Comparison

Shimmer Browser vs BrowsAI

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

Head to head
About

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, block web annoyances, and organize saved links. Homescreen widgets provide quick access to selected tabs.

Highlights
  • Customizable visual styles
  • Resizable sidebar
  • Tab saving and organization
  • Time limits on saved tabs
  • Web annoyance blocking
  • Homescreen widgets
Features
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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!

About

BrowsAI

This AI-powered browser automates complex web tasks with natural language instructions. It offers page summarization, Q&A, and persistent memory for specific websites, providing a full browser experience with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • AI agent for automated web tasks
  • Page summarization and Q&A
  • Per-site long-term memory
  • Per-tab short-term memory
  • Full-featured native browser
  • Privacy-aware design
Features
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BrowsAI is a native iOS AI browser built for knowledge workers, indie makers and power users. It combines a full-featured web browser with a controllable AI agent, so you can complete complex web tasks with a single instruction instead of dozens of manual clicks. Key features: 1. AI agent that operates the web for you: Describe your goal in natural language (for example: "Find a 27-inch monitor under $200 with good reviews") and the agent will open sites, search, filter, paginate, click and navigate until the task is done or needs your confirmation. 2. Page AI summary and Q and A: Generate concise summaries of the current page, or ask questions directly about long articles, documentation or research papers. Answers are grounded in the actual page content. 3. Per-site long-term memory: BrowsAI maintains compact long-term memory per domain, so the agent can remember your context and preferences on specific sites across sessions. You can view, edit or delete these memories at any time in Settings > Privacy. 4. Per-tab short-term memory: Within a single tab, the agent keeps lightweight short-term memory so it can follow an ongoing task thread. New tabs or private mode start with a clean slate. 5. Full browser experience: Multi-tab browsing, bookmarks and history, download manager, reader mode, content blocking and private browsing, all built on top of WebKit and SwiftUI for a smooth, native experience. 6. Privacy-aware design: Long-term memories are stored locally per domain and fully user-controlled. Private mode disables memory writing. A backend proxy can be used to keep your LLM API keys off the device. Use cases: - Competitive and market research across multiple sites. - Shopping and travel planning with structured comparisons. - Reading and understanding long-form content with summaries. - Automating repetitive web workflows such as forms, dashboards and reports. • AI automation features include a 3-day free trial. • Full AI access requires an in-app purchase after the trial period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shimmer Browser4 screens
BrowsAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shimmer Browser and BrowsAI both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BrowsAI's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shimmer Browser's. Shimmer Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shimmer Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and BrowsAI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shimmer Browser against 5.0 for BrowsAI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Shimmer Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrowsAI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shimmer Browser ships an update every 6 days, BrowsAI every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shimmer Browser versus BrowsAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShimmer BrowserBrowsAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJamie Froggatt启行 冉

Customer experience

Shimmer Browser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

BrowsAI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shimmer Browser

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • More Tabs$7.99
Show 1 more
  • Generous Tip$9.99
2 purchases

BrowsAI

One-time2
  • Single AI Task Run$0.99
  • Unlock All AI Features$9.99

Questions

Is Shimmer Browser free?
Shimmer Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrowsAI free?
BrowsAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shimmer Browser or BrowsAI?
Shimmer Browser and BrowsAI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Shimmer Browser or BrowsAI have ads?
Neither Shimmer Browser nor BrowsAI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shimmer Browser or BrowsAI?
Shimmer Browser ships an update every 6 days, and BrowsAI every 5 months. Most recently, Shimmer Browser was updated on September 30, 2026 and BrowsAI on September 30, 2026.

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