Comparison

tabbrowser vs Olana Browser

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Olana Browser

Features
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Olana is a calm, fast web browser for iPhone. Ads and trackers are blocked before they load, private tabs stay locked, and everything you save stays on your iPhone. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. BLOCK ADS AND TRACKERS • Shields block ads on every page with EasyList, updated daily • Block trackers, cookie banners and pop-ups, or hide any element yourself • See what was stopped on each site, and a privacy report over time • Add your own Adblock Plus or uBlock filter lists PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Private tabs keep no history, cookies or form data • Lock private tabs, files, passwords or the whole app with Face ID or a passcode • Site info shows every site's certificate, permissions, load speed and the companies it talks to • Clear browsing data automatically when you leave or close Olana DOWNLOADS AND FILES • Downloads keep going in the background, with progress in the address bar • Save images, PDFs, ZIP archives and other files from pages • A built-in file browser with rename, folders and ZIP archives • Share files to your computer over Wi‑Fi with a PIN PASSWORDS AND 2FA CODES • Save and autofill logins, stored in your iPhone's Keychain • Built-in two-factor codes: scan a QR code and Olana fills the code in for you • Password generator and a leaked-password check that never sends your password READ, TRANSLATE AND ASK • Reader view with read-aloud and adjustable text • Translate pages on your iPhone, and find anything on a page • Olana AI summarises pages and answers questions using Apple's on-device model — your chats never leave your iPhone MAKE IT YOURS • Five start pages: Dial, Minimal, Feed, Bento and Paper • Colour themes, alternate app icons, glass or solid toolbars • Profiles for Personal, Work and Shopping, each with its own cookies and logins • Recently closed tabs, sleeping tabs, tab groups, voice search, QR scanning and 15 search engines OLANA PRO Unlimited tabs, background and parallel downloads, picture in picture, tracker and cookie-banner blocking, Wi‑Fi sharing, ZIP archives, Olana AI, profiles, themes and icons. Try it free for 7 days. Subscription: Olana Pro is available monthly or yearly with auto-renewal. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://olanabrowser.com/privacy

Screenshots

tabbrowser4 screens
Olana Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Olana Browser at 17.0 against tabbrowser's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. tabbrowser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.89 per month and Olana Browser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tabbrowser ships an update every 2 days, Olana Browser every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
tabbrowser versus Olana Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertabbrowserOlana Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSaigen inc.DUMITRU BUMBU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

tabbrowser

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$9.891 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$88.901 Year
2 purchases

Olana Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Olana Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Olana Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is tabbrowser free?
tabbrowser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Olana Browser free?
Olana Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do tabbrowser or Olana Browser have ads?
Neither tabbrowser nor Olana Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tabbrowser or Olana Browser?
tabbrowser ships an update every 2 days, and Olana Browser every 4 days. Most recently, tabbrowser was updated on October 31, 2026 and Olana Browser on November 9, 2026.

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