Comparison

Fainoa vs Sverk

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

Head to head
About

Fainoa

Features
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Fainoa — More Than Just a Browser with AI. Fainoa is the intelligent workspace and privacy-focused browser. It automatically blocks well known trackers, brings order to your tab chaos, and transforms your browser into a true productivity hub — with lists, tab groups, and AI that let you plan, structure, and successfully advance your projects. Privacy that protects — Productivity that moves you forward While most browsers track you, Fainoa works for you: • Strong tracker blocking (85+ domains at the network level) • Automatic removal of tracking parameters • Clear privacy reports and full private browsing mode • Everything stays on your device — synced only via iCloud Your Browser Becomes a Workspace Fainoa goes far beyond regular browsing. This is where you plan and organize real projects right where the information is created: • Personal Lists — Create lists instantly for projects, research, shopping, or ideas. Save the current page with just one tap. • AI-Powered Lists — Let Fainoa automatically summarize web pages and turn them into smart notes in your project lists. • Tab Groups as Projects — Group all your tabs by topic (e.g. “Marketing Campaign Q3”, “House Construction Research”, “Vacation Planning”) and switch between projects in a flash. • Reminders for Progress — Set time-based reminders for individual tabs, entire tab groups, or list entries. Never miss anything important and make steady progress. • Easy Sharing — Share complete lists via link with your team, partner, or friends. Everyone immediately sees the current status of your project, synched via iCloud. This turns chaotic browsing into structured project work: You research, organize, and make real progress — all in one place. A research Workspace A tab group can hold two documents: a brief with your question and a report with the findings. An assistant connected to Fainoa for Mac (ChatGPT, Claude Code and others) fills the report with links and notes, or works from your saved links as its sources. You can add to and rework both yourself at any time. On iPhone you read and edit both, and share them as a PDF. Whole tab groups can be passed on as a file. Smart AI Assistant • Quick summaries of individual pages • AI notes saved directly into your project lists • Search assistant that breaks down complex research into clear steps More Powerful Features • Clear tab switcher with live preview of every tab • Distraction-free reading mode • Built-in download manager • Full iCloud sync across all your Apple devices • Free choice of search engines Privacy at a Glance No data collection by Fainoa, no advertising IDs, no sharing of your data with third parties. Everything is synced exclusively via iCloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Sverk

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Sverk is a web browser that blocks ads and trackers from the first launch and opens an AI chat in one tap. It warns you before a scam or phishing site opens. No ads • The blocker is built in and on from the start: ads, trackers and cookie banners don’t show. • The Strict level also removes “subscribe” pop-ups, social buttons, chat widgets and “get the app” banners. • Cookie banners are hidden, and nothing is clicked for you: consent is neither given nor refused. • If blocking breaks a site, turn it off for that site with the shield in the address bar. • Blocking lists update every day, without an app update. AI chat • A round button over any page opens an AI chat. Drag it to an edge or a corner of the screen. • Widgets on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen open the chat in one tap. The large one shows your last conversation. • Touch and hold the Sverk icon for “AI chat”. • The button starts a new conversation, takes you back to the last one or opens your chat list — your choice in settings. • Answers come from Google’s AI Mode. No account needed, and AI conversations stay out of your browsing history. Scam and phishing warnings • Before a phishing page that imitates a well-known site to get your password or a text-message code, Sverk shows a warning. • The same before sites on the warning lists of financial regulators — the Bank of Russia, Cyprus (CySEC), France (AMF) and the EU (ESMA): fake brokers, pyramid schemes, illegal lenders. • Sverk checks addresses against the lists here, on your iPhone: the address is sent nowhere. The lists update every day. Translate pages • A page in another language is translated in place, so you stay on the site. • Sverk offers to translate by itself. Choose which languages to always or never translate in settings. News and video • Headlines and videos on the new tab — the international edition in English, or the Russian one. Tune topics and sources, hide anything with one tap, or turn the feed off. • When a video plays, a speed button appears next to the address: ×1.0, ×1.25 or ×1.5. The speed you pick stays for every video. Tabs and search • Swipe along the address bar to switch tabs. • The address bar goes at the top or the bottom. • Incognito tabs for private browsing: Sverk keeps no history, cookies or form data for them. • Pick your search engine at first launch: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave or Yandex. • Bring over your bookmarks from another browser as an HTML file, folders included. Passwords are filled in by iPhone AutoFill. • Sites secured with Russian certificates, such as Russian banks, open without installing a profile. The certificate is trusted only inside Sverk, and only for Russian domains (.ru, .su, .рф) and a few banks under .com. What leaves your iPhone • Questions to AI go to Google, like any search. • Page text goes to a translation service when you translate. • Blocking and scam checks happen on your iPhone: the addresses you open are sent nowhere.

Screenshots

Fainoa4 screens
Sverk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sverk at none against Fainoa's 1. Sverk also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26). Fainoa's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fainoa sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Sverk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fainoa ships an update every 3 days, Sverk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Fainoa versus Sverk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFainoaSverk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB50 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNALSO UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)LLC Destruction

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fainoa

Subscriptions1
  • Fainoa$0.991 Month
None

Sverk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fainoa free?
Fainoa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sverk free?
Sverk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fainoa or Sverk have ads?
Sverk shows ads; Fainoa does not.
Which is updated more often, Fainoa or Sverk?
Fainoa ships an update every 3 days, and Sverk weekly. Most recently, Fainoa was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sverk on November 8, 2026.

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