Scry.exe vs Being
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Scry.exe
Read full descriptionHide full description
SCRY.EXE // RETRO TERMINAL WEB BROWSER ====================================== Step into a vintage cyber-command console. Scry.exe combines 80s/90s CRT hacker aesthetics with modern, ultra-fast web browsing utilities. Take control of your web traffic using keyboard shortcuts, terminal commands, and custom retro color schemes. COMMAND-LINE NAVIGATION ---------------------- Forget clicking around. Navigate the web like a system administrator: β’ Use custom routing commands (e.g., type "/gh swiftui" to query GitHub instantly). β’ Set up your own custom search engines and routing prefixes. β’ Tap into built-in terminal shortcuts for high-speed browsing. ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT TEXT-ONLY MODE -------------------------------- β’ Activate Scry Text-Only mode (Lynx-style) to strip pages down to raw text and code. β’ Drastically save data, bypass bloated web layouts, and read articles in clean monospaced layout. BUILT-IN AD BLOCKER ------------------- β’ Navigate cleanly without tracking pixels, cookie pop-ups, or invasive advertisements. β’ Browse with local sandboxed privacyβzero data leaves your device. CUSTOM THEME CREATOR -------------------- β’ Build and save your own retro color schemes (Matrix Green, Amber Glass, Cyberpunk Pink, Deep Blue). β’ Fully customize foregrounds, backgrounds, and accent borders. β’ Live interactive terminal previews as you design. KEY FEATURES: β’ Dynamic Scroll-to-Tab Switcher grid with active tab centering. β’ Offline local-first database (bookmarks, history, commands). β’ Smooth native edge-swipe back/forward transitions. β’ Tactile haptic feedback loops. β’ Deep system reset triggers with custom wipe sequence animation. Initialize your session. Download SCRY.EXE today.
Being
Read full descriptionHide full description
HTML is a better content container. Exist is a local reader and library built around HTML. It helps you save webpages, documents, notes, and AI-generated content as local HTML files for reading, organizing, and long-term preservation. We chose HTML not because it is complex, but because it is open, stable, and close enough to the real structure of reading. A piece of content is never just text β it also includes headings, paragraphs, hierarchy, images, links, quotes, and context. Compared to plain text or Markdown, HTML preserves these details better; compared to platform bookmarks, it is lighter and freer, able to be saved, migrated, and archived as a local file. Here, HTML is no longer just a page in a browser, but personal material that can be archived, migrated, translated, and exported. You can save important webpages as offline snapshots, turn documentation, study notes, and generated content into local files, and build your own library organized by folders. Exist does not try to replace the browser, nor does it turn knowledge management into a complex system. It is more like a quiet reading space: bringing content back to local storage from temporary links, chat windows, and scattered bookmarks, in a lightweight, clear, and long-lasting way. AI features require you to configure your own API Key. The Key is stored in the local system Keychain and is never uploaded to Exist's servers β more secure, and more controllable. The Pro version unlocks the translation overlay and PDF export. One-time purchase, yours forever.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scry.exe at none against Being's 1. Being's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Being sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scry.exe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scry.exe ships an update every 2 months, Being daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scry.exe | Being |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tanveer Dhaliwal | δΌ ε |
In-app purchases
Scry.exe
No in-app purchases
Being
- Being Pro$0.99









