Comparison

Beam Browser vs Olana Browser

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

Head to head
About

Beam Browser

Features
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Discover our Beam browser app, designed to provide you with an effortless and seamless online experience. Featuring a clean and intuitive interface, ultra-fast page loading speeds, and smooth performance, this app saves you both time and data.Whether you're researching, reading, or streaming, our browser app guarantees you the best experience possible. Download now and let our browser become your ultimate online companion!

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Olana Browser

Features
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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

Screenshots

Beam Browser4 screens
Olana Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beam Browser at none against Olana Browser's 2. Olana Browser's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Olana Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Beam Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beam Browser ships an update every 8 days, Olana Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Beam Browser versus Olana Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeam BrowserOlana Browser
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size672 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Yibo Technology Co., Ltd.DUMITRU BUMBU

In-app purchases

None

Beam Browser

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Olana Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Olana Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Olana Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Beam Browser free?
Beam Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Olana Browser free?
Olana Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beam Browser or Olana Browser have ads?
Beam Browser shows ads; Olana Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Beam Browser or Olana Browser?
Beam Browser ships an update every 8 days, and Olana Browser every 4 days. Most recently, Beam Browser was updated on October 30, 2026 and Olana Browser on November 6, 2026.

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