Comparison

Miru Browser vs History Lib

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

Head to head
About

Miru Browser

A minimalist web browser focused on quickly viewing web pages without clutter. It's ideal for opening links from other apps, QR codes, or messages, with each page opening and closing independently.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • View web pages quickly
  • No address bar
  • No history
  • Independent page sessions
  • Open links from other apps
Features
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Miru is a minimal browser designed for one thing: viewing web pages. Perfect for opening restaurant QR menus, links from text messages, or URLs from other apps. No address bar. No history. Each page opens fresh and closes clean.

About

History Lib

Features
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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 ===== • Import the Safari browser history and it doesn't matter how long it is. • Supports export in multiple formats, and can be easily transferred to other devices or browsers at will. • Support the encryption of the export in HistoryLib’s own format, providing an additional layer of protection for your privacy. • 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. • Supports completely offline operation. The complete code is all open source on GitHub. Your privacy will always be secure. ===== Suitable Scenarios ===== • Dislike the privacy protection of the existing browsers and cloud synchronization • Don't want others to see the history records, but don't want to delete them all directly • 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 • ... [This app is open-source on GitHub under the MIT license] https://github.com/SJasonP/HistoryLib

Screenshots

Miru Browser1 screens
History Lib2 screens

Verdict

The call

Miru Browser and History Lib are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Miru Browser versus History Lib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiru BrowserHistory Lib
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKevin Dutra建谌 潘

In-app purchases

None

Miru Browser

No in-app purchases

None

History Lib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miru Browser free?
Miru Browser 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 Miru Browser or History Lib have ads?
Neither Miru Browser nor History Lib shows ads.

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