Comparison

Vision Viewer vs History Lib

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

Head to head
About

Vision Viewer

Features
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Key Features: β€’ Transparent Browsing - Overlay webpages transparently on your rear camera β€’ Opacity Control - Adjust background and content transparency in real-time β€’ Multiple Tabs - Manage multiple tabs just like Chrome β€’ Bookmarks - Organize bookmarks with folder structure β€’ File Viewer - Supports PDF, images, Markdown, and ePUB β€’ Archive Files - ZIP/CBZ image viewer Browse the web while walking, check recipes while cooking, stay informed while seeing the real world!

About

History Lib

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This is a niche app designed to store and preserve Safari browser history. ===== Why Develop This App ===== As an Apple user, I only use Safari as my browser. One day, in an effort to thoroughly clean up the junk in Safari browser, I decided to export all the history records of Safari and then delete all the data of Safari at once... OK, it's all taken care of perfectly. However... When I opened Safari again and tried to import the history, I was completely shocked by the result: The import function in macOS always loses some data, and the import function in iOS/iPadOS is even worse, only importing the records from the last month! This is unacceptable for me, who heavily uses the browser. I'm not someone who likes to take notes; instead, I simply browse through the browser history when needed. However, the Apple ecosystem has explicitly refused to import all of my records. I naturally couldn't change Apple, so I simply took matters into my own hands and created this app. ===== Functions and Features ===== β€’ Import the Safari browser history and it doesn't matter how long it is. β€’ Supports export in multiple formats, and can be easily transferred to other devices or browsers at will. β€’ Support the encryption of the export in HistoryLib’s own format, providing an additional layer of protection for your privacy. β€’ Data can be fully synchronized with iCloud automatically. For multiple Apple devices, only one modification is needed, and there is no need for manual import or export. β€’ Supports completely offline operation. The complete code is all open source on GitHub. Your privacy will always be secure. ===== Suitable Scenarios ===== β€’ Dislike the privacy protection of the existing browsers and cloud synchronization β€’ Don't want others to see the history records, but don't want to delete them all directly β€’ Have exported good history records locally, but there is no suitable tool to view them, and don't want to import them back into the browser β€’ ... [This app is open-source on GitHub under the MIT license] https://github.com/SJasonP/HistoryLib

Screenshots

Vision Viewer4 screens
History Lib2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: History Lib at none against Vision Viewer's shown. Vision Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vision Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, History Lib monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Vision Viewer versus History Lib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVision ViewerHistory Lib
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYOON HO YOUNG建谌 潘

In-app purchases

None

Vision Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

History Lib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vision Viewer free?
Vision Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is History Lib free?
History Lib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vision Viewer or History Lib have ads?
Vision Viewer shows ads; History Lib does not.
Which is updated more often, Vision Viewer or History Lib?
Vision Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, and History Lib monthly. Most recently, Vision Viewer was updated on October 17, 2026 and History Lib on October 15, 2026.

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