Comparison

VanBrowser vs FireX Browser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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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FireX Browser

Features
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A link manager that connects your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. View and organize spaces, bookmarks, and saved links on mobile, choose the right browser for each webpage, and send important links to your Mac for continued work. === Home and Search === See saved-for-later links, recently opened pages, and recent bookmarks together on Home. Search spaces, bookmarks, saved links, and history from the current device. Basic search is free. Pro adds filters for type, space, and time range. === Spaces and Bookmarks === Create separate spaces for work, reading, learning, or frequently used tools. Add, edit, remove, and reorder spaces and bookmarks. Website icons help you recognize useful pages at a glance. === Choose a Browser === Open a link with the system default browser, or choose a supported browser installed on the device, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, and Arc Search. You can remember a browser preference for the current device. Mobile browser selection does not run the link rules configured on your Mac. === Save from Another Browser === Choose this app from the system share sheet in Safari, Chrome, or another browser to save the current webpage for later. You can then open it, organize it into a space, send it to your Mac, or delete it when it is no longer needed. === Mac Inbox === Send saved links, bookmarks, recent opens, or search results to the Mac inbox. Your Mac opens the webpage using its existing link rules. After the item is opened, bookmarked, or deleted successfully, iCloud removes it from the inbox on your other devices. === iCloud Sync === iCloud sync is off by default. You can enable it in Settings, and the change applies after relaunching the app. Spaces, bookmarks, saved-for-later links, and the Mac inbox sync through your private iCloud database to devices using the same Apple Account. Synced data does not pass through our servers or any third-party server. Link history, browser preferences, language, theme, and other device settings always remain on the current device. === Pro Features === The free version includes basic search, space and bookmark management, and single-item opening, organizing, sending to Mac, and deletion. Pro adds advanced search filters, batch organization into a space, batch sending to Mac, and batch deletion. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime plans unlock the same Pro features. === Privacy === The app does not read history, bookmarks, cookies, or tabs from other browsers. It contains no ads and uses no third-party analytics. Network access only occurs for features you choose, such as syncing data, fetching website icons, opening webpages, or restoring purchases. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ebrowser.eedon.cn/privacy Support: https://ebrowser.eedon.cn/feedback

Screenshots

VanBrowser4 screens
FireX Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

VanBrowser and FireX Browser are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. VanBrowser sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FireX Browser sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
VanBrowser versus FireX Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVanBrowserFireX Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVertoliniChangsha Eedon Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

6 purchases

VanBrowser

Subscriptions2
  • VanBrowser (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • VanBrowser Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$6.99
  • Large Tip$12.99
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  • VanBrowser Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
4 purchases

FireX Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime Offer$7.99
  • Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is VanBrowser free?
VanBrowser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FireX Browser free?
FireX Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VanBrowser or FireX Browser have ads?
Neither VanBrowser nor FireX Browser shows ads.

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