Web Private, Secure Browser vs VanBrowser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Private, Secure Browser
Browse the web with enhanced performance, security, and privacy. This lightweight browser offers an ad-free experience with built-in tracker blocking and cookie management. Its intuitive design prioritizes user-friendliness and accessibility.
- Ad-blocker
- Anti-tracker protection
- Cookie blocker
- SSL/HTTPS security
- Lightweight design (<10MB)
- Intuitive UI with bottom search bar
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An app for browsing the web, built from the ground up to improve performance, security, privacy, and to make sure it fits the platform and and feels at home in your device. Performance/ It is hard to put this in words, instead, try it for yourself, download Web Browser and see how fast it can load your favourite websites; did you notice the memory foot print of this app? Forget about using all your iPhone's storage downloading any other browser, this apps is under 10 MB and it plans to stay that way. Security/ Allowing only secure connections with SSL and HTTPS and making sure websites you visit have valid certificates. Privacy/ Anti-tracker protection and blocker, cookies blocker, and other features that make sure no one is watching your online activity, no one is finger printing you, and no one has access to your internet history. Ad-blocker/ You won't see ads anymore. Tailored for platform fit/ iOS// Making sure the design follows intuitive patterns, making it easy and reachable for your finger tips, and restricting the amount of touches that you need to accomplish any single task. Did you notice the search bar is at the bottom? Doesn't it feel more natural to have it accessible, closer to your thumb? Other web browsers, for example Safari, have also implemented the search bar at the bottom, but Web Browser was the first one to launch this revolutionary design, since back in 2020. macOS// Being on desktop means more power, more space, bigger screens, and bigger responsibilities. That is why it feels even more powerful than the competition, benchmark Web Browser against any other of your browsers, and you will notice a huge difference.
VanBrowser
A fast, private web browser designed for Apple devices. It prioritizes user control and transparency by avoiding AI features and data collection. Offers advanced tools for inspecting web activity and managing online identities.
- No AI features
- Advanced web inspection tools
- Persona-based identity separation
- Tracker and ad blocking
- Local data storage
- Optional iCloud sync
- Native Apple device design
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Fast, private, and built natively for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, VanBrowser puts you in control of your browsing experience instead of collecting data about it. Many browsers racing to add AI assistants, cloud services, and increasingly complicated and hidden interfaces. VanBrowser takes a different approach. It is a browser first, designed to help you browse the web with more transparency. NO AI. NONE. VanBrowser includes no AI features. No chatbot. No page summaries. No assistant watching what you browse. No prompts asking you to generate content. What you do in VanBrowser never becomes training data for us because we don't collect it in the first place. We don't collect data: You're not the product. Instead of monetizing your browsing activity, we rely on Pro subscriptions and optional tips to support continued development. SEE WHAT THE WEB IS DOING Most browsers hide what happens behind the scenes. VanBrowser puts that information in front of you. A live status bar shows page load times, transferred data, and resource counts as pages load. Open the Cookies, Network, and Page Info panels to inspect what a site sets, requests, and loads. Advanced users can also send and inspect raw web requests directly. PERSONAS: SEPARATE YOUR ONLINE IDENTITIES Keep work and personal accounts separate without juggling multiple browsers. Personas provide isolated browsing environments with their own cookies and device identities, making it easy to: • Stay logged into multiple accounts at the same time • Keep work and personal browsing separate • Open websites as a clean device • Automatically send specific websites to the correct Persona PRIVACY BY DEFAULT VanBrowser blocks many trackers and ads using maintained blocklists and is designed to give you greater control over your browsing data. History, bookmarks, passwords, and settings are stored locally on your Mac by default. If you use multiple devices, you can optionally enable iCloud sync to share supported data through your own iCloud account. VanBrowser is designed to minimize the collection of user data. We do not operate a cloud service for storing your browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, or synced data. BUILT NATIVELY FOR MAC, IPHONE, AND IPAD VanBrowser is designed specifically for macOS, iPhone, and iPad and feels at home here. Features include: • Tabbed browsing • Bookmarks and bookmarks bar • History and downloads • Reader View • Find in Page • Zoom controls • Built-in password vault • Built-in payment card vault • Per-site controls • Accessibility-focused design ACCESSIBILITY FIRST VanBrowser includes support for VoiceOver, Voice Control, and accessibility-focused customization throughout the app. FREE AND PRO VanBrowser is free to use. Upgrade to Pro to unlock iCloud sync, additional Personas, and other advanced features. A browser should work for you, not advertisers, data brokers, or AI companies. VanBrowser is a browser. That's the point. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VanBrowser at 100% against Web Private, Secure Browser's 63%. VanBrowser also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Web Private, Secure Browser's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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. Web Private, Secure Browser sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and VanBrowser sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VanBrowser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Web Private, Secure Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of VanBrowser's.
Web Private, Secure Browser ships an update every 5 days, VanBrowser every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Private, Secure Browser | VanBrowser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vicente Garcia Cortes | Vertolini |
Customer experience
Web Private, Secure Browser
VanBrowser
In-app purchases
Web Private, Secure Browser
- Sponsor$0.99
- Bookmarks$2.99
- Web Intelligence$2.99
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- Images$2.99
- Cookie Centre$2.99
VanBrowser
- VanBrowser (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- VanBrowser Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$6.99
- Large Tip$12.99
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- VanBrowser Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
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