Comparison

Text Browser vs grep

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

Head to head

Text Browser

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 3.837 ratingsView app →

grep

Knows everything you've saved

Free

📊 Productivity

No ratingsView app →

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

grep

Features

Read full description

grep is a digital assistant designed to help you save what you care about, find it with ease and finally to discover new things based on your shared content!

Screenshots

Text Browser4 screens

grep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: grep at monthly against Text Browser's every 31 months. Text Browser's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, grep monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Text Browser versus grep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Text Browser	grep
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.8 (37 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	65.6% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	37 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 31 months	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS	15.6 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	208 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	MochaSoft	grep inc

In-app purchases

None

Text Browser

No in-app purchases

None

grep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Browser free?

Text Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is grep free?

grep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Text Browser or grep have ads?

Neither Text Browser nor grep shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Text Browser or grep?

Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, and grep monthly. Most recently, Text Browser was updated on October 22, 2026 and grep on October 7, 2026.