Comparison

Surge Browser vs HootArk 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

HootArk Browser

Features
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HootArk is a mobile browser with AI inside. Use it like any browser. Use it for Web3 when you need to. BROWSE AS USUAL Open sites, search, switch tabs. Fast, familiar, made for one hand. AI WHEN YOU WANT IT Long page? Get a short summary. Unsure about a site? Get a clearer read before you go further. Help is there; it does not take over. READY FOR WEB3 Built for the open web — including Web3 — without making crypto the whole product. If you never need that, HootArk still works as a clean everyday browser. Simple. Private by design. No extra apps for the basic job of opening the internet. Learn more: https://hootark.com

Screenshots

Surge Browser4 screens
HootArk Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HootArk Browser at 13.0 against Surge Browser's 18.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Surge Browser versus HootArk Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurge BrowserHootArk Browser
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUser CooperativeX Browser Limited

In-app purchases

None

Surge Browser

No in-app purchases

None

HootArk Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surge Browser free?
Surge Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HootArk Browser free?
HootArk Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surge Browser or HootArk Browser have ads?
Neither Surge Browser nor HootArk Browser shows ads.

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