Flov Browser vs anyPWA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flov Browser
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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.
anyPWA
Transform websites into dedicated apps with ad blocking, background playback, and Picture-in-Picture support. Save your first website for free and enjoy a clutter-free browsing experience.
- Ad blocking for websites
- Background audio playback
- Picture-in-Picture video
- Save websites as fullscreen apps
- Separate accounts per website
- Customizable website icons and names
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Block ads on your favorite websites, keep music playing with the screen locked, and watch videos in Picture in Picture. Your first saved website is free. Open websites as fullscreen apps on iPhone and iPad, with separate accounts for each saved website. anyPWA also runs on Macs with Apple silicon. Your websites, ready to open Choose an example such as YouTube, Spotify or Wikipedia, or paste any website address. anyPWA looks up its name and icon. Open it from your library in a dedicated view, without browser bars. Change the name or icon to make it yours. When you return to the library, the website stays open so you can pick up where you left off. Make websites easier to read Adjust page zoom and text size separately for each saved website. Open from your Home Screen Add an anyPWA widget and choose which saved websites it shows. Tap a website to open it directly. Pick a layout for one site or several favorites, and choose whether to show their names. You can also use Apple Shortcuts to create a separate Home Screen icon with each saved website’s own name and image. The icon helper requires iOS 18 or later. For setup instructions, tap "Add to Home Screen" at the bottom of your library. Two accounts, one website Each saved web app has its own cookies and storage. Add the same website twice to stay signed in to different accounts. Room to work on iPad Open your web apps in separate windows and use them side by side. Keep a reference page next to your work, or your music next to your messages. On your Mac Open websites in separate windows on a Mac with Apple silicon. Each window uses the name you saved in your library. You can listen to Spotify on Mac too. Keep listening and watching Audio keeps playing when you switch apps or lock the screen. Use the Lock Screen and Control Center to play or pause, and Picture in Picture to watch compatible videos while you do something else. YouTube and YouTube Music support background playback, Lock Screen controls and Picture in Picture. With Spotify's web player, you can choose individual tracks, browse full albums and use next and previous track controls. Playback preferences The optional Media Controls purchase saves video quality and audio-only preferences for YouTube and YouTube Music, with separate Wi-Fi and cellular profiles and an audio-only background rule. It also lets you hide YouTube Shorts. For YouTube, YouTube Music, Spotify and SoundCloud, choose whether Lock Screen and CarPlay player buttons skip within the current item or go to the previous and next track or video. Save the choice separately for each web app. Built-in ad blocking Filter ads and hide empty ad spaces using automatically updated community filter lists. Blocking also works with video and audio ads on YouTube, YouTube Music and Spotify. You can turn it off for any website. Free for your first website Use one web app for free, including ad blocking, background playback and Lock Screen controls. Unlimited Websites is a one-time purchase for all saved web apps and library rearranging. Media Controls is a separate one-time purchase for playback preferences, player button choices and YouTube Shorts hiding. Both purchases support Family Sharing. There is no anyPWA subscription. Your library stays on your device No anyPWA account is needed. Your saved websites and sign-ins stay on your device, and anyPWA has no analytics or tracking of its own. Websites you visit have their own privacy practices. YouTube, YouTube Music and Spotify open as websites inside anyPWA. Features depend on the websites and may change. anyPWA is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by these services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flov Browser at none against anyPWA's 2. Flov Browser also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). anyPWA's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. anyPWA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Flov Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Flov Browser | anyPWA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | storetag corp. | Adam Wallner |
In-app purchases
Flov Browser
No in-app purchases
anyPWA
- Media Controls$2.99
- Unlimited Websites$4.99









