Comparison

Night Web Browser by Alex vs Typelet

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 web browser offers a unique dark mode that dims 100% of your screen, including videos and keyboards, for comfortable browsing in low light. It allows for brightness levels lower than the standard iOS settings, protecting your eyes and preventing disturbance to others.

Highlights
  • 100% screen dimming
  • Keyboard dimming
  • Video dimming
  • Brightness control
  • Night mode with warm colors
  • Instant search
  • Swipe navigation
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 16 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

Typelet

This app provides a custom keyboard to quickly insert pre-saved text templates into any application. Organize your frequently used phrases, addresses, or scripts with custom folders and access them with a single tap, saving you time on repetitive typing.

Highlights
  • Create and manage reusable text templates
  • Organize templates with custom folders
  • Insert templates in any app via custom keyboard
  • Variable interpolation for dynamic content (Pro)
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • Data export and import functionality
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Stop retyping the same messages. Typelet puts saved replies, signatures, addresses, prompts, and other reusable text directly inside a custom keyboard, ready to insert in any app with one tap. Save it once. Organize it your way. Use it wherever you type, without switching apps or searching through Notes. SAVE REUSABLE TEXT - Create quick replies, canned responses, email templates, signatures, addresses, links, prompts, and frequently used phrases - Organize templates into folders with custom icons and colors - Search, edit, pin, and manually arrange templates in the main app - Select multiple templates to move or delete them together INSERT FROM THE TYPELET KEYBOARD - Open Typelet from any text field that supports third-party keyboards - Browse templates by folder and tap once to insert - Keep pinned templates at the top and use the same custom order in the app and keyboard - Choose a keyboard theme that fits your style DYNAMIC VARIABLES - Automatically insert the current date, time, long date, ISO date, tomorrow, or next week - Add weekday names and time-aware greetings in English, French, or Dutch - Create saved values for reusable details such as your name, email, company, or signature - Add custom variables with default values for templates that need changing details WIDGETS AND USAGE - View frequently used templates from small and medium Home Screen widgets - Tap a widget template to copy it for quick use - See total uses and weekly activity in the main app BACKUP AND RESTORE - Export your folders and templates as a JSON backup - Preview imports before changing your data - Merge matching data safely or replace everything when restoring a complete backup - Create a pre-import backup before major changes PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account or cloud service is required - Templates are stored locally on your device - No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs - The Typelet keyboard uses Allow Full Access only to share your locally stored templates and usage records with the main app through Apple's App Group container - The keyboard makes no network requests, does not read the clipboard, and never records or uploads what you type HOW TO ENABLE THE KEYBOARD 1. Open Settings, then General, Keyboard, and Keyboards 2. Tap Add New Keyboard 3. Select Typelet 4. Tap Typelet and enable Allow Full Access for on-device template and usage synchronization 5. In any text field, long press the globe key and select Typelet FREE AND PRO The free version includes up to 10 templates and three starter folders. Typelet Pro unlocks: - Unlimited templates - Unlimited custom folders with icons and colors - Dynamic and saved variables - Template pinning and manual ordering - Keyboard themes - Import and export - Batch operations Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible users can try the yearly plan free for 7 days. The price shown on Apple's purchase sheet is the amount that will be charged. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store account settings. Pro access remains available until the end of the paid subscription period. Contact: captainlongevity@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/typelet/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/typelet/terms

Screenshots

Night Web Browser by Alex4 screens
Typelet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Typelet at 100% against Night Web Browser by Alex's 42%. Typelet also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Night Web Browser by Alex's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Typelet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Web Browser by Alex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Night Web Browser by Alex's written reviews are positive against 100% of Typelet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Web Browser by Alex ships an update fortnightly, Typelet every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Night Web Browser by Alex versus Typelet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Web Browser by AlexTypelet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews41.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperApps by Alex AB慧慧 高

Customer experience

Night Web Browser by Alex

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative53.0%

Typelet

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 8 more
  • 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

Typelet

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
2 purchases

Typelet

Subscriptions2
  • Typelet Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Typelet Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Night Web Browser by Alex free?
Night Web Browser by Alex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typelet free?
Typelet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night Web Browser by Alex or Typelet?
Night Web Browser by Alex is rated higher. Night Web Browser by Alex averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Typelet averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Night Web Browser by Alex or Typelet have ads?
Neither Night Web Browser by Alex nor Typelet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Web Browser by Alex or Typelet?
Night Web Browser by Alex ships an update fortnightly, and Typelet every 4 days. Most recently, Night Web Browser by Alex was updated on October 23, 2026 and Typelet on October 12, 2026.

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