Caravel vs Net Skip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Net Skip
Experience fast, ad-free web browsing with a focus on user privacy. This open-source browser offers a clean interface and avoids tracking, rewards, or data collection.
- Ad-free browsing
- No tracking
- Open-source
- Minimalist interface
- Fast browsing experience
- No data collection
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Net Skip is a thoughtfully designed web browser that brings clarity and speed to everyday browsing. Built on the system's native web engine, Net Skip renders pages quickly and scrolls smoothly, with an interface that quietly steps aside as you read. The result is a browser that feels light, responsive, and out of the way — letting you focus on the page rather than the chrome around it. FEATURES — Fast page loads and fluid scrolling, powered by the native web engine — A clean, uncluttered interface that recedes while you read — Swipe between tabs with a single gesture — Visual tab overview with live previews of every open page — Automatic session restore — your tabs are right where you left them — Built-in ad and tracker blocking, on by default — A choice of search engines, with suggestions as you type — Find-on-page, adjustable text zoom, and a request-desktop-site option — Favorites and full browsing history, with simple controls to clear what you wish — Light, dark, and automatic appearance modes — Optional haptic feedback for a more tactile experience — JavaScript and custom user-agent settings for advanced users PRIVACY BY DESIGN Net Skip is built around a simple idea: your browsing belongs to you. — No advertising of any kind — No tracking, analytics, or telemetry — No in-app purchases or subscriptions — No accounts, no sign-in, no profile What happens in Net Skip stays on your device. OPEN SOURCE Net Skip is fully open source. The complete source code is published openly so anyone can read it, audit it, or contribute. You can find the project at https://github.com/Net-Skip. ABOUT THE APP FAIR Net Skip is brought to you by the App Fair Project, a non-profit charity dedicated to creating and maintaining digital public goods in the form of mobile applications. Learn more at https://appfair.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Caravel at 100% against Net Skip's 33%. Caravel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Net Skip's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Caravel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Caravel's written reviews are positive against 33% of Net Skip's.
Caravel ships an update every 6 months, Net Skip every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caravel | Net Skip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pro Gamma Spa | The App Fair Project Inc |
Customer experience
Caravel
Net Skip
In-app purchases
Caravel
No in-app purchases
Net Skip
No in-app purchases








