Modex vs VanBrowser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modex
This browser allows you to customize any website using AI. Simply describe the changes you want, and it instantly reshapes the page. Enjoy a personalized web experience with features like dark mode, reading mode, and pop-up removal.
- AI-powered website customization
- Custom extensions generated from plain English
- Burner Mode for private browsing
- Extensions saved and synced across devices
- Dark mode and gesture navigation
- No coding required
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The browser that does what you tell it. You've stared at a cluttered website on your phone and thought: I wish I could just fix this. Now you can. Modex is a full-featured browser with a built-in AI design studio. Type what you want — "make this page dark and remove the pop-ups" or "add a reading mode with bigger text" — and Modex generates a custom extension that reshapes the page instantly. No coding. No app switching. No waiting. AI-Powered Customization Describe any change in plain English and watch it happen in real time. Your customizations are saved per site, so every time you return, your version loads automatically. A Real Browser, Built Around Privacy Modex handles everything you expect: multliple tabs, bookmarks, history and cookie management, and fast page loading. When you need a clean slate, switch to Burner Mode. It wipes history, cookies, and cache the moment you close it. No traces, no exceptions. Your Extensions, Your Rules Every AI generated extension lives in your library. Toggle them on or off, tweak the generated code, or delete them entirely. You're always in control. Why Modex? Reshape any website with a single sentence Burner Mode for private, ephemeral sessions Extensions sync to your account across devices Dark mode, smooth animations, and gesture navigation No coding required Stop accepting the web as it was designed. Start using it the way you want it. Download Modex and make the internet yours. --- LEGAL --- Terms of Use: apple.com Privacy Policy: modex.olsonify.com/privacy
VanBrowser
A fast, private web browser designed for Apple devices. It prioritizes user control and transparency by avoiding AI features and data collection. Offers advanced tools for inspecting web activity and managing online identities.
- No AI features
- Advanced web inspection tools
- Persona-based identity separation
- Tracker and ad blocking
- Local data storage
- Optional iCloud sync
- Native Apple device design
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Fast, private, and built natively for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, VanBrowser puts you in control of your browsing experience instead of collecting data about it. Many browsers racing to add AI assistants, cloud services, and increasingly complicated and hidden interfaces. VanBrowser takes a different approach. It is a browser first, designed to help you browse the web with more transparency. NO AI. NONE. VanBrowser includes no AI features. No chatbot. No page summaries. No assistant watching what you browse. No prompts asking you to generate content. What you do in VanBrowser never becomes training data for us because we don't collect it in the first place. We don't collect data: You're not the product. Instead of monetizing your browsing activity, we rely on Pro subscriptions and optional tips to support continued development. SEE WHAT THE WEB IS DOING Most browsers hide what happens behind the scenes. VanBrowser puts that information in front of you. A live status bar shows page load times, transferred data, and resource counts as pages load. Open the Cookies, Network, and Page Info panels to inspect what a site sets, requests, and loads. Advanced users can also send and inspect raw web requests directly. PERSONAS: SEPARATE YOUR ONLINE IDENTITIES Keep work and personal accounts separate without juggling multiple browsers. Personas provide isolated browsing environments with their own cookies and device identities, making it easy to: • Stay logged into multiple accounts at the same time • Keep work and personal browsing separate • Open websites as a clean device • Automatically send specific websites to the correct Persona PRIVACY BY DEFAULT VanBrowser blocks many trackers and ads using maintained blocklists and is designed to give you greater control over your browsing data. History, bookmarks, passwords, and settings are stored locally on your Mac by default. If you use multiple devices, you can optionally enable iCloud sync to share supported data through your own iCloud account. VanBrowser is designed to minimize the collection of user data. We do not operate a cloud service for storing your browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, or synced data. BUILT NATIVELY FOR MAC, IPHONE, AND IPAD VanBrowser is designed specifically for macOS, iPhone, and iPad and feels at home here. Features include: • Tabbed browsing • Bookmarks and bookmarks bar • History and downloads • Reader View • Find in Page • Zoom controls • Built-in password vault • Built-in payment card vault • Per-site controls • Accessibility-focused design ACCESSIBILITY FIRST VanBrowser includes support for VoiceOver, Voice Control, and accessibility-focused customization throughout the app. FREE AND PRO VanBrowser is free to use. Upgrade to Pro to unlock iCloud sync, additional Personas, and other advanced features. A browser should work for you, not advertisers, data brokers, or AI companies. VanBrowser is a browser. That's the point. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VanBrowser at every 3 days against Modex's fortnightly. VanBrowser also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Modex's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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. Modex sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and VanBrowser sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Modex against 5.0 for VanBrowser. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Modex ships an update fortnightly, VanBrowser every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modex | VanBrowser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Olsonify, LLC | Vertolini |
Customer experience
Modex
VanBrowser
In-app purchases
Modex
- 5 Tokens$4.99
- 15 Tokens$9.99
- 35 Tokens$19.99
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- 100 Tokens$49.99
- 250 Tokens$99.99
VanBrowser
- VanBrowser (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- VanBrowser Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$6.99
- Large Tip$12.99
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- VanBrowser Pro (Lifetime)$49.99









