AirWeb vs 3tabs Secure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirWeb
Browse the internet on your television using your iPhone or iPad as a remote. This app offers a comfortable and intuitive web surfing experience on the big screen, leveraging AirPlay mirroring.
- Web browsing on Apple TV
- iPhone/iPad as remote control
- AirPlay mirroring
- Trackpad and controls on iOS device
- Comfortable big-screen browsing
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AirWeb is the first web browser for your Apple TV. "Insanely impressed with how clever the implementation of @AirWebApp is. One of those "Um...DUH" type experiences :)" - Senior UI Designer at Apple This is the first TV browsing experience that is actually pleasant to use! Using your iPhone/iPad as an input device you can now finally take advantage of that big beautiful HDTV to browse the web. Share webpages with friends or colleagues, or just surf on your own, either way BIGGER is BETTER. AirWeb runs on any iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that support AirPlay Mirroring and uses AirPlay to show the webpages directly on your Apple TV connected TV, while creating a trackpad and controls on your touchscreen iOS device. It takes full advantage of the width and height of your HDTV, and allows you to browse comfortably without having to look down at your iOS device. Note that you need an Apple TV to use this app wirelessly.
3tabs Secure
This app helps you stay organized and secure while browsing the web. It offers quick switching between three tabs, dedicated search and favorites tabs, and robust security features like passcode and biometric unlocking.
- One-click tab switching
- Dedicated Search tab
- Dedicated Favorites tab
- Passcode lock
- Face ID/Touch ID unlock
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With 3tabs Secure you can stay organized and secure while browsing the web! - Switch between your three tabs with one click - Dedicated Search tab - Dedicated Favorites tab - Lock 3tabs Secure with a Passcode - Unlock 3tabs Secure with Face ID or Touch ID (Requires supported device)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirWeb at Free against 3tabs Secure's $0.99. AirWeb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months). 3tabs Secure's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
AirWeb is free to download; 3tabs Secure costs $0.99 up front. AirWeb sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and 3tabs Secure sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AirWeb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirWeb has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AirWeb ships an update every 5 weeks, 3tabs Secure every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirWeb | 3tabs Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Arild Strommen | Vedant Malhotra |
Customer experience
AirWeb
3tabs Secure
Bugs and requests
AirWeb
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't work with Apple TV
- Doesn't work with iPhone 4
- Doesn't work with secure websites
- Doesn't work with video playback
- Doesn't work with certain websites
Requested features
6 requests- Bookmarks support
- Landscape mode
- Full-screen mode
- Desktop site mode
- Video playback support
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- Improved scrolling and clicking
3tabs Secure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirWeb
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Quarterly subscription$2.993 Months
- Quarterly3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Yearly subscription$5.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
3tabs Secure
- Tip Level 1$0.99
- Tip Level 2$1.99
- Tip Level 3$2.99
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- Tip Level 4$3.99
- Tip Level 5$4.99
