Astor vs Webora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astor
This browser offers a unique one-handed control experience with intuitive gesture navigation and a clean, translucent interface. Enjoy background media playback, private browsing, and a customizable start page for a streamlined web experience.
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Liquid glass UI
- Background media playback
- Private browsing mode
- Save for later reading list
- Instant text search
- Customizable interface
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■ About Astor Astor is a new web browser designed for effortless one-handed control and clean aesthetics. Simply swipe the "Control Sphere" at the bottom of the screen to perform your everyday browsing actions smoothly with one hand. [Key Features] - Intuitive Gesture Controls Swipe the sphere at the bottom of the screen—up, down, left, right, or diagonally up—to access core features instantly. Easily switch between multiple open tabs in no time. - Beautiful Liquid Glass UI Features a translucent "Liquid Glass" design that stays out of the way of web content, allowing you to make full use of your screen. - Non-Stop Media — Background Playback & PiP Your video and audio keep playing even when your screen is locked, while using other apps, or when switching between tabs. Supports true background playback and Picture-in-Picture (PiP), making it ideal for listening to music videos, lectures, or live streams while multitasking. Enjoy PiP and background audio even on supported sites where they are normally restricted. - Private Mode Browse without leaving a trace. History, cookies, and cache are automatically wiped the moment you close a tab. Seamlessly switch between normal and private modes with a distinct color theme that lets you know which mode you're in at a glance. Includes a dedicated bookmarking feature for private mode. - Save for Later (Reading List) Save articles you want to read later with a single tap from the share menu or by long-pressing any link. Easily track read and unread items to keep your list organized. - Instant Text Search Simply select text on any web page to quickly perform a smart search right from the sphere. No need to open a new tab to copy and paste. - Customizable to Your Taste Freely customize your start page, as well as the sphere's size and position, address bar display style, and more. Make Astor look and feel exactly the way you like. - Lightweight yet Feature-Packed Combines fast, clutter-free browsing with all the essential features you need for everyday use: - Powerful ad blocker - Thorough privacy protection (instant clearing of cookies and cache) - Eye-friendly dark mode - Uninterrupted playback across tabs - Trace-free private browsing - Set as default browser - Bookmark import from other browsers [Astor PRO (One-Time Purchase)] Astor PRO is a one-time purchase with no recurring subscription fees. A single purchase permanently unlocks all premium features, giving you a smooth, ad-free browsing experience forever.
Webora
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Webora is a desktop-class web browser built for the iPhone. Most mobile browsers shrink the web into a stripped-down "mobile" version of every site. Webora does the opposite: it renders pages at their full desktop layout, then makes that layout genuinely comfortable to use on a phone. THE DESKTOP WEB, ON YOUR PHONE Webora requests and displays the real desktop version of websites, so you see the complete page the way it was designed, with every menu, column, and control intact. No more hunting for the "view desktop site" toggle or fighting cut-down mobile pages. MADE FOR ONE-HANDED USE A desktop page on a phone is only useful if it is easy to navigate. Webora gives you the tools to make it effortless: - Pinch to zoom smoothly anywhere on the page - Double-tap to instantly fit a column or article to your screen - A live page-width slider to dial in the perfect reading size - Cursor mode, an on-screen trackpad that gives you a real pointer for hover menus and precise taps on dense desktop layouts A BROWSER THAT FEELS LIKE 2026 Webora has been rebuilt from the ground up with a Liquid Glass design language: translucent layered surfaces, soft depth, fluid motion, and a calm, focused interface in both light and dark modes. Every screen, from the home page to the tab switcher, has been redesigned to feel fast, modern, and beautiful. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT, DONE WELL - Tabs with quick switching and a clean, card-based switcher - Bookmarks and a speed-dial home screen for your favorite sites - Full browsing history with fast search - Find in page - Reader mode for distraction-free articles - Private browsing that leaves no history behind - A polished home screen with a time-aware greeting and recently visited sites PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your browsing stays on your device. Webora keeps your tabs, bookmarks, and history stored locally, not synced to a server you do not control. Built-in content blocking helps cut down on intrusive ads and trackers on the pages you visit. SUPPORTED BY ADS, NEVER INTRUSIVE Webora is supported by a small number of ads inside the app so it can keep improving. Ads appear only in the app's own surfaces, such as the home screen. They never appear on top of the web pages you are reading, and never in private browsing. WHY WEBORA If you have ever zoomed awkwardly around a mobile site looking for a feature that only exists on the desktop version, Webora is for you. It treats the web as the full, capable medium it is, and gives you the controls to enjoy all of it from your phone. Download Webora and experience the web the way it was meant to look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Webora at none against Astor's 4. Webora also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Astor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price and device support 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. Astor sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Webora asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astor ships an update every 10 days, Webora every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astor | Webora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SUGURU KASEBE | Hasanain Alhamedi |
In-app purchases
Astor
- Send Espresso$0.99
- Send Cafe Latte$4.99
- PRO Plan$5.99
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- Send Energy Drink$14.99
Webora
No in-app purchases








