Comparison

Retio vs Show Browser.

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

Head to head
About

Retio

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Retio - Ad-Free Privacy Browser Focus on what matters. Retio automatically blocks ads, trackers, and cookie banners for a clean, fast browsing experience. ā–  POWERFUL AD BLOCKING • 5,000+ optimized filter rules • Blocks banners, popups, and video ads • Faster page loads and reduced data usage ā–  AUTOMATIC COOKIE BANNER REMOVAL • Supports 20+ major CMP platforms • OneTrust, Cookiebot, Didomi, and more • No more clicking "Accept" on every site ā–  PRIVACY PROTECTION • Blocks trackers and analytics scripts • HTTPS-only connections • We don't collect your data ā–  CLEAN USER EXPERIENCE • Minimal, intuitive interface • Fast tab switching • Supports 6 languages Enjoy the internet without distractions. Download Retio today.

About

Show Browser.

Features
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Show Browser keeps what you do on your own iPhone. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. Your history, bookmarks, downloads and per-site permissions live on this device and are never uploaded anywhere. The app sends nothing about you to us: there is no analytics library inside it, no crash reporter, no advertising, and nothing watching how you use it. WHAT YOU GET • Private tabs that keep no history, no cache and no site storage, and are never written to disk — not even when the system closes the app. • Your tabs come back. Reopen the app and the session is where you left it. Private tabs are the deliberate exception: those do not return. • Add your own shortcuts to the new tab page. Long press to remove one. • HTTPS first, with a full-screen warning when a site cannot do it — not a small icon that is easy to scroll past. • A certificate warning that never quietly accepts on your behalf. • Camera, microphone and location decided per site, reviewable and revocable. • Clear browsing data by time range. • Reader mode, find in page, and request the desktop version of a site. • Report an objectionable page from the menu; it reaches us directly. • Block any site from the menu, and manage the list in Settings. PERMISSIONS Camera, microphone and location are requested only when a site you are on asks for them, and only after you have allowed that site. The app itself never uses them. WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD Show Browser renders pages with Apple's WKWebView, as the App Store Review Guidelines require of every iOS browser. Pages therefore look and behave as they do in Safari. What differs is everything around the page: how tabs are managed, how security is surfaced, and the fact that nothing leaves your device. Show Browser is made by Sage. https://showbrowser.sage.show

Screenshots

Retio3 screens
Show Browser.4 screens

Verdict

The call

Retio and Show Browser. are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retio ships an update every 2 days, Show Browser. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Retio versus Show Browser.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetioShow Browser.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEdit WeatherNatthaphat Chanthasen

In-app purchases

None

Retio

No in-app purchases

None

Show Browser.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retio free?
Retio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Show Browser. free?
Show Browser. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retio or Show Browser. have ads?
Neither Retio nor Show Browser. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retio or Show Browser.?
Retio ships an update every 2 days, and Show Browser. every 4 days. Most recently, Retio was updated on October 8, 2026 and Show Browser. on October 13, 2026.

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