Comparison

Night Web Browser by Alex vs pLIST Rec

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

Head to head
About

Night Web Browser by Alex

This browser dims your screen, web pages, and videos far below the system minimum for comfortable nighttime use. It offers a warmer color temperature to reduce blue light and can be automated by time or location. The browser includes features like tab management, bookmark import, and private browsing.

Highlights
  • Screen dimming below system minimum
  • Warmer color temperature for less blue light
  • Dims fullscreen video and toolbars
  • Automated dimming by time or location
  • Default browser option
  • Tab management
  • Bookmark import
Features
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The original app for those of us who browse at night, since 2012. *Top 5 Best Web Browsers for iPhone* /iMore.com Night Web Browser by Alex is the only web browser that dims your whole screen — the web page, the toolbars and fullscreen video on YouTube, Instagram and everywhere else — far below what the iPhone's own brightness slider will let you go. PLEASE NOTE: only what is inside the browser can be dimmed. iOS does not let any app dim the rest of the system. Do you think your iPhone's or iPad's screen is too bright when you look at it in the dark? Night Web Browser lets you browse in bed without disturbing the one next to you and without straining your eyes. One tap on the sun button brings up darkness and warmth, and the whole screen follows. FEATURES - Darkness boost, far below the system minimum - Warmer colour temperature for less blue light - Dims fullscreen video and the toolbars — and the clock too, if you switch that on - Fades in and out gently, never a jolt - Turns on automatically between times you choose, or from sunset to sunrise where you are - Set it from Shortcuts, Siri, or by holding the app — or let it come on with the Sleep Focus THE BROWSER AROUND IT - Can be your default browser app, with passkeys and saved passwords as in Safari - Flip through your open tabs, or lay them out in a row or a grid — and in those two, drag them into any order - Video, beside your tabs: each of your video sites in its own tab that stays on that site and keeps its own sign-in, apart from the rest of your browsing - Any of them can have its own icon on the Home Screen - Bookmarks in folders, and import them from Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Edge - Page zoom, find on page, and request the desktop website - Download files, and open or share them from the app - Searchable history — or switch off saving it altogether - Private tabs, which leave nothing behind - On iOS 27, every site you visit is asked not to sell or share your personal data - Search suggestions as you type — Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Baidu or Ecosia - Swipe back and forward like in Safari - Available in 21 languages - No account, no analytics, no tracking FREE, WITH ONE OPTIONAL UNLOCK The night filter and everything above are free. Night Web Browser Pro is one purchase, once — not a subscription. It adds a Reading List that downloads whole articles — even everything a front page links to — to read offline, plus Listen to Page (the article read aloud, with a sleep timer), Reader (just the article), Dark Mode for Web Pages, Translate Page, Block Ads and Trackers, Block Cookie Notices, Hide Distracting Items and Lock Private Tabs. Pro also keeps the brightness down after you leave the browser, until you change it in Control Center. Download the evening's reading before a flight — or before you turn off the lights. If you bought this app before it became free, Pro is already yours. You will never be asked to pay again.

About

pLIST Rec

Features
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Aplicación para grabar notas de voz y enviarlas a un servidor FTP.

Screenshots

Night Web Browser by Alex4 screens
pLIST Rec3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pLIST Rec at none against Night Web Browser by Alex's 1. pLIST Rec also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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. Night Web Browser by Alex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. pLIST Rec asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Web Browser by Alex ships an update weekly, pLIST Rec every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Night Web Browser by Alex versus pLIST Rec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Web Browser by AlexpLIST Rec
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1715.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperApps by Alex ABSubliminal Jingles S.A.S.

Bugs and requests

Night Web Browser by Alex

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Blank screen with no functionality
  • Crashes when opening certain websites (Imgur, etc.)
  • Keyboard malfunction in certain conditions
  • Bookmarks tab not working properly
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  • Videos load in bright mode instead of dimmed
  • Incompatible with iPhone X (blank screen)
  • App stops working after updates
  • Poor page loading reliability
  • Slow page loading times
  • Glitchy tab switching

Requested features

13 requests
  • System-wide dimming for all apps and functions
  • Multiple tabs support
  • Auto-scroll to top functionality
  • Page position memory when navigating back
  • Reading mode with larger text
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  • Loading progress bar
  • Full-screen mode option
  • Scheduled auto-dim by time of day
  • Motion-detection based brightness adjustment
  • Language selection settings
  • Private/incognito browsing mode
  • Hide status bar option
  • Improved tab switching stability

pLIST Rec

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Night Web Browser by Alex

One-time1
  • Night Web Browser Pro$0.99
None

pLIST Rec

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Night Web Browser by Alex free?
Night Web Browser by Alex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pLIST Rec free?
pLIST Rec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Night Web Browser by Alex or pLIST Rec have ads?
Neither Night Web Browser by Alex nor pLIST Rec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Web Browser by Alex or pLIST Rec?
Night Web Browser by Alex ships an update weekly, and pLIST Rec every 2 weeks. Most recently, Night Web Browser by Alex was updated on November 6, 2026 and pLIST Rec on October 30, 2026.

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