Comparison

GlassBrowser vs Gold Browser

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

Head to head
About

GlassBrowser

Organize your favorite websites into live canvases for quick access. Switch to a full-screen browsing experience with Focus Mode. Designed for Apple devices, it offers enhanced privacy and a beautiful, distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Live Canvas for website organization
  • Focus Mode for full-screen browsing
  • Enhanced private browsing
  • Apple-first design
  • Flexible workspaces
  • Native iPhone and iPad experience
Features
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GlassBrowser is a modern browser built around live website canvases. Instead of managing endless tabs, organize your favorite websites in a single workspace and switch instantly into Focus Mode whenever you want a traditional full-screen browsing experience. Watch videos, monitor dashboards, browse the web, and stay productive with a browser designed specifically for Apple devices. Fast. Private. Beautiful. FEATURES • Live Canvas Arrange multiple websites in one elegant workspace. • Focus Mode Expand any website into a full browsing experience with a single tap. • Private Browsing Browse with enhanced privacy and support for reduced tracking. • Beautiful Apple-First Design Crafted for iPhone and iPad with smooth animations, dark mode support, and a clean, distraction-free interface. • Flexible Workspaces Create layouts that fit the way you browse, work, and organize information. • Built for Apple Devices Designed specifically for iPhone and iPad with a native experience throughout. GLASSBROWSER PRO Unlock additional windows, saved layouts, advanced customization, and future premium capabilities with a one-time upgrade.

About

Gold Browser

Features
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Gold Browser puts the real web on your Watch: no iPhone in hand required. Tap the address bar to open any website, or type a few words to search with Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing. Pages open right on your wrist, and you scroll with the Digital Crown like everything else on watchOS. KEY FEATURES • Open any website — type a domain and go straight there. • Search your way — choose Google, DuckDuckGo, or Bing in Settings. • Favorites — start with handpicked, watch-friendly sites (Wikipedia, YouTube, Maps, News, Weather and more), add your own, reorder by deleting, or restore the defaults anytime. • History & suggestions — recent pages appear on the home screen, and matching pages are suggested as you type. • Continue on iPhone or Mac — Handoff lets you pick up the page you're reading in Safari on your other devices with a tap. • Private by design — each page opens in a private session, so cookies and sign-ins aren't carried between pages. • Built for the watch — clean, full-screen layout, Digital Crown scrolling, and subtle haptic feedback. PRIVATE AND LIGHTWEIGHT Gold Browser collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Your favorites and history stay on your watch, and you can clear your history anytime from Settings. A NOTE ON HOW PAGES LOOK Pages render in the watch's built-in web view. watchOS draws a small bar at the top of every page (the site's domain and a close button); that bar is part of the system and can't be removed by apps. Sites designed for phones generally read best on the small screen. Browse the web from your wrist. Download Gold Browser.

Screenshots

GlassBrowser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gold Browser at none against GlassBrowser's 1. Gold Browser also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.4). GlassBrowser's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GlassBrowser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gold Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlassBrowser ships an update monthly, Gold Browser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
GlassBrowser versus Gold Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlassBrowserGold Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVincent GaleanoOMYZERO PTY LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GlassBrowser

One-time1
  • GlassBrowser Pro$9.99
None

Gold Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GlassBrowser free?
GlassBrowser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gold Browser free?
Gold Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GlassBrowser or Gold Browser have ads?
Neither GlassBrowser nor Gold Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GlassBrowser or Gold Browser?
GlassBrowser ships an update monthly, and Gold Browser every 3 weeks. Most recently, GlassBrowser was updated on October 5, 2026 and Gold Browser on October 16, 2026.

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