Tahir Browser vs Surface Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tahir Browser
Browse the internet with a focus on Islamic principles. This utility blurs images, blocks unwanted content, and provides Islamic reminders, enhancing security and privacy during your web sessions.
- Image blurring (manual or AI)
- Block haram websites, ads, and trackers
- Islamic reminders
- Enhanced security and privacy
- Tap to unblur images
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Welcome to Tahir Browser Browse the web according to Islamic principles. Our features include: - Lower your gaze on the web: blur all images or use AI to blur opposite gender (~70% accurate). - Tap to unblur images you want to see. - Block haram websites, ads, trackers. - Islamic reminders as you browse. - Enhanced security & privacy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tahirbrowser.com/privacy-policy
Surface Time
This app encourages you to put your phone down with an intuitive, button-free timer. It uses subtle haptics and visual cues to guide you, and offers unique notification options like LED flash or calming sounds. Track your progress towards daily goals and customize them for different tasks.
- Button-free timer operation
- Intuitive haptic feedback
- Visual timer progression
- LED flash notifications
- Calming sound alerts
- Customizable daily goals
- Progress tracking
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Timer apps are usually always simple with few buttons, but Surface takes this simplicity to the next level. With no buttons, taps, or swipes, the timer just turns on and off. It is designed to intuitively encourage you to put your phone down. The timer values peek from a small circle, and as you move your iPhone across angles, the circle expands with subtle haptics, nudging you to keep going and rest your phone on the surface facing down. The hidden yet visible options for Settings and Goals are not only designed to prevent opening when you might accidentally touch or swipe when flipping your phone, but are also intentionally uninviting for you to interact. However, the moment you choose to do interact, it transforms itself into a beautiful control. A control that encourages you to make a gesture and intentionally reveal the hidden features. The app is mainly aimed to help you stay focused in your work while keeping your phone at arms reach. But it is truly versatile, and I personally found myself using this everywhere. For instance in the kitchen, when my hands are dirty and I don't want to touch the screen or shout at my voice assistants, or to monitor my workouts with intervals. I'm sure there are many more ways to use this! For basic timer features, you'll never have to touch the screen or press any buttons. Just flip your iPhone back up to reveal the screen and the timer pauses. Then, you can shake to reset or flip back down to resume. Notifications: Surface uses backside LED flash to signal when timer begins. You can also set periodic notifications using LED flash or using calming sounds, such as of Himalayan Bowl or Guitar Strum to keep rough track of duration without looking at your timer. Goals: By default, your surface time per day is always saved and visible from the Goals view. You can adjust this goal to whatever duration you want. Plus, you can create custom everyday color-coded goals for different tasks and monitor your everyday progress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Surface Time at free against Tahir Browser's free with in-app purchases. Surface Time also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Tahir Browser's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tahir Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Surface Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tahir Browser against 5.0 for Surface Time. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tahir Browser has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tahir Browser ships an update fortnightly, Surface Time weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tahir Browser | Surface Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ihya Tech Sdn. Bhd. | Neel Makhecha |
Customer experience
Tahir Browser
Surface Time
In-app purchases
Tahir Browser
- Tahir Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Tahir Yearly Subscription Plan$14.991 Year
Surface Time
- Surface - One Time Purchase$5.99









