Text Browser vs Eddy
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.
Eddy
This app redirects you to a chosen destination when you try to open a blocked application. Instead of hitting a dead end, you land somewhere you actually want to be, promoting mindful usage and better habits. It offers a private, server-less experience with flexible subscription plans.
- Redirect blocked apps to chosen destinations
- Block single apps or entire categories
- Private by design, no account or tracking
- Manual deactivation requires a sentence and 30 seconds
- No streaks, points, or daily check-ins
- Flexible subscription plans with free trial
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You already know how to block apps. You've done it. It worked. Then you stood there with your thumb out and nowhere to put it. Eddy fixes the part after the wall. Every app you block gets a destination you choose ahead of time, while you're calm. Tap Instagram out of habit and Eddy stops you with one button: Go to Chess. One tap and you're somewhere you actually wanted to be. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick what to block. Single apps or whole categories. 2. Give every blocked app a destination. Chess, Duolingo, Audible, Kindle, a run, a journal. One destination can cover many apps. 3. Hit the wall. Tap the button. Land somewhere better. WHAT MAKES EDDY DIFFERENT Nothing gets blocked into a void. Every blocked app has somewhere to go, or Eddy won't block it. Turning Eddy off takes a real sentence and 30 seconds. Autopilot can't do either. No streaks, no points, no daily check-ins. If Eddy works, you'll need it less. That's the point. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No tracking. Apple's Screen Time keeps your app choices private, even from Eddy. PLANS Start with 2 weeks free. Then choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in Settings. Terms: https://eddy-app-eta.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://eddy-app-eta.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eddy at 5.0 against Text Browser's 3.8. Eddy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 31 months). Text Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (37 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Eddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Text Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Browser has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Text Browser ships an update every 31 months, Eddy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Browser | Eddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | NIKHIL SAINI KAPUR |
Customer experience
Text Browser
Eddy
In-app purchases
Text Browser
No in-app purchases
Eddy
- Eddy Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Eddy Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Eddy Lifetime$49.99
