Shimmer Browser vs KnitStitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shimmer Browser
This web browser offers customizable visual styles and a resizable sidebar for a personalized experience. It includes features to manage tabs, set time limits for browsing, and block web annoyances. Users can also add widgets to their homescreen for quick access to selected tabs.
- Customizable visual styles
- Resizable sidebar
- Tab saving and organization
- Time limits on saved tabs
- Web annoyance blocking
- Homescreen widgets for tabs
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Introducing Shimmer Browser - The focus browser! Your style - 3 visual styles to choose from, resizable sidebar with a compact icon-only made, and all buttons are fully customisable. Arc-like - save tabs, organise them into folders, sync via iCloud. No more doom-scrolling - set time limits on saved tabs. Clutter-free - block annoyances on the web, quickly clean up unsaved tabs, or set them to auto-close! Tab triage - saved tabs detect links to other sites, and present them in tab triage with options to save for later. Tabs on your homescreen - add widgets to your homescreen and select the tabs they show. Give it a try! It’s free up to 4 tabs at once, so you can get a sense of the browsing experience. If you like it, you can unlock the full experience and help me add more features!
KnitStitch
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This app calculates how to increase or decrease stitches when knitting, so that the change is evenly distributed along the row. Sometimes the number of stitches you need to add or remove does not divide nicely into the number of stitches you already have. KnitStitch will do the math for you. This elegant app is equally beautiful in light and dark modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KnitStitch at none against Shimmer Browser's 4. KnitStitch also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 27.0). Shimmer Browser's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. KnitStitch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shimmer Browser ships an update weekly, KnitStitch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shimmer Browser | KnitStitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamie Froggatt | Joachim Seland Graff |
In-app purchases
Shimmer Browser
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- More Tabs$7.99
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- Generous Tip$9.99
KnitStitch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shimmer Browser free?
Is KnitStitch free?
Do Shimmer Browser or KnitStitch have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shimmer Browser or KnitStitch?
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