Comparison

Private Browser vs Sundial Browser

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

Head to head
About

Private Browser

A minimalist web browser designed for simplicity and a unique user experience. It offers essential features like tabs and bookmarks with an interface that adapts to your needs.

Highlights
  • Minimalist interface
  • Adaptive UI elements
  • Tabbed browsing
  • Bookmark management
  • Search suggestions
Features
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Loopius is an extremely simple browser with nothing superfluous. Interface elements can seamlessly transform into one another depending on the context, creating a unique user experience. The browser supports basic features such as tabs, bookmarks, and search suggestions.

About

Sundial Browser

This browser helps you regain control of your internet usage. It introduces intelligent friction to addictive websites, allowing you to browse without losing hours. Features include session limits, cooldown periods, and daily budgets for mindful web consumption.

Highlights
  • Session limits for browsing time
  • Cooldown periods between site visits
  • Daily usage budgets
  • High-visibility countdown timers
  • Private browsing with no tracking
  • Full-featured browser experience
Features
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The internet was built to keep you scrolling. Sundial Browser gives it a rhythm. Every other browser opens a door and walks away. You go in for one thing and surface an hour later, not sure where it went. Sundial Browser is a full web browser that wraps the sites that pull you in — Reddit, X, YouTube, the news — in timed sessions with a beginning, a middle, and an end. You still get everywhere you need to go. You just stop disappearing into it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pace the sites that pull you in. Pick the sites you want to manage. When you open one, a session begins. You browse freely — you just stop scrolling on autopilot. 2. Built-in rest. When the session ends, the site locks. A short rest period follows before you can return. No override. No "just five more minutes." The boundary holds itself. WHAT WE DON'T DO No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. Your history never leaves your device. Sundial Browser paces how you browse — it doesn't watch what you browse. THE FULL BROWSER YOU EXPECT Tabs, bookmarks, search suggestions, and private mode. Everything a modern browser does, without the part that does it to you. Restore your rhythm online. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thesundial.app/privacy

Screenshots

Private Browser3 screens
Sundial Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sundial Browser at 5.0 against Private Browser's 4.2. Sundial Browser also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Private Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Sundial Browser sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Private Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sundial Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Private Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sundial Browser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Browser ships an update monthly, Sundial Browser every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Private Browser versus Sundial Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate BrowserSundial Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMaxim FrolovJoseph Casey

Customer experience

Private Browser

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Sundial Browser

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Private Browser

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sundial Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Access$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Intentional Premium$34.99

Questions

Is Private Browser free?
Private Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sundial Browser free?
Sundial Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Browser or Sundial Browser?
Sundial Browser is rated higher. Private Browser averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sundial Browser averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Private Browser or Sundial Browser have ads?
Neither Private Browser nor Sundial Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Browser or Sundial Browser?
Private Browser ships an update monthly, and Sundial Browser every 5 days. Most recently, Private Browser was updated on October 6, 2026 and Sundial Browser on October 7, 2026.

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