Pane Browser vs HTML Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pane Browser
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Pane Browser is a browser built for actually reading the web. There is no top URL bar, no bottom toolbar, no persistent chrome. The web page fills the entire screen. Everything else hides behind a single floating button on the side — tap it once for a radial menu of back, home, more, and two slots you customize yourself. Designed for one-thumb mobile use: • Tap the floating button to open the radial menu — back, home, more, plus your two custom slots. • Drag the button anywhere on the screen; it snaps to either edge so it never gets in the way of the page. • Swipe from the left edge to go back, with a Safari-style parallax preview of the previous page sliding in. • A four-tile shelf on the start screen for the sites you visit most. • Tabs, bookmarks, and history live behind the More menu, not above the page. Privacy by default: • No accounts, no sign-in, nothing leaves your phone. • Bookmarks and history stored on-device only. • No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. • Default search engine is Bing — reachable worldwide without a VPN. Switch to Google or DuckDuckGo in Settings. Pane Browser uses Apple's WKWebView, the same engine as Safari, so every site you visit renders the way it would anywhere else on iOS.
HTML Pocket
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HTML Pocket 是一个本地优先的 HTML 小应用运行器。你可以把 AI 生成的 HTML、自己写的小工具,或打包好的 ZIP 项目导入手机,在本机 WebView 中像小应用一样打开。应用默认本地运行,不要求账号登录,不提供云端同步,适合保存离线工具、演示页面等。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pane Browser at none against HTML Pocket's 1. HTML Pocket's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. HTML Pocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pane Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pane Browser ships an update every 2 months, HTML Pocket every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Pane Browser | HTML Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 杭州一点不同科技有限公司 | Yuxiang Wang |
In-app purchases
Pane Browser
No in-app purchases
HTML Pocket
- 终身会员$3.99









