DuoScreen vs Rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
DuoScreen
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Two browsers. One screen. DuoScreen puts two real web browsers side-by-side on your iPhone. The dual-screen experience, no new hardware required. WHY DUOSCREEN ⢠Two fully independent panes, each with its own navigation, history, and media playback ⢠Drag the seam to resize either pane ⢠Double-tap to lock the split and pin the orientation ⢠Swap panes instantly without reloading either page ⢠Safari-style bottom bar that auto-hides as you scroll ⢠Video and audio in both panes at the same time ⢠Portrait stacks the panes; landscape puts them side-by-side MADE FOR MULTITASKING ⢠Compare prices and products across two stores at once ⢠Watch the stream while you browse the thread ⢠Follow a recipe while a video plays ⢠Read the docs on one side, work on the other ⢠Preview what a foldable dual-screen phone feels like PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Your browsing never leaves your device. Your iPhone already has the space for two. DuoScreen splits it.
Rain
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Clean, fast, private browsing with ads and trackers blocked on the device. Rain is a private browser for iPhone and iPad. Type an address or a search and the page opens in a tab. On a phone the bar sits at the bottom. On a larger screen it sits at the top. A new tab asks you to search or enter an address. Ordinary tabs record a history you can open from the History list. A private tab stays separate from those tabs and leaves no history. You can open several tabs, switch between them, and close the ones you are finished with. Shields block ads and trackers on the device. Each site has its own control, so you can turn Shields down for one page and turn them back up afterward. The panel shows how many were blocked on this page and in total. Filter lists are included for first launch and then refresh from their publishers. From a page you can go back and forward, add a bookmark, copy the address, share it, or switch between the mobile site and the desktop site. Settings is where you choose a search engine and turn the default Shields control on or off. Playlist is for a video you have opened in the browser. Add it with Add to Playlist in the address bar or the More menu, or with a long press on the video. Rain plays that video in its own player. You can change the speed, turn shuffle on, and set repeat to off, all, or one. The player includes a sleep timer, and Picture in Picture and AirPlay when the system allows them. Folders group items. Recently Played shows what you have already played. The Playlist holds 10 items. This version has no purchases. An item that only has a page opens that page in the browser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rain at 18.0 against DuoScreen's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | DuoScreen | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Albin Shrestha | Roman Marchenko |
In-app purchases
DuoScreen
No in-app purchases
Rain
No in-app purchases









