Vanilla Browser vs Takeoff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vanilla Browser
A minimalist web browser for iOS optimized for music listening. Its unique 'listening mode' allows you to play audio from videos with a dimmed screen, saving battery life. This feature is compatible with all video websites.
- Minimalist web browser
- Optimized for music listening
- Listening mode for background audio
- Screen dimming feature
- Battery saving
- Works with all video websites
- No registration required
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Vanilla Browser is a minimal web browser for iOS, designed especially for listening to music. The browser has a special 'listening mode' that lets you listen to music or sounds from a playing video, while dimming the screen. This feature works with all video websites, and saves battery compared to keeping the video visible on the screen. Features: A very quick and lightweight browser for iPhone/iPad. Listening mode lets you listen to music from a video, while putting the video in the background. Free app, no subscriptions or in-app purchases. No user registration, login or anything.
Takeoff
This app offers a privacy-focused and modern way to track flights. It features a simple, navigable UI and unique camera-based flight identification. Get started with flight tracking easily without ads or mandatory accounts.
- Privacy-focused flight tracking
- No data selling
- No advertisements
- No account sign-up required
- Simple and navigable UI
- Camera-based flight identification (Pro feature)
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Welcome to Takeoff. Takeoff is a privacy focused flight tracker that tries to be the most privacy focused and modern flight tracker you'll download off the app store. Why choose Takeoff? Privacy: // Takeoff never sells your data // Takeoff will never show you an ad // Takeoff will never make you sign up for a annoying account Ease of use: // Simple UI that is easily navigable // Takeoff Vision: Quickly find a flight that you hear // Point at a flight using your camera to easily find it (pro) // No ads // A quick and simple on boarding Even if you don't like to track flights, maybe try Takeoff. It's an easy way to get into flight tracking without paying for it. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takeofftracking.notion.site/Takeoff-Privacy-Policy-3461199af90d808fb6bced08855ddfc4?pvs=74
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Takeoff at 5.0 against Vanilla Browser's 1.0. Vanilla Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Takeoff sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Vanilla Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Takeoff holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Vanilla Browser | Takeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sven Lahr | Rachel Petto |
In-app purchases
Vanilla Browser
No in-app purchases
Takeoff
- Takeoff Pro$2.991 Month
- Takeoff Pro Yearly7 Days trial$27.491 Year
