Comparison

Caravel vs Ruru

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

Head to head
About

Caravel

This browser offers enhanced browsing with mobile/desktop view switching, full-screen mode, and an advanced incognito feature for privacy. It also includes font resizing, full-page screenshots, and voice annotation capabilities.

Highlights
  • Mobile/desktop view switching
  • Full-screen browsing
  • Advanced incognito mode
  • Font size adjustment
  • Full-page screenshots
  • Voice annotations
  • Tabbed sidebar for quick access
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Caravel is a browser that brings you many useful features, easily accessible through the toolbar. Switch seamlessly between mobile and desktop view, browse full screen, and protect your personal data with an exclusive incognito browsing mode. 1) Browse sites in mobile or desktop view. 2) Full screen view that allows you to enjoy the entire device display area. 3) An original incognito browsing mode: use the toolbar button for enabling it and suddenly the whole browsing session becomes private, even the pages you had opened before entering this mode! Also, if you close Caravel by returning to the home menu when this mode is enabled, the browser switches back to its start page automatically, hiding the contents you were browsing. 4) You can increase or decrease the size of the fonts displayed on many sites, besides zooming with your fingers as usual. 5) You can switch back to the search page by simply tapping a button. 6) Tap a button to take a screenshot of the entire page you are browsing, not only the visible part! 7) Enable the voice recording feature to record audio annotations linked to the page you are browsing. 8) Send the links you like via email, along with the screenshots and the audio annotations you created. 9) Use the tabbed sidebar for quick and easy access to your favorite sites, the archive of your audio annotations and screenshots, and your history. 10) Use the settings page to change your default home page or search engine or even to delete on the fly the contents you created. This is all yours for free! Only a small ads banner will be displayed, which will be hidden a few seconds after enabling full screen mode: you won't lose a single pixel of your device display.

About

Ruru

This browser is designed for one-handed use, allowing thumb-based control for navigation and search. It's ideal for users with larger phones or smaller hands seeking convenient mobile browsing.

Highlights
  • One-handed operation
  • Thumb-friendly navigation
  • Swipe gestures for back/forward
  • Edge swipe for tab management
  • Shake to search
  • Bookmark functionality
  • Right/left-handed mode switch
Features
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'Ruru' is a simple web browser aiming to use with one hand.You can use all the operations within the range of the thumb.It is ideal for people who use big iPhone, small hands. Please try it. = Main function = · Swipe from anywhere on the screen to GoBack · GoForward · Double tap the top of the Home button to display the search screen · Swipe from the edge of the screen to display the tab selection screen · Bookmark (save with long press) · Tab list · History (past 300 items) · Go to Google search screen with shake · Switch between right-handed mode and left-handed mode

Screenshots

Caravel1 screens
Ruru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Caravel at 5.0 against Ruru's 4.0. Caravel also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Ruru's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caravel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Caravel's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ruru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caravel ships an update every 6 months, Ruru every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Caravel versus Ruru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaravelRuru
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPro Gamma SpaMAPLE LLC

Customer experience

Caravel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ruru

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Caravel

No in-app purchases

None

Ruru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caravel free?
Caravel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruru free?
Ruru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Caravel or Ruru?
Caravel is rated higher. Caravel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ruru averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Caravel or Ruru have ads?
Neither Caravel nor Ruru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caravel or Ruru?
Caravel ships an update every 6 months, and Ruru every 3 weeks. Most recently, Caravel was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ruru on October 6, 2026.

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