Max vs Olana Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Max
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About the App Meet Max™—Australia’s private, powerful and secure browser for iOS. Max helps protect your privacy by blocking intrusive ads, trackers and unwanted content with MaxGuard™. Inspired by the echidna—private, resilient and well-defended—Max delivers a cleaner, faster browsing experience with fewer distractions. See MaxGuard working in real time, reduce unnecessary data usage and enjoy the web with greater privacy. Max does not sell or share your browsing data. Features MaxGuard content filtering Built-in ad blocking Tracker protection Private search Bookmark and favourite importing Light and dark modes Secure, encrypted connections where supported Automatic updates through the App Store Reduced data usage and improved battery efficiency Australian owned and managed Browse faster. Browse with confidence. Browse with Max™. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Olana Browser
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Olana is a calm, fast web browser for iPhone. Ads and trackers are blocked before they load, private tabs stay locked, and everything you save stays on your iPhone. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. BLOCK ADS AND TRACKERS • Shields block ads on every page with EasyList, updated daily • Block trackers, cookie banners and pop-ups, or hide any element yourself • See what was stopped on each site, and a privacy report over time • Add your own Adblock Plus or uBlock filter lists PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Private tabs keep no history, cookies or form data • Lock private tabs, files, passwords or the whole app with Face ID or a passcode • Site info shows every site's certificate, permissions, load speed and the companies it talks to • Clear browsing data automatically when you leave or close Olana DOWNLOADS AND FILES • Downloads keep going in the background, with progress in the address bar • Save images, PDFs, ZIP archives and other files from pages • A built-in file browser with rename, folders and ZIP archives • Share files to your computer over Wi‑Fi with a PIN PASSWORDS AND 2FA CODES • Save and autofill logins, stored in your iPhone's Keychain • Built-in two-factor codes: scan a QR code and Olana fills the code in for you • Password generator and a leaked-password check that never sends your password READ, TRANSLATE AND ASK • Reader view with read-aloud and adjustable text • Translate pages on your iPhone, and find anything on a page • Olana AI summarises pages and answers questions using Apple's on-device model — your chats never leave your iPhone MAKE IT YOURS • Five start pages: Dial, Minimal, Feed, Bento and Paper • Colour themes, alternate app icons, glass or solid toolbars • Profiles for Personal, Work and Shopping, each with its own cookies and logins • Recently closed tabs, sleeping tabs, tab groups, voice search, QR scanning and 15 search engines OLANA PRO Unlimited tabs, background and parallel downloads, picture in picture, tracker and cookie-banner blocking, Wi‑Fi sharing, ZIP archives, Olana AI, profiles, themes and icons. Try it free for 7 days. Subscription: Olana Pro is available monthly or yearly with auto-renewal. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://olanabrowser.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Olana Browser at every 4 days against Max's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Max sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Olana Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Max ships an update every 3 months, Olana Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Max | Olana Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DataBench | DUMITRU BUMBU |
In-app purchases
Max
- Max Personal Monthly$5.991 Month
- Community Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Max Work - Monthly$8.001 Month
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- Max Personal - Annual$49.001 Year
- Community Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
- Max Work - Annual$69.991 Year
- Top Up 10 Gb$2.99
Olana Browser
- Olana Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Olana Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year









