Browser and Notes for iPad vs Split Web Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Browser and Notes for iPad
Combines a web browser with a text editor, allowing users to view web pages and write notes simultaneously. Ideal for research and content creation on a tablet.
- Integrated web browser
- Up and down text editor
- Simultaneous viewing
- Content creation tool
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Place up and down text editor and web browser.
Split Web Browser
Browse multiple web pages simultaneously on a single screen, maximizing your device's real estate. This app allows you to perform various tasks like emailing, shopping, and searching the web concurrently, eliminating the need for constant tab switching.
- Simultaneous multi-tab browsing
- Up to 9 web pages on one screen
- Full screen mode
- Incognito mode
- Powered by Bing Search
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You've just received your new larger screen iPhone or iPad. what are you going to do with all that extra screen space? With Split, you can now do two, or more tasks simultaneously! Email, shop and search the web at the same time! Stop constantly switching between tabs while browsing! Consider this problem solved with Split Web Browser by SavySoda. You can now browser multiple (up to 9) web pages on the same screen. Split is fast, and also supports full screen mode and incognito mode. So you have the best of Safari, and Chrome wrapped in one. This is the perfect alternative browser for your large screen iPhone and iPads. It's the browser to use for multitasking lovers. Split Web Browser is powered by Bing Search. Get Split today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Split Web Browser at 71% against Browser and Notes for iPad's 0%. Split Web Browser also leads on ratings volume (752 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Browser and Notes for iPad's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 23 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Browser and Notes for iPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Web Browser has 752 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Browser and Notes for iPad's written reviews are positive against 71% of Split Web Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Browser and Notes for iPad ships an update every 6 months, Split Web Browser every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Browser and Notes for iPad | Split Web Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (752 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 752 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +17 |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Savy Soda Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Browser and Notes for iPad
Split Web Browser
Bugs and requests
Browser and Notes for iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Split Web Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to use bookmarks
- YouTube videos go into fullscreen mode
- Doesn't load search results properly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between screens
Requested features
4 requests- Allow split-screen for apps, not just websites
- Add support for YouTube and other video playback
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Optimize for newer iPhone models
In-app purchases
Browser and Notes for iPad
No in-app purchases
Split Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Browser and Notes for iPad free?
Is Split Web Browser free?
Which has better reviews, Browser and Notes for iPad or Split Web Browser?
Do Browser and Notes for iPad or Split Web Browser have ads?
Which is updated more often, Browser and Notes for iPad or Split Web Browser?
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