iCab Mobile (Web Browser)
★ 3.8What it actually doesiCab Mobile is a highly customizable iOS browser with profile creation, tab management, ad and tracker blocking, and full control over website behavior. Known for extreme flexibility for advanced users, but suffers from instability after updates.
Actually does
- ✓Web app
- ✓Private browsing5% of reviews
- ✓Multi-account10% of reviews
- ✓Управление вкладками и окнами (сохранение групп, защита от закрытия)15% of reviews
- ✓Ad blocker5% of reviews
- ✓Кастомизация интерфейса (меню, тулбары, жесты)25% of reviews
- ✓Bookmarks Management5% of reviews
- ✓Менеджер загрузок (ZIP, экспорт/импорт файлов)20% of reviews
- ✓Контроль над сайтами (блокировка элементов, инъекция JS/CSS, управление разрешениями)10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Accessibility
- ⚠Advanced search
- ⚠Data export
- ⚠Data import
- ⚠Widgets
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠RSS / News
Common complaints
- ✗Non-functional video and image download feature (no menu on long press)10% of mentions
«After the update something strange happens. Empty tabs all the time»
- ✗Frequent crashes and glitches after updates (empty tabs, settings lost)15% of mentions
«After the update something strange happens. Empty tabs all the time»
- ✗Page rendering issues (partial content load, white areas)8% of mentions
«Some rendering glitch, only part of page is rendered, the rest below it is white area»
- ✗Slow page loading, battery overheating (after iOS 14.8)8% of mentions
«Pages load extremely slowly until completion, causing severe battery overheating»
- ✗Frequent session logout in multi-profile mode5% of mentions
«Authorization on my tabs keeps disconnecting, I have to log in again every time»
What people praise
- ★Extreme level of customization (menu, interface, gestures — everything configurable)
«The level of customization is absolutely off the charts — you can tweak literally everything to suit yourself»
- ★Professional tools for experienced users (User-Agent, JS/CSS injections, filters)
«Change browser ID to all major variants and platforms»
- ★Excellent value for money (one-time purchase 14 years ago, still works)
«Bought it 14 years ago and they've never asked me to pay again since»
- ★Convenient video/photo download and file handling features
«I only download videos and photos through it»
- ★Long-term support and development (10+ year users, active updates)
«I've been using this app as my main browser for over 10 years»