Split Web Browser vs Whale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Split Web Browser
Browse multiple web pages simultaneously on a single screen, maximizing your device's real estate. This app allows you to perform various tasks like emailing, shopping, and searching the web concurrently, eliminating the need for constant tab switching.
- Simultaneous multi-tab browsing
- Up to 9 web pages on one screen
- Full screen mode
- Incognito mode
- Powered by Bing Search
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You've just received your new larger screen iPhone or iPad. what are you going to do with all that extra screen space? With Split, you can now do two, or more tasks simultaneously! Email, shop and search the web at the same time! Stop constantly switching between tabs while browsing! Consider this problem solved with Split Web Browser by SavySoda. You can now browser multiple (up to 9) web pages on the same screen. Split is fast, and also supports full screen mode and incognito mode. So you have the best of Safari, and Chrome wrapped in one. This is the perfect alternative browser for your large screen iPhone and iPads. It's the browser to use for multitasking lovers. Split Web Browser is powered by Bing Search. Get Split today!
Whale
This browser offers a fast and intuitive web browsing experience with cross-device synchronization. It features a unique quick search function and a convenient scrapbook for saving content, all while blocking intrusive ads. Enjoy a personalized and efficient way to access web content.
- Fast and intuitive design
- Cross-device data synchronization
- Quick search on screen
- Convenient scrapbook
- Ad blocking
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Here is Naver Whale browser! Searching in easy and fast, Syncing to every devices, Blocking abusive ads. Enjoy web content with Whale! - The more you use it, the more beautiful and intuitive design - Synchronize your data as is on any PC / mobile device - Quick and easy search on the screen you saw, Quick Search - Your own Scrapbook, more convenient than bookmarks Learn more about Naver Whale - Contact us through whaleteam@naver.com - Please visit us : https://whale.naver.com - This is the from for whale, let us know your opinion : https://forum.whale.naver.com/forum/25/ Required Permission Info - Location : To provide location information on websites - Photos : To download images from website or upload the photos stored on device to website - Microphone : To use your voice and access Whale ON video meeting - Camera : To upload images and access Whale ON video meeting Privacy Policy You can read privacy policy of Whale browser : https://policy.naver.com/policy-mobile/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Whale at none against Split Web Browser's shown. Whale also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Split Web Browser's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Split Web Browser against 4.5 for Whale. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 752 and 311 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Split Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 65% of Whale's.
Split Web Browser ships an update every 23 months, Whale fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Split Web Browser | Whale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (752 ratings) | 4.5 (311 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 65.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 752 — better | 311 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 355 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | Savy Soda Pty Ltd | NAVER Corp. |
Customer experience
Split Web Browser
Whale
User reviews
Split Web Browser
From 752 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good, does what it's supposed to
- 👍 Helpful for multitasking
- 💡 Genius idea for split-screen
- 🔒 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Finicky and buggy
- 🐛 Doesn't work as expected
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices
Whale
From 311 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- ✨ Clean and beautiful design
- 🚀 Fast and reliable performance
- 🔗 Seamless PC and mobile integration
- 💡 Useful built-in features (Papago, calculator, memo)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- ⚠️ Ad blocker not working effectively
- 🐌 Slow loading times on some devices/websites
- 🚫 Certain features not working as expected (PiP, screen time, translation)
- 📱 Mobile version less optimized than desktop
Bugs and requests
Split Web Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to use bookmarks
- YouTube videos go into fullscreen mode
- Doesn't load search results properly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between screens
Requested features
4 requests- Allow split-screen for apps, not just websites
- Add support for YouTube and other video playback
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Optimize for newer iPhone models
Whale
Reported bugs
54 issues- Picture in Picture (PiP) not working
- Playback slider not working
- Hacker using the interface (potential security issue)
- Screen time not working
- UI issues with YouTube and Naver on iPad
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- Background wallpaper changing automatically
- Text size adjustment difficult
- YouTube full screen not working on iPad
- Papago feature not working on certain websites
- Login errors (non-existent account, wrong password)
- YouTube small window mode issues
- Screen not transitioning to full screen
- Tab window bug when opening new tabs
- PDF viewing issues (lagging, crashing)
- App crashing after update
- WebRTC open by default on PC/Mac
- Whaleon error preventing meeting participation
- File names with Korean characters becoming unreadable after download on iOS 15
- Back button behavior (going to top of page)
- Bomtoon account login authorization error
- App force closes when entering a class meeting link
- Bug where previously opened pages open in a new tab
- Naver dark mode not working
- Page loading issues
- Login issues with incorrect password or initialization failure
- Login not working on iPad
- Dedicated meeting room hostless start error
- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Dark mode issues (not applying, white screen on some sites)
- YouTube translation issues causing content mix-up
- MacBook (M1) battery consumption
- Freezing issues on mobile
- Text selection issues (options window not appearing)
- App crashing on login
- Crash when editing menu
- Translation not working (German to English)
- App crashing when opening new tabs
- App restarting when minimized
- App crashing on login attempt
- Infinite crashing
- App closes after a few seconds
- PDF documents in links cause freezing
- Link to PDF documents causes freezing
- Automatic refresh when switching apps
- App restarts when minimized
- Dark mode not available on iOS
- Infinite crashing on iOS
- App crashes after login attempt
- Syncing issues with desktop browser history
- Text selection not working on iPad
- Papago or Quick Search not appearing next to text selection
- Background playback not working on mobile data
- Translation function often unavailable
- Search term saving cannot be turned off on mobile
Requested features
24 requests- Add simplified Chinese language support
- Add Turkish language support
- Add Japanese language support
- Improve text selection and copy-paste functionality
- Add a search feature for opened tabs
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- Allow users to disable search term saving
- Add a desktop mode persistent option
- Improve PiP fast forward/backward slider
- Add screen time tracking feature
- Add option to disable 'frequently visited sites' on home screen
- Allow users to set homepage to a new tab page
- Add option to disable closing tab list when closing last tab
- Improve background playback on mobile data
- Add Chinese language version
- Add Russian language support
- Add a feature to move PC content to other devices
- Fix issue with automatic change to new version of Naver launcher
- Add ability to download to Files
- Fix issue with PDF rendering on iPad
- Add option to customize toolbar
- Improve text size adjustment for better usability
- Add a feature to view saved passwords on iPhone
- Add a screen time mode to see time spent on each website
- Add option to fix background wallpaper
In-app purchases
Split Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Whale
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Split Web Browser free?
Is Whale free?
Which has better reviews, Split Web Browser or Whale?
Do Split Web Browser or Whale have ads?
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