Openvy vs Vanilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openvy
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Openvy is an all-in-one app for tracking everything you watch, read, play, listen to, and love. Add timely updates for movies, shows, books, music, games, and more—then share them with your circle. Keep your pop-culture library organized and flex your taste. Heads up: This is a companion app. You’ll need an Openvy account to log in. To create one, visit openvy.com. Features: * Access and manage your personal pop-culture library * Add updates like movies, tv-series, games, books & songs—to keep track of your pop-culture footprint * Share those update links with friends to have discussions anywhere * Play a game of favorites called "This or That" with your favorite movies, books, tv-series, and more * Rate updates to share your opinions You watch. You save. You win at keeping track. Openvy makes managing your pop-culture library surprisingly fun and oddly satisfying.
Vanilla
A privacy-focused mobile browser designed for quick searches and sensitive websites. It blocks trackers and ads by default, offering customizable settings for search engines and data clearing.
- Blocks trackers and ads by default
- Customizable blocking per website
- Tab management via address bar swipe
- Choice of search engine and history suggestions
- Selective browsing data clearing
- Automatic data clearing option
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Vanilla is a privacy-focused browser for iPhone, designed to stay separate from your everyday browser. Use it for quick searches and websites you don't want mixed into your main browser. Features: • Block known trackers and ads by default • Adjust blocking for individual websites • Swipe between tabs from the address bar • Choose your search engine and control history suggestions • Choose which browsing data to clear and when • Clear all local browsing data from Settings Tabs, history, cookies, and site data can remain on your device between sessions until you clear them. Automatic clearing is off by default and can be enabled in Settings. Vanilla does not collect personal data or use third-party analytics. Browsing sends requests to websites. Search suggestions come from DuckDuckGo; searches use your selected provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vanilla at daily against Openvy's fortnightly. Openvy's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Openvy ships an update fortnightly, Vanilla daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Openvy | Vanilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sparklin Innovations Private Limited | No Type Studio B.V. |
In-app purchases
Openvy
No in-app purchases
Vanilla
No in-app purchases





