Comparison

Web Browser vs Gold Browser

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

Head to head
About

Web 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.

Highlights
  • Ad-blocker
  • Anti-tracker protection
  • Cookie blocker
  • SSL/HTTPS security
  • Lightweight design (<10MB)
  • Intuitive UI with bottom search bar
Features
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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.

About

Gold Browser

Features
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Gold Browser puts the real web on your Watch: no iPhone in hand required. Tap the address bar to open any website, or type a few words to search with Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing. Pages open right on your wrist, and you scroll with the Digital Crown like everything else on watchOS. KEY FEATURES • Open any website — type a domain and go straight there. • Search your way — choose Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing in Settings. • Favorites — start with handpicked, watch-friendly sites (Wikipedia, YouTube, Maps, News, Weather and more), add your own, reorder by deleting, or restore the defaults anytime. • History & suggestions — recent pages appear on the home screen, and matching pages are suggested as you type. • Continue on iPhone or Mac — Handoff lets you pick up the page you're reading in Safari on your other devices with a tap. • Private by design — each page opens in a private session, so cookies and sign-ins aren't carried between pages. • Built for the watch — clean, full-screen layout, Digital Crown scrolling, and subtle haptic feedback. PRIVATE AND LIGHTWEIGHT Gold Browser collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Your favorites and history stay on your watch, and you can clear your history anytime from Settings. A NOTE ON HOW PAGES LOOK Pages render in the watch's built-in web view. watchOS draws a small bar at the top of every page (the site's domain and a close button); that bar is part of the system and can't be removed by apps. Sites designed for phones generally read best on the small screen. Browse the web from your wrist. Download Gold Browser.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gold Browser at none against Web Browser's 5. Gold Browser also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Web Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Web Browser sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Gold Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web Browser ships an update every 5 days, Gold Browser every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Web Browser versus Gold Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb BrowserGold Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVicente Garcia CortesOMYZERO PTY LTD

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Web Browser

One-time5
  • Sponsor$0.99
  • Bookmarks$2.99
  • Web Intelligence$2.99
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  • Images$2.99
  • Cookie Centre$2.99
None

Gold Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web Browser free?
Web Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gold Browser free?
Gold Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Web Browser or Gold Browser have ads?
Neither Web Browser nor Gold Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Browser or Gold Browser?
Web Browser ships an update every 5 days, and Gold Browser every 3 weeks. Most recently, Web Browser was updated on October 16, 2026 and Gold Browser on October 16, 2026.

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