Web Canvas vs BetterHistory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Canvas
Organize your online research on an infinite canvas. Instead of managing browser tabs, visually connect websites, images, and notes in a single workspace. Pan, zoom, and arrange your findings to understand complex topics.
- Infinite zoomable canvas
- Visual organization of websites and notes
- Spatial navigation instead of tabs
- Connect research items with lines
- Save and share research sessions
- Full web browsing capabilities
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Drowning in browser tabs? Web Canvas gives the web room to breathe. Instead of juggling tabs, create an infinite canvas where websites, images, and your own notes live together in your own visual workspace; pan, zoom, and connect everything you're researching in one place. WORKING CANVAS • Pan and zoom freely across your workspace • See all your research and browsing at a glance • Navigate spatially instead of linearly through tabs • Turn on a canvas grid to stay oriented as you pan and zoom • Recenter with one tap to snap back to where you started • Sessions: name, save, and reload your canvases; return to your research anytime • Share a saved session link; tap it to reopen that canvas on your device VISUAL BROWSING • Add multiple browser windows to your canvas • Images show in your workspace • Sticky notes: jot a thought right next to the site it belongs to • Connect any two items with a line to map how your research fits together • Color-code anything: give windows a color to group by theme, priority, or status • Arrange everything exactly how you think DESIGNED FOR RESEARCH & EXPLORATION Whether you're researching a project, planning a trip, or diving deep into a topic, Web Canvas lets you organize the web your way. Keep related websites close together, leave yourself a note about why something matters, create visual clusters of information, and never lose track of that one tab again. NATURAL GESTURES • Drag windows anywhere on the canvas • Pinch to zoom in and out • Pan with one finger to navigate and the canvas glides to a smooth stop • Two-finger trackpad swipe to pan on iPad • Full-screen mode for focused reading • Read Mode / Lock: follow links in place without new windows POWERFUL FEATURES • Share a URL from another app and open it on your canvas in one step • Full web browsing and your favorite search engines • Search history that remembers your journey • Dark mode support • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad • Smooth 60fps animations MAKE IT YOURS • Pin and reorder the toolbar buttons you use most • Choose your primary color and theme • Pick your default search engine • Start of RTL handling and translations Perfect for: • Research projects and deep dives • Visual learners and thinkers • Anyone drowning in browser tabs • Students organizing study materials • Designers collecting inspiration • Writers gathering references Your research deserves more than a list of tabs. Give it space to breathe.
BetterHistory
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Your Safari history should not be difficult to organize or disappear before you need it. BetterHistory uses a Safari extension to automatically save the pages you visit. Browse your history by date, search it in seconds, and reopen any page whenever you need it. Pin important visits, create automatic lists based on domains, or use manual lists to organize research, frequently used pages, and things you want to revisit later. Key features: • Automatically save Safari page titles, URLs, and visit times • Search by page title, website, or URL • View weekly and monthly browsing trends and domain statistics • Pin important pages and organize records with manual lists • Create automatic lists using domains, domain suffixes, or keywords • Exclude domains you do not want recorded and remove existing matching visits • Choose how long history is retained or keep important content indefinitely • Protect your browsing history with Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID • Optionally sync data between supported devices with iCloud • Create and restore local backups Your browsing history is stored in the app’s data. iCloud Sync is off by default. When enabled, your history, rules, lists, and retention settings are synced through your private iCloud database. To get started, enable the BetterHistory extension in Safari Settings and allow access to the websites you want recorded. To include pages visited in Private Browsing, you must also allow the extension to run in Private Browsing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Web Canvas at 16.4 against BetterHistory's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Canvas | BetterHistory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curious Cat Consulting, LLC | Arashi Yoshiyama |
In-app purchases
Web Canvas
No in-app purchases
BetterHistory
No in-app purchases
Questions
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