WebNative vs Web Roulette!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebNative
This web browser prioritizes quick access to your favorite sites with a streamlined shortcut and history management system. It leverages Safari for a safe and private browsing experience, allowing you to easily navigate to domains or scan QR codes.
- Shortcut management
- History management
- Domain-based browsing
- QR code scanning
- Safari-based privacy and safety
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The web browser that puts your shortcuts front and center! Simple shortcut and history management with a web browser that is simple and safe (because it use mobile Safari). Simply enter the domain you are looking for (even leave off .com) like apple, microsoft, twitter, google, bing and begin browsing. You can also scan a QR Code to quickly visit a web page (great for restaurant menus). All web browser history is managed by Apple and the browser is Safari so all the functionality you would expect is there: privacy and safety.
Web Roulette!
Discover new webpages with a simple shake or swipe through your favorite sites. This app offers a unique browsing experience by eliminating typing and page loading times, making web surfing a fun and convenient game.
- Swipe through favorite sites
- Shake for surprise webpage
- No typing required
- Pre-cached pages for fast loading
- Simplified browsing experience
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Web Roulette is simple and fun to play with like all good toys. Just swipe and shake. 1. Swipe through your favorite sites 2. Shake when bored for a surprise webpage! But it's also your new main mobile browser. NO typing your next page NO page loading times (precached!) NO tab management NO baggage from Netscape Navigator's branch of desktop web browsers Take it out for a spin and we hope you enjoy. “Silly and simple and I kind of love it” - THE VERGE “Simple, addictive, and fun” - TECHCRUNCH “It’s just plain dumb fun” - JOHN GRUBER “Makes surfing your top sites a fun game” - APPADVICE “Browsing websites this way is quick and convenient” - MACRUMORS “Restores… the kind of random nature of “flipping through channels” on the internet.” 9TO5MAC
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Verdict
WebNative and Web Roulette! both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WebNative's written reviews are positive against 75% of Web Roulette!'s. Web Roulette!'s advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for WebNative against 4.7 for Web Roulette!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Roulette! has 125 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of WebNative's written reviews are positive against 75% of Web Roulette!'s.
WebNative ships an update every 2 months, Web Roulette! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebNative | Web Roulette! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WebNative LLC | Impending |
Customer experience
WebNative
Web Roulette!
Bugs and requests
WebNative
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Web Roulette!
Reported bugs
4 issues- App says 'out of shakes'
- Swiping clashes with website gestures
- Stops audio playback on device
- Websites are blank or outdated
Requested features
9 requests- Dedicated iPad app
- Option to disable roulette animation
- Clearer onboarding for 'shake' feature
- Ability to open articles in Apple News
- Separate wheels for different website categories
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- More onboarding guidance
- Option to mute sound effects
- Adjustable swipe sensitivity
- Zone-based swiping for UI navigation
In-app purchases
WebNative
No in-app purchases
Web Roulette!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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