tabbrowser vs Akari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tabbrowser
This mobile browser prioritizes speed and privacy with built-in ad and popup blocking. It offers intuitive one-handed navigation through tab swiping and customizable gestures for enhanced control. Enjoy features like in-browser media playback and reading tools.
- One-handed tab switching via swipe gestures
- Built-in ad and popup blocking
- Customizable gestures for actions
- In-browser video and music playback
- Reader view and read-aloud functionality
- Private browsing mode
- Tab grouping and management
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A tab browser built for one hand: swipe anywhere on the screen for the next tab. Ad and popup blocking is on by default. ■ Swipe to switch tabs No need to open the tab list: swipe sideways on the page for the next tab, or from the screen edge to go back or forward. ■ Block ads and popups Banner ads and tracking scripts never load. Basic filters are free and update daily. ・Stops self-opening tabs, full-screen ads, and redirect ads; review what's blocked, or allow a site ・Hides cookie banners and social share buttons, and skips images to save on data ■ Stay in the browser Links to X, YouTube, Instagram, or LINE keep you in the browser; choose to stay or open the app, remembered per site. ■ Gestures ・L shape: close the tab. Reverse L: reopen it. Upward L: new tab or tab list. V shape: jump to the top or bottom ・U and sideways L shapes can be assigned too, to ten more actions such as reload, back, forward, or add bookmark ・Hold a link to open it in a background tab. Swipe the new tab button up to close the current tab ■ Tabs ・Group tabs by color, fold and expand them, and keep pinned tabs first even through "close all" ・Closed tabs are listed under Today, Yesterday, and Last Week, ready to restore, and a tab playing music keeps playing even when you switch away ・No limit on tabs. Relaunch, and every tab and its history comes right back, with thumbnails and reordering in the list ■ Bars and menu ・Toolbar top or bottom, hiding as you scroll; gaming mode leaves just the URL and tab bars, which can match the site's color ・Reorder menu items, pin favorites to the toolbar, or save sites as quick access buttons ・Open a page in a floating window you can move and resize while reading ■ Search and new tab ・Google, Bing, Yahoo!, DuckDuckGo, or Baidu, with suggestions, history, and bookmarks as you type ・A new tab page of tiles for favorite sites, echoed in a widget ・Open a copied URL on return to the app, or send a page here from any share sheet ■ Bookmarks and history ・Nest folders your way; reorder, edit, or swipe to delete ・History by day: clear the last hour, today, today and yesterday, or everything; cache and cookies clear separately ■ Video and music ・Keep playing when you switch apps or lock the screen, watch in Picture in Picture, and split the screen into up to six pages, stacked or side by side, even on iPhone (Premium) ■ Read and research ・Translate a page as is, or switch to a reader view for just the article ・Read aloud in a natural voice, highlighting each paragraph, with adjustable speed and a sleep timer, across tabs or with the screen off ・Night mode, text size, desktop view, full screen, find on page, sharing, AirPrint, save as PDF ・Capture an entire page as one screenshot (Premium) ・Download and manage files ■ Privacy No personal data is collected; your browsing and searches never reach the developer. Private tabs leave no history or cookies and stay hidden in the app switcher. Lock the app, or just private tabs, with Face ID or Touch ID and a delay you set; trackers are blocked with the ads. ■ iPad and external keyboards Three layouts for the bigger screen: popover menus, a side-panel tab list, and two-pane settings, plus shortcuts like ⌘T for a new tab. ■ tabbrowser Premium (monthly or yearly subscription) Basic ad blocking stays free. Premium unlocks: ・Advanced ad blocking: ads on video sites, clutter, "disable your ad blocker" walls, and tap-to-remove ads that slipped through ・Background playback, Picture in Picture, and split screen ・iCloud sync for bookmarks, history, and tabs ・Full page screenshots and 40 alternative app icons Your subscription is charged to your Apple ID at purchase and renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://dkit.jp/en/terms/ Privacy policy: https://dkit.jp/en/privacy-policy/
Akari
A mobile web browser designed for a calmer online experience, it blocks ads, trackers, and pop-ups. Enjoy features like background video playback, reader mode, and private tabs with optional Face ID protection.
- Ad, pop-up, and tracker blocking
- Video ad skipping
- Reader mode and page summarization
- Private tabs with Face ID lock
- Background audio/video playback
- Cross-device sync
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Akari is a calmer web browser that blocks ads, pop-ups and trackers on your iPhone and iPad. BLOCK THE NOISE • Shields blocks ads and trackers using EasyList and EasyPrivacy, right on your device. • Pop-up blocking stops new windows and redirects you didn't ask for. • Block Video Ads skips the ads on video sites, so you get straight to the video. • Cookie banners hidden, and tracking tags stripped from the links you open and share. A CALMER WAY TO BROWSE • One bar for sites and searches. It fills in the websites you visit as you type. • Favorites as a grid of site icons, right on the start page. • Tabs as cards. Swipe the address bar to move between tabs, flick a card away to close it. • Peek previews a link before you open it. • Spaces keep work, home and everything else apart. • Reader turns cluttered articles into clean, easy text, and Summarize sums up a page on your device. • Keep audio and video playing in the background or in picture in picture. PRIVATE AND SECURE • Private tabs forget everything when you close them, and Face ID can lock them. • Sign in with passkeys, and set Akari as your default browser. • Find on page, downloads saved to the Files app, and "Open in Akari" in the share sheet. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick search and your favorites. • Nine colors, including a true black. WORKS WITH AKARI FOR MAC AND WINDOWS Sign in with your email and your favorites and color follow you between your iPhone and your computers. Sync is end-to-end encrypted, so we can't read it. Signing in is optional. AKARI PRO (OPTIONAL) Focus Mode, Block Lists, Hide Element, Hide Annoyances, Video Speed and app icons. Monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase. Everything above stays free. No ads. No tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://0arch.io/akari/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: tabbrowser at 5.0 against Akari's 3.8. Akari's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. tabbrowser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.89 per month and Akari sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
tabbrowser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tabbrowser | Akari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Saigen inc. | Joseph Rodriguez |
Customer experience
tabbrowser
Akari
In-app purchases
tabbrowser
- Premium (Monthly)$9.891 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$88.901 Year
Akari
- Akari Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Akari Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Akari Pro Lifetime$39.99








