Comparison

Private Browser vs Hush

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

Hush

Features
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Hush is a browser that blocks ads and trackers before a page can load them — no account, no data collected, nothing to configure. Open a page and it is just the page. No banners, no video ads, no pop-ups, no scripts watching where you go. The blocking runs on your iPhone using the same public filter lists trusted by millions, updated in the background so you never have to think about them. WHAT YOU GET • Ad and tracker blocking on every site, every tab • The right filter list for each language you read — 17 languages built in • Works in Safari too: switch on the Hush content blocker and Safari gets the same protection • Private tabs that keep no history and no cookies • HTTPS first: Hush asks before opening a page that has no secure version • Extra protection lists for malicious sites, phishing sites and ad servers — one switch each READ, DON'T FIGHT THE PAGE • Reader view strips a page down to the text • Read aloud reads any article to you, at the speed you choose, even with the screen off • Dark theme for the browser and for sites that offer a dark version • One text size for every page you open ASK THE PAGE Hush has a reading assistant. Open it on any article and it summarises what you are looking at, answers your questions about it, and can give you the page in your language. It sends the text of the page you are on and nothing else — no history, no identity. Three free requests a day. PRIVACY, PLAINLY • No account, ever • No analytics, no advertising identifiers, no tracking of your browsing • Filter lists are fetched from their public sources and compiled on your phone • Private tabs leave nothing behind • Cookies and site data can be cleared in one tap EVERYTHING ELSE A BROWSER SHOULD DO • Tabs with a switcher you can actually read • Bookmarks, history and downloads • Find on page, request desktop site, share • Choose the app's language inside the app Hush is made by a small team that believes the web is better without the surveillance. If something on a page does not block the way you expect, tell us — the lists get better every week. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Private Browser3 screens
Hush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Browser at none against Hush's 2. Hush's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Private Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Browser ships an update monthly, Hush weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Private Browser versus Hush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate BrowserHush
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMaxim FrolovIBRAHIM CAKIR

In-app purchases

None

Private Browser

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hush

Subscriptions2
  • Hush Plus Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Hush Plus Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Private Browser free?
Private Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hush free?
Hush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Private Browser or Hush have ads?
Neither Private Browser nor Hush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Browser or Hush?
Private Browser ships an update monthly, and Hush weekly. Most recently, Private Browser was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hush on November 7, 2026.

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