Comparison

Show Browser. vs Watch Web Browser

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

Head to head
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 • Private tabs that keep no history, no cache and no site storage, and are never written to disk — not even when the system closes the app. • 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. • Add your own shortcuts to the new tab page. Long press to remove one. • HTTPS first, with a full-screen warning when a site cannot do it — not a small icon that is easy to scroll past. • A certificate warning that never quietly accepts on your behalf. • Camera, microphone and location decided per site, reviewable and revocable. • Clear browsing data by time range. • Reader mode, find in page, and request the desktop version of a site. • Report an objectionable page from the menu; it reaches us directly. • 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

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Watch Web Browser

Features
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Look up an article and keep useful reading close at hand with Wristly for Apple Watch. • Search Wikipedia and read articles in a native Watch text reader. • Enter a secure web address to read compatible text pages. • Save text pages for offline reading and resume your reading position. • Adjust reader text size and keep favorite links handy. • Use the iPhone companion to manage bookmarks, prepare pages for your Watch, and review synced search history. • Choose DuckDuckGo, Google, or Bing for web searches in the live Watch browser. The Watch reader can fetch pages directly over Wi-Fi or cellular. Sync requires a paired iPhone. Open live websites on your Watch with back, forward, reload, sharing, bookmarks, and a JavaScript switch. Some websites and media may have Watch limitations. The text reader does not support sign-in, JavaScript, or video. Wristly has no accounts, advertising, analytics, or tracking. Subscriptions and purchases • Wristly Yearly: $19.99 per year, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. • Wristly Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://docs.everoasistech.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Show Browser.4 screens
Watch Web Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Show Browser. at none against Watch Web Browser's 2. Watch Web Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Watch Web Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Show Browser. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Show Browser. ships an update weekly, Watch Web Browser every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Show Browser. versus Watch Web Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShow Browser.Watch Web Browser
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNatthaphat ChanthasenKamani Aravind Chowdary

In-app purchases

None

Show Browser.

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Watch Web Browser

Subscriptions1
  • Wristly Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wristly Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Show Browser. free?
Show Browser. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Web Browser free?
Watch Web Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Show Browser. or Watch Web Browser have ads?
Neither Show Browser. nor Watch Web Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Show Browser. or Watch Web Browser?
Show Browser. ships an update weekly, and Watch Web Browser every 2 days. Most recently, Show Browser. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Watch Web Browser on October 26, 2026.

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