Split Web Browser vs Halfsurf
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!
Halfsurf
This app optimizes web browsing for horizontal iPhone screens, allowing users to multitask efficiently. It supports viewing multiple browser tabs simultaneously, with premium features for extended functionality.
- Horizontal screen optimization
- Dual window multitasking
- Multiple browser tabs
- Stock tracking
- Social network browsing
- Movie watching
- News aggregation
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Halfsurf is an iPhone-specific app with the same features as its name suggests. By taking advantage of the increasing screen width year by year, and the aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 20:9 is becoming more and more popular. Halfsurf helps optimize web browsing in a horizontal interface so you can do many tasks at the same time such as stocks, social networks, watching movies, news. The interface is optimized for horizontal user experience. With the Premium version, you can extend the features: - Open unlimited number of tabs - Use 3 browser tabs at the same time Terms: https://halfsurf-app.web.app/term.html Policy: https://halfsurf-app.web.app/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Split Web Browser at none against Halfsurf's 1. Split Web Browser also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and ratings volume (752 vs 19). Halfsurf's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Halfsurf sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Split Web Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Split Web Browser against 4.4 for Halfsurf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split Web Browser has 752 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Split Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of Halfsurf's.
| Parameter | Split Web Browser | Halfsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (752 ratings) | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 752 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | Savy Soda Pty Ltd | Vuong Anh |
Customer experience
Split Web Browser
Halfsurf
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
Halfsurf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Split Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Halfsurf
- Unlimited Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Year
Questions
Is Split Web Browser free?
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Which has better reviews, Split Web Browser or Halfsurf?
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