Comparison

Freedom Search vs Yulia

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

Head to head
About

Freedom Search

This browser prioritizes your privacy by minimizing website requests and automatically blocking third-party trackers and ads. It also assigns a privacy score to each site, offering transparency about data usage.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first browsing
  • Blocks third-party trackers
  • Blocks unwanted ads
  • Assigns website privacy scores
  • Minimizes website requests
Features
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Freedom Search - Privacy Browser The Freedom browser was built from the ground up with privacy in mind. The moment you open the Freedom browser, the application aims to enhance security by sending the fewest requests possible to other websites. In addition, Freedom blocks third-party trackers and unwanted ads automatically. The privacy-based search engine, Freedom, also offers a privacy-first mobile browser. This browser blocks trackers and assigns each website a privacy score, providing a transparent view of what each site does or tries to do with your data.

About

Yulia

Features
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Have you ever wanted to read an article but were blocked by a paywall? With Yulia, you never have to worry about that again! Yulia is the powerful extension that helps you access the content you want, when you want it. Whether you come across a news story, a research article, or a blog post behind a paywall, Yulia fetches the archived version of the article for you, directly in your browser. What makes Yulia so special? Easy to use: With just one click on the Yulia button, you get instant access to the archived version of the article. Compatible across multiple platforms: Yulia works seamlessly on Safari for Mac and iOS, as well as on Chrome and Firefox across all platforms. Fast and reliable: Yulia ensures you quickly get access to what you're looking for, hassle-free. Never miss an article again and read without limits. Download Yulia today and experience the web as it was meant to be – freely accessible!

Screenshots

Freedom Search3 screens
Yulia1 screens

Verdict

The call

Freedom Search and Yulia are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Freedom Search versus Yulia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreedom SearchYulia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHUMAN RIGHTS & FREEDOMManfred Witteman

In-app purchases

None

Freedom Search

No in-app purchases

None

Yulia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Freedom Search free?
Freedom Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yulia free?
Yulia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Freedom Search or Yulia have ads?
Neither Freedom Search nor Yulia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Freedom Search or Yulia?
Freedom Search ships an update every 2 months, and Yulia every 2 months. Most recently, Freedom Search was updated on September 9, 2026 and Yulia on September 23, 2026.

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