Comparison

Roccat vs Telescopure

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

Telescopure

A minimalist web browser for iOS offering essential browsing features like full-screen browsing, page zoom, and pull-to-refresh. It allows users to select their preferred search engine and supports both light and dark themes. This open-source application can also be set as the default browser.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browsing
  • Page zoom
  • Pull to refresh
  • Bookmark favorite pages
  • Selectable search engines
  • Light and dark themes
  • Set as default browser
Features
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Telescopure is a browser for iOS which has minimal functions. Functions - Open an HTTP or HTTPS link. - Search by keywords. - Browse a page in the full screen. - Pull to refresh. - Page Zoom. - Bookmark user's favorite page. - Open a link of other app in Telescopure. - User can select a search engine (Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo). - Support light and dark themes. You can set Telescopure as your default browser app. You can use Telescopure to debug your application that work with the browser. Telescopure is an open source software. Developer may end support for older iOS without notice.

Screenshots

Roccat4 screens
Telescopure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Telescopure at 100% against Roccat's 0%. Telescopure also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Roccat's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Telescopure is free to download; Roccat costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Telescopure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Roccat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Telescopure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roccat versus Telescopure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoccatTelescopure
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRunecatsTakuto Nakamura

Customer experience

Roccat

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

Telescopure

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Roccat

No in-app purchases

None

Telescopure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roccat free?
Roccat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telescopure free?
Telescopure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roccat or Telescopure?
Telescopure is rated higher. Roccat averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Telescopure averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Roccat or Telescopure have ads?
Neither Roccat nor Telescopure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roccat or Telescopure?
Roccat ships an update monthly, and Telescopure monthly. Most recently, Roccat was updated on November 1, 2026 and Telescopure on November 3, 2026.

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