Capsule Browser vs anyPWA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capsule Browser
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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 service—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: • App-Like Home Screen: Elegant grid of customizable web app tiles with automatic high-res icons and drag-and-drop reordering. • Distraction-Free Reader Mode: Quickly open external articles in Safari’s clean Reader view. • On-Device AI Summaries: Generate instant bullet-point summaries of web articles directly on your Apple device. • True Background Inactivity: Web views completely shut down when you return home, saving battery and memory. • 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.
anyPWA
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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 Save video quality and audio-only settings for each supported website with the optional Media Controls purchase. You can set separate Wi-Fi and cellular profiles, including an audio-only preference for background playback. Currently supported: YouTube and YouTube Music. Media Controls also includes an option to hide YouTube Shorts. 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 the additional playback preferences 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: Capsule Browser at none against anyPWA's 2. anyPWA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. anyPWA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Capsule Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Capsule Browser ships an update every 3 weeks, anyPWA every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Capsule Browser | anyPWA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EDDY JULIEN RAPHAEL BARRAUD | Adam Wallner |
In-app purchases
Capsule Browser
No in-app purchases
anyPWA
- Media Controls$2.99
- Unlimited Websites$4.99









