Comparison

Caravel vs SamBrowser

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

SamBrowser

Browse the web discreetly in a full-screen interface that mimics a familiar browser. Scan QR codes or barcodes to search for product prices and easily share web addresses. This free application is designed for privacy and convenience.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browsing
  • Portrait and landscape mode
  • QR code and barcode scanning
  • Product price search via scan
  • Discrete icon and presentation
  • Easy address sharing
Features
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In addition this app is COMPLETELY FREE and works on iPhone, iPod and iPAD! so get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without anyone knowing where you've been! Some other features and Details: - Portrait and Landscape mode support. - Full screen web browser. - Similar UI to Safari. - Scan address from QRCode or Barcode. - Search product price with scan code. - Safari based backend engine. - Setup default address. - Always starts in Google, Yahoo or Bing search homepage. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Easy Share address to other apps. - Very discrete icon and presentation.

Screenshots

Caravel1 screens
SamBrowser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Caravel at 5.0 against SamBrowser's 4.5. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caravel ships an update every 6 months, SamBrowser every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Caravel versus SamBrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaravelSamBrowser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPro Gamma SpaSoeng Samnang

Customer experience

Caravel

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

SamBrowser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Caravel

No in-app purchases

None

SamBrowser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caravel free?
Caravel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SamBrowser free?
SamBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Caravel or SamBrowser?
Caravel is rated higher. Caravel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SamBrowser averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Caravel or SamBrowser have ads?
Neither Caravel nor SamBrowser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caravel or SamBrowser?
Caravel ships an update every 6 months, and SamBrowser every 10 months. Most recently, Caravel was updated on September 27, 2026 and SamBrowser on September 25, 2026.

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