Comparison

FishbowlToGo vs Surfed

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

Head to head
About

FishbowlToGo

Access and manage your Oracle WebCenter Content from your iPhone. Search for documents, view common file formats, and manage workflow assignments. Premium features offer advanced workflow review and native file handling.

Highlights
  • Search content by title, author, ID, and full-text
  • View common file formats (PDF, Office, images, video)
  • Email or open items in other apps
  • View basic document metadata
  • Add files to Favorites
  • View Workflow Assignments
  • Workflow Review (Premium)
Features
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FishbowlToGo lets you easily find and view items from Oracle WebCenter Content on your iPhone. Additional premium features include workflow review, check-in, and native file access. Basic App Features: • Search for content by title, author, content ID, and full-text • In-app viewing for common file formats including PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images, videos, and web content. • Email items or open-in other apps to view or edit • View basic Document Info (metadata) • Add files to “Favorites” for fast access • View your Workflow Assignments • Fishbowl AutoConnect technology allows easy connection to Oracle WebCenter Content Premium App Features (Requires Content Server Component): • Workflow Review: View, approve, and reject workflow items • Native file download • Check in photos from your camera or photo library • Check in files from other apps such as email attachments, notes, or presentations • Customize mobile check-in profiles for common upload tasks like event photos, invoices, or receipt captures Supported Environments: Any WebCenter customers can download the app and point it at their Content Server. It currently supports these environments: • Oracle WebCenter Content 11g, 12c or 14c • Basic, Forms-Based, or OAM Authentication (Single-Sign-On is currently not supported) Note: The app only works if it can reach the Content Server. If your organization requires an internal network connection or VPN for access to WebCenter Content, you may need to use the VPN client on your device in order to connect.

About

Surfed

This app unifies browsing history and bookmarks across devices with smart collections, tags, and notes. It offers advanced tools for developers and researchers, including a web inspector and automations, while providing a user-friendly interface for everyday browsing.

Highlights
  • Unified multi-browser history
  • Smart bookmark collections
  • Tags, notes, and reminders
  • Web Inspector and HTML Playground
  • Web Triggers automations
  • Dedicated browsing workspaces
  • Media Viewer
Features
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Surfed is a browser and unified history + bookmark manager for iOS, macOS, and visionOS that keeps a global, multi-browser history with smart bookmark collections, tags, notes, and reminders synced across devices. Search any session with powerful filters across all the context Surfed captures, then save those queries as personal, self-updating smart bookmark lists that surface the right pages at the right moment. The browser includes a built-in Web Inspector, Network Monitor, HTML Playground, JavaScript Console, and Web Triggers automations that run as you browse and can be built from extensive actions or installed from a gallery—so casual readers, normal users, and everyday browsers get a friendly UI while researchers, students, and professionals can organize knowledge and debug complex web apps. ### A Browser for Every Workflow - Create dedicated browsing workspaces with unique profiles, search engines, and automations for each context. - Use the Media Viewer to surface every image, video, and audio asset found on the current page. - Open a split browser view to compare sources or multitask across two sites at once. - Use the enhanced download manager with Live Activities, URL clean-up tools, and Share Sheet support. - Extend Surfed’s features directly inside Safari with the Surfed Safari extension for quick history, bookmarks, and automations. ### Smart Bookmark & History Manager - Keep a complete history of all your browsers across iOS, macOS, and visionOS that is fully searchable. - Build dynamic collections, reminders, and saved searches that update automatically as you browse. - Tag everything, track time-on-page, surface statistics, and protect sensitive sessions. ### Made for Power Users & Developers - Inspect layouts, watch network calls, test snippets, or prototype ideas inside the HTML Playground without leaving the page. - Edit source code live with Web Inspector + HTML Playground to test changes. - Automate repetitive steps with Web Triggers, Shortcut Actions, and JavaScript or AI-generated code—there are actions for everything. - Build browsing automations that trigger as you surf, either by composing your own Web Triggers from the extensive action catalog or installing prebuilt recipes from the gallery. - Customize search engines, clean URLs in one tap. ### Organize Research, Work, and Study - Capture ideas with notes, website tags, and Spaces dedicated to each project. - Attach Markdown notes to individual webpages and jot down per-Space notes to track decisions and next steps. - Turn history into personalized research dashboards that stay in sync across devices. - Listen Later and Read Later queues keep long-form content accessible whether you are commuting or studying. - Capture and annotate articles with Markup Mode, then share them using tons of built-in browser actions or Shortcuts workflows. ### Optional AI Assistance - Ask questions about your current browsing session or a single webpage inside the AI Chat to extract the answers you need. - Let AI tagging classify websites automatically so your collections stay organized. - Summarize long-form articles with one tap to save time during research or study. ### Privacy-First Sync - Your browsing data lives only on your devices and is protected with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode. - Surfed does not collect analytics or diagnostics. Sync happens via secure, native Apple services. In-app purchases unlock Surfed Pro features on iOS, macOS, and visionOS. App Privacy: All browsing history is stored locally on your device and cannot be viewed by anyone else, including us. We do not collect analytics or diagnostic data. Follow @surfedapp on X and @Surfed@indieapps.space on Mastodon for updates. Privacy Policy: http://surfed.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: http://surfed.app/terms.html

Screenshots

FishbowlToGo4 screens
Surfed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FishbowlToGo at 100% against Surfed's 43%. FishbowlToGo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Surfed's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price and ads 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. Surfed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FishbowlToGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FishbowlToGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surfed has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FishbowlToGo's written reviews are positive against 43% of Surfed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishbowlToGo ships an update every 3 months, Surfed every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
FishbowlToGo versus Surfed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishbowlToGoSurfed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.5 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.5% of reviews
Number of ratings226 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFishbowl Solutions, Inc.HOsy - intelligent software.

Customer experience

FishbowlToGo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Surfed

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative45.0%

In-app purchases

None

FishbowlToGo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Surfed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Feature Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Feature Yearly$7.491 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Feature Purchase$17.99

Questions

Is FishbowlToGo free?
FishbowlToGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surfed free?
Surfed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishbowlToGo or Surfed?
FishbowlToGo is rated higher. FishbowlToGo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Surfed averages 3.5 from 26 ratings.
Do FishbowlToGo or Surfed have ads?
Neither FishbowlToGo nor Surfed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishbowlToGo or Surfed?
FishbowlToGo ships an update every 3 months, and Surfed every 6 weeks. Most recently, FishbowlToGo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Surfed on October 5, 2026.

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