Just Search vs Telescopure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Search
Access the internet rapidly through a variety of search engines and services. It remembers your search history and allows customization of your preferred search engines.
- Multiple search engine support
- Search history
- Customizable engine order
- Pin default engines
- Add/edit/remove engines
- OpenSearch standard support
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Search the WWW quickly with different search engines and services. Features: - Keeps a history list of your searches - Orders the engines automatically by the least recently used first - Pin your default engines to one of the first 4 spots - Add, edit and remove search engines - Find search engines with the OpenSearch standard - support for the iPhone X+
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.
- Full-screen browsing
- Page zoom
- Pull to refresh
- Bookmark favorite pages
- Selectable search engines
- Light and dark themes
- Set as default browser
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Telescopure at Free against Just Search's $0.99. Telescopure also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). Just Search's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Telescopure is free to download; Just Search costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Just Search against 5.0 for Telescopure. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Just Search ships an update every 16 months, Telescopure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Search | Telescopure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Takuto Nakamura |
Customer experience
Just Search
Telescopure
In-app purchases
Just Search
No in-app purchases
Telescopure
No in-app purchases
Questions
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