in a new tab
  • Naver dark mode not working
  • Page loading issues
  • Login issues with incorrect password or initialization failure
  • Login not working on iPad
  • Dedicated meeting room hostless start error
  • App freezing and becoming unresponsive
  • Dark mode issues (not applying, white screen on some sites)
  • YouTube translation issues causing content mix-up
  • MacBook (M1) battery consumption
  • Freezing issues on mobile
  • Text selection issues (options window not appearing)
  • App crashing on login
  • Crash when editing menu
  • Translation not working (German to English)
  • App crashing when opening new tabs
  • App restarting when minimized
  • App crashing on login attempt
  • Infinite crashing
  • App closes after a few seconds
  • PDF documents in links cause freezing
  • Link to PDF documents causes freezing
  • Automatic refresh when switching apps
  • App restarts when minimized
  • Dark mode not available on iOS
  • Infinite crashing on iOS
  • App crashes after login attempt
  • Syncing issues with desktop browser history
  • Text selection not working on iPad
  • Papago or Quick Search not appearing next to text selection
  • Background playback not working on mobile data
  • Translation function often unavailable
  • Search term saving cannot be turned off on mobile

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add simplified Chinese language support
  • Add Turkish language support
  • Add Japanese language support
  • Improve text selection and copy-paste functionality
  • Add a search feature for opened tabs
Show 19 more
  • Allow users to disable search term saving
  • Add a desktop mode persistent option
  • Improve PiP fast forward/backward slider
  • Add screen time tracking feature
  • Add option to disable 'frequently visited sites' on home screen
  • Allow users to set homepage to a new tab page
  • Add option to disable closing tab list when closing last tab
  • Improve background playback on mobile data
  • Add Chinese language version
  • Add Russian language support
  • Add a feature to move PC content to other devices
  • Fix issue with automatic change to new version of Naver launcher
  • Add ability to download to Files
  • Fix issue with PDF rendering on iPad
  • Add option to customize toolbar
  • Improve text size adjustment for better usability
  • Add a feature to view saved passwords on iPhone
  • Add a screen time mode to see time spent on each website
  • Add option to fix background wallpaper

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Private Full Screen Browser

One-time1
  • All Features$0.99
None

Whale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Full Screen Browser free?
Private Full Screen Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whale free?
Whale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Full Screen Browser or Whale?
Whale is rated higher. Private Full Screen Browser averages 4.3 out of 5 from 260 ratings, while Whale averages 4.5 from 314 ratings.
Do Private Full Screen Browser or Whale have ads?
Private Full Screen Browser shows ads; Whale does not.
Which is updated more often, Private Full Screen Browser or Whale?
Private Full Screen Browser ships an update every 4 months, and Whale every 2 weeks. Most recently, Private Full Screen Browser was updated on November 6, 2026 and Whale on November 5, 2026.

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