Zapbox Browser vs The Slate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zapbox Browser
Browse the web and experience immersive 3D content on your iPhone. This app transforms your device into a Mixed Reality headset, complete with controller support, for exploring virtual worlds.
- Immersive web browsing
- Mixed Reality headset experience
- Virtual Reality content support
- Bluetooth controller integration
- 3D content exploration
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Experience immersive web-based content on your iPhone with Zapbox Browser! Zapbox transforms your iPhone into a Mixed Reality headset including two bluetooth controllers - find out more about Zapbox at https://zapbox.io. Zapbox Browser offers a simple web-browsing experience with support for immersive 3D Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality content built for headsets so you can explore a world of immersive content as easily as browsing the web.
The Slate
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Never miss a movie or TV show from your favourite talent! The Slate is the unique and easy way to keep track of upcoming movie and TV projects from your favourite actors, writers, directors, or producers. Simply add them to your favourites and see their upcoming work listed in your own personal project Slate. It's all in Your Slate – Your Slate shows you poster art, release dates, and contact avatars for your favourites involved, all in a gorgeous timeline view. – Easily spot unmissable projects that multiple favourites are involved in. See beyond Your Slate – Take a peek at what projects your favourites have in pre-production, production, or post-production. (Pro feature) – Go into the past and see what they released in the last 12 months. Dive deeper – Check out dedicated pages for each movie or TV project, with summaries, trailers, and links to instantly open a title in IMDb, Sequel, or Letterboxd. – See full credit listings for your favourite talent, or instantly jump to their page in IMDb. Mark you calendar – Create individual events for projects you don't want to miss. – Alternatively, sync your whole Slate to a dedicated calendar in the iOS Calendar app. – Entries come with pre-filled summaries and links to the appropriate IMDb page. Ask Siri AI and use Shortcuts – Quickly ask Siri to display Your Slate. – Ask Siri to add new favourites or jump straight into a title or talent page. – Create your own custom shortcuts with The Slate's native actions. Customise your look – Choose from 4 eye-catching accent colours. – Go light or dark mode - the choice is yours! Full Accessibility & Multi-Language Support – VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Smart Invert and more. – The Slate supports UK English, US English, Español, Français, Italiano, and Deutsch. Pro features Upgrade to unlock an unlimited number of favourites (free users get up to 6) and access to the In Development feature. --- Privacy and terms: https://jonathanreed.me/the-slate-privacy-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zapbox Browser at none against The Slate's 2. Zapbox Browser also leads on iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.2). The Slate's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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. The Slate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Zapbox Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zapbox Browser ships an update every 9 days, The Slate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zapbox Browser | The Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zappar Limited | Jonathan Reed |
In-app purchases
Zapbox Browser
No in-app purchases
The Slate
- The Slate Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- The Slate Pro Annual$9.991 Year









