ZenBrowser | Simple browsing vs Video Privacy Extension
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenBrowser | Simple browsing
A straightforward web browser focused on privacy and simplicity. It avoids data collection, syncing, and advanced features like tabs or AI. Designed for users who want a no-frills browsing experience.
- Private browsing
- No data collection
- No history syncing
- No tabs
- Simple interface
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Zen Browser is a simple web browser designed for you to "just browse the web". It does not collect your data, sync your browsing history or open tabs between devices, it doesn't even have tabs, social features, or integrated AI! Disclaimer: `Zen Browser | Simple browsing` is a standalone mobile app that is not associated with any mobile or desktop browser.
Video Privacy Extension
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Video Privacy opens video links in a clean, private viewer — just the video, without the clutter, comment sections, autoplay rabbit holes, or tracking that come with watching on the source site. ON IPHONE AND IPAD Share a video link from any app — Bluesky, Messages, Mail, Safari — and choose Video Privacy. The video plays right there in the share card. Your viewer settings are remembered between uses. ON MAC • Right-click any YouTube link in Safari and open it straight in the clean viewer • Or click the toolbar button while on a video page WHY Watching a shared video shouldn't be an attention gauntlet. Video Privacy strips the experience down to the video itself — no recommendation sidebar, no comments, no autoplay chain, and no tracking of what you watch. The viewer is provided by videoprivacy.org. No personal data is collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Privacy Extension at none against ZenBrowser | Simple browsing's 1. Video Privacy Extension also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. ZenBrowser | Simple browsing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Video Privacy Extension asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ZenBrowser | Simple browsing | Video Privacy Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kubilay Erdogan | Todd Lambert |
In-app purchases
ZenBrowser | Simple browsing
- Remove Ads$1.99
Video Privacy Extension
No in-app purchases
Questions
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