Text Browser vs ProSurf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Selective content download (HTML, scripts, full page)
- Adjustable font size
- Bookmarks
- Download counter
- Full screen mode
- Configurable start page
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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.
ProSurf
This app transforms your iOS device into a secure kiosk by restricting access to only approved websites. It offers extensive customization to create a controlled browsing environment for business use.
- Lockdown to specific websites
- Hide address bar
- Incognito mode
- Single & Multi-tab support
- Control navigation
- Clear cache and cookies
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ProSurf Kiosk Lockdown Browser is a free, secure browser for iOS that locks down your iPad & iPhone into an interactive kiosk by allowing only business specific websites. It helps you create a safe browsing environment in iOS devices. Key Features of ProSurf Kiosk Lockdown Browser: * Lockdown your iOS devices to a specific website * Hide the address bar to block users from typing URLs * Run sites in incognito mode * Add browser shortcut on the device home screen * Single & Multi-tab support * Allow & disallow users to view download files * Allow & disallow back/forward navigation * Allow & disallow touch interface * Allow & disallow Javascript popups * Clear cache and cookies in the interval * Control full screen more * Control zoom in/out You can use the browser to whitelist as many sites as you want and set custom properties against each website. Set additional properties like hiding the navigation bar, or hiding the URL address bar to get a complete Kiosk experience combined with Guided Access mode of iOS devices. Once installed open the application and click on Getting Started to see the controls and options that ProSurf offers. The default passcode to access Settings is 2323. Click on the Settings icon on the home page and start configuring ProSurf for your needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Browser at 3.9 against ProSurf's 3.2. Text Browser also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 50%) and ratings volume (36 vs 6). ProSurf's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Browser holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Browser has 36 ratings behind it against 6, 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 50% of ProSurf's.
Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, ProSurf every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Browser | ProSurf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (36 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Promobi Technologies |
Customer experience
Text Browser
ProSurf
In-app purchases
Text Browser
No in-app purchases
ProSurf
No in-app purchases
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