Comparison

Capsule Browser vs Show Browser.

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

Head to head
About

Capsule Browser

Features
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Capsule Browser re-imagines how you browse the web by putting every website into its own sealed, isolated capsule. No cross-site tracking, no shared cookies, and complete freedom to manage multiple accounts on the same site simultaneously. ZERO CROSS-SITE TRACKING Standard web browsers share your cookies, browsing history, and device fingerprint across all open tabs, allowing advertisers and data brokers to follow you around the web. In Capsule Browser, each web app runs in its own private, isolated environment. What happens inside one capsule stays strictly inside that capsule. READER MODE Let you decide to open every external link on a website in reader mode for distraction-free reading. GROUPS FOR SAME PROFILE Create groups of capsules sharing local storage and cookies to stay connected between websites needing cookie sharing. MULTI-ACCOUNT & MULTI-IDENTITY Tired of logging out and in, or juggling private browsing windows? With Capsule Browser, you can create multiple distinct capsules for the same serviceβ€”keep your Personal and Work accounts (Google, GitHub, email, social media, shopping) open side-by-side with separate logins and sessions. BUILT-IN AD & TRACKER BLOCKING Enjoy a faster, cleaner web experience powered by integrated uBlock Origin Lite. Automatically block intrusive banners, tracking scripts, popups, and annoying cookie prompts right out of the box. PRIVATE ICLOUD SYNC Your saved web apps, icons, arrangements, and settings sync securely across all your Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices using your private iCloud storage. No third-party servers, no accounts to create, and zero telemetry. KEY FEATURES: β€’ App-Like Home Screen: Elegant grid of customizable web app tiles with automatic high-res icons and drag-and-drop reordering. β€’ Distraction-Free Reader Mode: Quickly open external articles in Safari’s clean Reader view. β€’ On-Device AI Summaries: Generate instant bullet-point summaries of web articles directly on your Apple device. β€’ True Background Inactivity: Web views completely shut down when you return home, saving battery and memory. β€’ Native Design: Fluid swipe-to-home gestures on iOS and a clean native toolbar on macOS. Take control of your web privacy with Capsule Browser.

About

Show Browser.

Features
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Show Browser keeps what you do on your own iPhone. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. Your history, bookmarks, downloads and per-site permissions live on this device and are never uploaded anywhere. The app sends nothing about you to us: there is no analytics library inside it, no crash reporter, no advertising, and nothing watching how you use it. WHAT YOU GET β€’ Private tabs that keep no history, no cache and no site storage, and are never written to disk β€” not even when the system closes the app. β€’ Your tabs come back. Reopen the app and the session is where you left it. Private tabs are the deliberate exception: those do not return. β€’ Add your own shortcuts to the new tab page. Long press to remove one. β€’ HTTPS first, with a full-screen warning when a site cannot do it β€” not a small icon that is easy to scroll past. β€’ A certificate warning that never quietly accepts on your behalf. β€’ Camera, microphone and location decided per site, reviewable and revocable. β€’ Clear browsing data by time range. β€’ Reader mode, find in page, and request the desktop version of a site. β€’ Report an objectionable page from the menu; it reaches us directly. β€’ Block any site from the menu, and manage the list in Settings. PERMISSIONS Camera, microphone and location are requested only when a site you are on asks for them, and only after you have allowed that site. The app itself never uses them. WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD Show Browser renders pages with Apple's WKWebView, as the App Store Review Guidelines require of every iOS browser. Pages therefore look and behave as they do in Safari. What differs is everything around the page: how tabs are managed, how security is surfaced, and the fact that nothing leaves your device. Show Browser is made by Sage. https://showbrowser.sage.show

Screenshots

Capsule Browser3 screens
Show Browser.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Show Browser. at every 4 days against Capsule Browser's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capsule Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, Show Browser. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Capsule Browser versus Show Browser.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapsule BrowserShow Browser.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEDDY JULIEN RAPHAEL BARRAUDNatthaphat Chanthasen

In-app purchases

None

Capsule Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Show Browser.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capsule Browser free?
Capsule Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Show Browser. free?
Show Browser. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Capsule Browser or Show Browser. have ads?
Neither Capsule Browser nor Show Browser. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capsule Browser or Show Browser.?
Capsule Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, and Show Browser. every 4 days. Most recently, Capsule Browser was updated on October 8, 2026 and Show Browser. on October 13, 2026.

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