Retio vs Nova Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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. ■ POWERFUL AD BLOCKING • 5,000+ optimized filter rules • Blocks banners, popups, and video ads • Faster page loads and reduced data usage ■ AUTOMATIC COOKIE BANNER REMOVAL • Supports 20+ major CMP platforms • OneTrust, Cookiebot, Didomi, and more • No more clicking "Accept" on every site ■ PRIVACY PROTECTION • Blocks trackers and analytics scripts • HTTPS-only connections • We don't collect your data ■ CLEAN USER EXPERIENCE • Minimal, intuitive interface • Fast tab switching • Supports 6 languages Enjoy the internet without distractions. Download Retio today.
Nova Browser
Organize your browsing with spaces, folders, and favorites. Enjoy a compact bottom address bar on iPhone and a sidebar on iPad. Enhance your experience with AI-powered page analysis and private browsing.
- Organize tabs with Spaces, folders, and favorites
- Compact bottom address bar on iPhone
- Sidebar navigation on iPad
- AI-powered page analysis
- Private browsing with temporary storage
- iCloud synchronization for workspace data
- Password and card saving
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Make room for your browsing with Nova Browser for iPhone and iPad. Keep pages organized in Spaces, save familiar sites as Favorites, and collect projects in folders. Browse with a compact bottom address bar on iPhone, or use the sidebar on iPad. • Organize tabs with Spaces, folders, pinned pages and Favorites • Preview, select and close multiple tabs • Find closed pages in Archive and restore them • Search browsing history and find text on a page • Use Private Browsing with separate temporary website storage • Enable iCloud to synchronize supported workspace data across Nova devices • Save passwords and cards in Nova’s Keychain vault Ask Nova AI about the page you are reading, or add other loaded tabs to compare information. Responses stream into a native chat with formatted text, code and tables. Choose OpenAI, Gemini or Anthropic in Settings. Nova is free to download and use. AI is optional and requires your own provider API key; the provider’s API usage charges apply. When you send an AI message, your prompt and selected page context go directly to your chosen provider. Provider age and regional requirements apply. Website login sessions stay on each device. History, settings and AI conversations are not included in workspace sync. Chrome extensions are not available on iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
Retio and Nova 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 · 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.
Retio ships an update every 2 days, Nova Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retio | Nova Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Edit Weather | k0 Inc. |
In-app purchases
Retio
No in-app purchases
Nova Browser
No in-app purchases





