Vivid Browser vs Cookie Web Browser Private
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vivid Browser
Browse the web at your iPhone's maximum screen brightness, ideal for reading articles or social media in sunlight. An action extension allows quick opening and returning from other apps.
- Full brightness web browsing
- Action extension for quick access
- Optimized for reading in sunlight
- Seamless switching between apps
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Use Vivid to browse the web at your iPhone's full brightness. Wether you're reading a long article in the sun or you're browsing through your Twitter feed, with Vivid you'll be able to utilise the full brightness of your screen. Use the Action Extension to quickly open pages in Vivid from Safari or other apps and quickly go back to Safari as well. Note that Vivid Browser does not work make full screen videos brighter.
Cookie Web Browser Private
Browse the internet privately and securely. This app blocks cookies, trackers, and ads, allowing you to search anonymously. Enjoy a safer web experience without your data being collected or shared.
- Private search
- Anti-tracker protection
- Cookie blocker
- Ad blocker
- Incognito browsing
- Secure connection enforcer
- Automatic consent remover
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Privacy and security taken seriously. Stop websites spying on you and start browsing anonymously. Block cookies, trackers, ads. Browse with the ease of knowing they do not know who you are, what are you searching for, what are your interests; browse as if the web was a safe place again. What you get with Cookie: - Private search - Anti Tracker Protection - Cookie Blocker - Ad blocker - Incognito browsing - Secure connection enforcer - Automatic cookies-prompt/consent remover - Other accessibility and convenience features All these features contribute to make Cookie the safest, most private, and fastest web browser. Cookie is free to use, and we doesn't share your data with anyone, in fact, actually Cookie does not collect any data from you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vivid Browser at none against Cookie Web Browser Private's 1. Vivid Browser also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (64% vs 43%). Cookie Web Browser Private's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cookie Web Browser Private sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vivid Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vivid Browser holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivid Browser has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Vivid Browser's written reviews are positive against 43% of Cookie Web Browser Private's.
Vivid Browser ships an update every 8 months, Cookie Web Browser Private every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vivid Browser | Cookie Web Browser Private |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lumen Digital | Vicente Garcia Cortes |
Customer experience
Vivid Browser
Cookie Web Browser Private
In-app purchases
Vivid Browser
No in-app purchases
Cookie Web Browser Private
- Sponsor$7.99
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