Comparison

Retio vs Nova 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. ■ 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Retio3 screens
Nova Browser2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · 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, Nova Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Retio versus Nova Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetioNova Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEdit Weatherk0 Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Retio

No in-app purchases

None

Nova Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retio free?
Retio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Browser free?
Nova Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retio or Nova Browser have ads?
Neither Retio nor Nova Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retio or Nova Browser?
Retio ships an update every 2 days, and Nova Browser every 4 days. Most recently, Retio was updated on November 9, 2026 and Nova Browser on November 10, 2026.

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