SkannIt vs VanBrowser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkannIt
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Read smarter, not longer. Welcome to SkannIt, the ultimate speed reading and read-it-later companion designed to help you consume knowledge faster and more efficiently. Whether you are a student, a professional, or just someone trying to catch up on your daily news, SkannIt transforms how you read the web. By guiding your eyes through text and organizing your saved content in one distraction-free library, SkannIt saves you time and supercharges your productivity. Core Features: - Speed Read Any Article: Experience a smarter way to read. Our specialized reading view highlights focal points in words to guide your eyes, helping you breeze through text faster while maintaining deep comprehension. - Save from Anywhere: Found an interesting article on Safari, X (Twitter), or your favorite news app? Use the seamless iOS Share Sheet integration to send any web page or article directly to your SkannIt library in just one tap. - Your Personal Library: Keep your reading list organized. Sort your saved articles into custom folders so your research, newsletters, and casual reading are always exactly where you need them. - Track Your Progress: Stay motivated with beautifully designed insights. Monitor your reading stats, including your Average Speed (WPM), total Time Read, and the exact amount of Time Saved compared to the average reader. - Distraction-Free Environment: Strip away ads, pop-ups, and confusing web layouts. SkannIt extracts the clean text so you can focus entirely on the content. Stop letting your "read-it-later" list pile up. Download SkannIt today, increase your reading speed, and conquer your reading list faster than ever! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 2 days against SkannIt's every 5 months. VanBrowser also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. SkannIt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year 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.
SkannIt ships an update every 5 months, VanBrowser every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkannIt | VanBrowser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rahul Kalia | Vertolini |
In-app purchases
SkannIt
- SkannIt Pro Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- SkannIt Pro Lifetime$19.99
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









