Comparison

Roccat vs Plainly

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

Head to head
About

Roccat

Access your desktop browser tabs on your mobile device. Share websites wirelessly and enjoy a distraction-free reading experience with multiple display modes. Optimized for speed and ease of use.

Highlights
  • Access desktop tabs on mobile
  • Wireless website sharing
  • Distraction-free reader mode
  • Night, day, and sepia modes
  • FusedBar for searches and addresses
  • Fast browsing experience
Features
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The browser you all know and love for Mac now on the small screen! Roccat:Connect gives you access to your desktop's open 
tabs on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad from Roccat on your Mac over RClouds. Roccat:Connect is packed with a miniature version of the amazing Roccat Browser, it has the ability to share websites to other Roccat and Roccat:Connect users using Roccat Flick wirelessly. Roccat:Connect is super fast and makes browsing easy, you can use the FusedBar (address bar) to enter web addresses or perform google searches, or you can even browse through your cloud tabs from your Mac! Roccat:Connect has great reader abilities, turning your favourite articles into distraction free beautiful articles, with night mode, day mode and sepia mode options. ============== Requirements ============== Roccat Flick requires the other user to have Roccat 2.5 or above for Mac (free) or Roccat:Connect 1.0 or above for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. RClouds for desktop open tab access requires Roccat 2.0 or above (free) with an RClouds account (free), on a Mac with Leopard or above (PPC or intel). Download Roccat for Mac at: http://www.runecats.com/Roccat.dmg

About

Plainly

Experience web browsing without distractions. This app offers a clean, full-screen interface with minimal controls, allowing you to focus solely on content. It includes features like quick tab switching, passcode protection for privacy, and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browsing experience
  • Intuitive tab switching
  • Buttonless interface option
  • Passcode protection for privacy
  • Dark mode support
  • Quick history clearing
Features
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Plainly is a web browser for browsing your favorite web sites full-screen. No address bars, no toolbars, no status bars – just a small button at the bottom of your screen. - Tap the Plainly button at the bottom of the screen to switch tabs and access navigation options - Two button modes: draggable mode lets you move the Plainly button to wherever you want; quick-switching mode lets you switch between tabs by swiping left and right on the Plainly button. - Buttonless full-screen: Tap and hold with two fingers to completely hide the Plainly button. - Passcode protection: Require a passcode for browsing privately. Plainly will also hide what you're looking at in the app switcher. - And more! Quickly clear browsing history; shortcuts support for launching Plainly on a given tab; pop-up support for websites that require them; and dark mode.

Screenshots

Roccat4 screens
Plainly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plainly at 75% against Roccat's 0%. Roccat's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Roccat costs $0.99 and Plainly $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roccat ships an update monthly, Plainly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roccat versus Plainly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoccatPlainly
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRunecatsJustin Cheng

Customer experience

Roccat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Plainly

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Roccat

No in-app purchases

None

Plainly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roccat free?
Roccat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plainly free?
Plainly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roccat or Plainly have ads?
Neither Roccat nor Plainly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roccat or Plainly?
Roccat ships an update monthly, and Plainly every 9 months. Most recently, Roccat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Plainly on October 10, 2026.

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