Comparison

Text Browser vs Web page text only reader

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

Head to head
About

Text Browser

Browse the web efficiently on slow networks by selectively downloading content. Choose to download only HTML, scripts, or the full page to save data and time. Offers features like adjustable font size, bookmarks, and a download counter.

Highlights
  • Selective content download (HTML, scripts, full page)
  • Adjustable font size
  • Bookmarks
  • Download counter
  • Full screen mode
  • Configurable start page
Features
Read full description

If you prefer text browsing, try this app. Select if images and scripts should be used. Change the font size with an easy click on an icon.

About

Web page text only reader

Extracts and displays the text content of web pages in a book-like format. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, backgrounds, and page-turning effects. Save and share your notes and highlights.

Highlights
  • Extracts text-only from web pages
  • Book-style reading with page curl
  • Customizable fonts, sizes, and background colors
  • Long tap for notes, highlights, and comments
  • Offline reading of downloaded content
  • Share highlighted text as PDF
  • Reading history and favorites
Features
Read full description

Read a web site page from browser in the classic book style, remember where you read? Select background, font for reading, curl the pages page by page? Just open "Action/Share" dialog in Safari, select ReaderView App and read the very text of the selected page! IMPORTANT: To read a website page content in the Reader just click "share by" on the the web browser and select "Reader app". Make sure the Reader is on the list of apps that you permit share content with. Read "text-only" version of any website page, works for majority sites, including flibusta: - Text extracted by "readability" like Safari Reader Mode - Support a Few different methods of extracting text from web site - Use long tap to make notes, highlight text, add comments - You can lock downloaded content for offline read - Read website page text in "book style" with curl flip pagination - You can change fonts, sizes, background color on the flight - Keep history of your readings, save favourites - Share the texts with your highlights as PDF - Share your notes/comments with friends The application is free; however, in-app purchases are available for unlocking the some limits and locked functionality. Please leave a feedback trough the feedback button in "more" tab. We are working on improving the ReaderView to get the correct textual data from majority of the important sites. Feel free to point us to the web sites you need us to deal with first! Note, that some sites are designed the way that prevents text extraction. Feel free to send us the URL over feedback email and we will think how to parse this specific site for you.

Screenshots

Text Browser4 screens
Web page text only reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Browser at 66% against Web page text only reader's 0%. Text Browser also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Web page text only reader's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 31 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Web page text only reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Browser holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Browser has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Text Browser's written reviews are positive against 0% of Web page text only reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, Web page text only reader every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Text Browser versus Web page text only reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText BrowserWeb page text only reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (36 ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMochaSoftVasilisa Akselevich

Customer experience

Text Browser

All ratings36 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative25.0%

Web page text only reader

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Text Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Web page text only reader

One-time1
  • Remove Limits$2.99

Questions

Is Text Browser free?
Text Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Web page text only reader free?
Web page text only reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Browser or Web page text only reader?
Text Browser is rated higher. Text Browser averages 3.9 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Web page text only reader averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Text Browser or Web page text only reader have ads?
Neither Text Browser nor Web page text only reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Browser or Web page text only reader?
Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, and Web page text only reader every 8 months. Most recently, Text Browser was updated on August 15, 2026 and Web page text only reader on September 9, 2026.

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