- PriceFree
- CategoryUtilities
- First releasedFebruary 25, 2009
- Versions4 archived
- Installable3 of 4
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerBoris Stock
- Bundle IDde.bitstorm.vanillasurf
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueThe best MP3 download manager inside a browser. Great alternative to Safari. Full screen. Import/Export bookmarks and more.
FULL SCREEN BROWSING
Browse the web in full screen in the portrait and landscape mode without losing comfort. You can also lock the auto rotation (this works of course also in the non-full screen mode). The locked rotation will be restored when you start VanillaSurf.
TABS with OFFLINE SUPPORT
Define the behavior of creating new Tabs in the settings. New Tabs can be opened in the background or directly. VanillaSurf stores the currently opened Tabs and reopens them on launch (even if no internet connection is available - you can disable offline browsing in the settings). You can delete a tab with a swipe to the right.
DOWNLOADS
Download files from any website with VanillaSurf and transfer them to you desktop computer with the built-in web server or iTunes File-Sharing. You can also view downloaded files directly in the app.
BOOKMARKS with IMPORT and EXPORT
Create bookmarks (and organize them in folders). Import Bookmarks from Safari or Firefox or export them back from VanillaSurf using the built-in web server or iTunes File-Sharing. The bookmarks are also synced across your devices through iCloud. Access your latest shared links on Facebook through the Bookmarks.
HOMEPAGE
Easily set any website as your homepage. Just load the desired website and tap and hold the homepage button for one second. To go to the saved homepage, just tap on the button.
SEARCH
Use multiple search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, Twitter, Amazon, eBay, Wikipedia). You can select another search engine by tap and hold the current search engine icon for one second.
OTHER USEFUL FEATURES
If you're in Safari and want to open the current page in VanillaSurf add this code as a bookmarklet in Safari: "javascript:document.location.href='vsurf://'+document.location.href;" and then just open this bookmarklet on the current page.
Download, copy or save images (just like in Safari tap and hold on an image).
You can make a screenshot of the current website (also in full screen mode).
Choose between different Themes (Classic like Safari and Black).
Send an URL to a friend, Twitter or Facebook.
Activate private surfing or the the Ad‐Blocker.
Deactivate loading of pictures to save bandwidth.
Auto-Completion: VanillaSurf remembers your search terms and loaded URL's (history) for an easy re-usage (you can clear the history in the settings).
Support for HTTP Authentication protected pages.
SUPPORT
If you have any problems with VanillaSurf or experiencing bugs: please contact us! This helps us improving this application and tailoring it to your needs.
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2010 | 2.1 | — | 717 | Free |
| July 7, 2011 | 2.1 | — | 4,449 | Free |
| March 12, 2012 | — | — | 4,592 | Free |
| July 5, 2013 | — | — | 4,618 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25It crashes every time I google search something. I've even deleted and reinstalled multiple times and it hasn't stopped. It gets very irritating.
It has some nice features, but it's basically useless because it crashes all the time. Until they fix it, don't waste your time.
Deserves zero stars. Crashes every 2 min. Absolutely useless.
Clutch!
This was great...but then the ads that covered the whole screen came in, then all of my settings reset themselves, then the icons and buttons didnt show on alot of websites, now it keeps crashing....what is up?
I wish I could give this app zero stars but unfortunately, I can't. This app crashes at random times. When I scroll up or down it freezes even in the middle of downloads forcing you to re-download. Please fix.
Its a great app but everytime i download i have to close and restart the app
I used to rate it a 3 but now with the latest version I changed it to a 1. The app crashes all the time. some times even with only 1 tab open. crashes on the iPad 3 as well. This app has turned down hill since the latest update. and update are very infrequent.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.