Comparison

Surge Browser vs Flov Browser

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

Head to head
About

Surge Browser

Features
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People capitalize tech companies with their online activity. We at User Cooperative believe it’s time for a tech company to return all its value to its users in proportion to their use, and that’s what we do. User Cooperative is a 100% user-owned and -governed tech company, and by extension, all tech we build belongs to our users. We therefore consider ourselves the people’s tech company. Our mission is as bold as we are unique, and that’s to put all meaningful tech power and profits into the people’s hands. We start with Surge, a web browser. State-of-the-art in its design. Revolutionary in how it counts your activity so we can share our profits with you. When you create an account on Surge, you become a User Cooperative owner. While you're signed in, Surge counts the sites you visit, which you can see in-browser, and that count is how we share our profits with you. Indeed, each click builds your equity in User Cooperative, and the value of your browsing activity flows back to you as patronage dividends, the way cooperatives have shared their profits for centuries. Not interested in equity for your clicks? You can browse without signing in or go incognito, and Surge won’t count your activity. SURGE HIGHLIGHTS - Equity page to view your stake in User Cooperative - Import tool so you can bring your data from Safari and Chrome and get equity for it - Search engine selector so you can ditch the default - Tab switcher for easy toggling; tabs and their history survive restart - Autofill for your passwords, addresses, and IDs that only live on your device and are secured by Face ID - Bookmarks and Reading List - On-device page translation and voice search - No analytics and no third-party trackers in the app - Delete your browsing data or your whole account at any time right in the app - Incognito mode - Dark mode

About

Flov Browser

Features
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Flov Browser is a lightweight browser built for one thing: letting you read and watch without touching the screen. Reading webtoons, comics, and long articles means endless swiping. Watching short-video feeds means tapping through clip after clip. Flov does the busywork for you — start it once, then sit back. AUTO SCROLL • Smooth, hands-free scrolling with 10 speed levels • Manual mode: flips one screen at a time, with an adjustable pause — like turning pages • Double-tap anywhere to start or stop instantly SMART READING • Automatically continues to the next episode when you reach the end of a chapter on supported webtoon sites • Remembers your open tabs and takes you right back where you left off • Save any page as a shortcut on your home screen SHORT VIDEO MODE • Detects short-video feeds and advances to the next clip when one ends • Sleep timer: set it before bed and playback stops automatically A REAL BROWSER • Multiple tabs, address bar, search, and full page history • Works on the sites you already use — no account required • Your bookmarks and settings stay on your device Flov Browser is free, supported by ads. Note: Flov Browser is an independent utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any website you choose to visit. Auto-scroll and auto-advance are convenience features and may not work on every website.

Screenshots

Surge Browser4 screens
Flov Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Surge Browser at none against Flov Browser's shown. Flov Browser's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Surge Browser versus Flov Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurge BrowserFlov Browser
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUser Cooperativestoretag corp.

In-app purchases

None

Surge Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Flov Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surge Browser free?
Surge Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flov Browser free?
Flov Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surge Browser or Flov Browser have ads?
Flov Browser shows ads; Surge Browser does not.

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