Comparison

Bare vs JBrowser

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

Head to head
About

Bare

This browser automatically blocks ads and trackers with no setup required. It offers a reader mode, private tabs, and customizable news feeds. All features are free, with an optional tipping feature.

Highlights
  • Automatic ad and tracker blocking
  • Reader mode with customizable text and backgrounds
  • Private tabs
  • Customizable news feed
  • Site-specific blocking exceptions
  • Desktop mode per site
Features
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Bare is a web browser with ad and tracker blocking built in and switched on from the first launch. Nothing to configure, nothing to buy first. WHAT IT BLOCKS Five filter lists ship inside the app — about 163,000 rules covering ads, trackers, regional ads, cookie notices and page annoyances. They refresh in the background every day. If an update fails, the previous rules stay in use, so you are never left unprotected without being told. Blocking applies to pages you open in Bare. It does not reach into other apps, and your connection still goes straight to the site. WHEN A SITE BREAKS Tap the shield in the address bar and blocking is off for that site. Tap it again to turn it back on. Every site you have switched it off for is listed in Settings, so you can find them again months later. WHAT IT COLLECTS Anonymous counts of how the app is used, with a switch in Settings that stops them. Never a page you visited, a search you typed, or a page title. No account, no ad ID, no crash reporting. Your history stays on this device and is never synced. Bookmarks sync through your own iCloud, which we cannot see. READING Reader mode strips a page down to the article, with four text sizes and a light, sepia or dark background. Pages with no dark mode of their own can be forced dark, per site. Text size is remembered per site too. THE REST OF A BROWSER Tabs with no limit. Private tabs that leave nothing behind when you close them. Five search engines. Find on page. Downloads that show up in the Files app. Desktop mode per site. Swipe from the edge to go back and forward. NEWS ON THE START PAGE Headlines in the language the app is set to. All 35 languages have their own publishers, 159 feeds altogether. A phone set to Danish gets Danish papers. The requests go out from your phone. Nothing passes through a server of ours. Tap a headline and it opens in a tab like any other link. Turn it off in Settings and the requests stop. 35 LANGUAGES Bare follows your phone's language. Settings has a list if you want a different one, and the change takes effect while you are still looking at the screen. You do not have to restart anything. Menus, error messages, the news, all of it. FREE, ALL OF IT Every feature, every filter list, every update. No paid tier, no account, nothing held back. There is a tip in Settings if you want to leave one, and it unlocks nothing. This app contains no ads and never will.

About

JBrowser

Features
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JBrowser turns numeric and time values from JSON APIs into a compact, customizable iPhone dashboard. The first page includes five live world clocks so you can explore the app immediately. Add your own endpoints to monitor rates, counts, temperatures, measurements, prices, or any other numeric value returned by an HTTP or HTTPS API. Features: - Five pages with up to ten sources per page - Custom tag names, symbols, data formats, and refresh intervals - Individual refresh intervals from 5 seconds to 60 minutes - Automatic discovery of common numeric fields - Manual refresh and API testing - Drag-and-drop reordering and movement between pages - Page export to Photos and import using a single QR image - TIME formatting for clock-style values - Settings stored locally on your device - No account required - Non-personalized banner advertising API availability, licensing, authentication, and rate limits are controlled by each API provider. Confirm that a provider permits your intended use before adding its endpoint. QR configurations are encoded but not encrypted; do not share QR images containing private credentials.

Screenshots

Bare4 screens
JBrowser1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JBrowser at none against Bare's 3. Bare's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bare sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. JBrowser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bare ships an update every 8 days, JBrowser every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bare versus JBrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBareJBrowser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer岚烜 吴YUAN YU NIU

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bare

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$4.99
  • Large tip$9.99
None

JBrowser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bare free?
Bare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JBrowser free?
JBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bare or JBrowser have ads?
JBrowser shows ads; Bare does not.
Which is updated more often, Bare or JBrowser?
Bare ships an update every 8 days, and JBrowser every 10 days. Most recently, Bare was updated on October 31, 2026 and JBrowser on November 6, 2026.

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