iCab Mobile (Web Browser) app review: providing unique and useful features you won't find in other iPhone browsers-2020

Introduction

After reviewing countless web browser apps for iPhone and iPad that are essentially carbon copies of one another, I can finally say that I’ve found a mobile browser that really brings something new to the table! This is definitely the best iOS web browser app that I’ve come across so far.

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Finally, an iPhone browser with a little originality! I’m very impressed by the creativity that has gone into this app on the part of the developer as it has definitely yielded some very fruitful results with cool features like form filling, guest mode, and more.

Keep reading our iCab app review to see why I love this browser app so much. And, when finished, check out our best browser apps list for more great options.

The Web Browser Made With TLC

As soon as I started using iCab Mobile (Web Browser)  I could tell that it had been put together with just a touch more tender loving care than many of the similar apps I’ve seen in the Utilities category of the App Store.

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The interface itself isn’t exactly much to look at, featuring a cold metallic appearance and a general utilitarian feel overall. But you can choose from a variety of different skins or themes to make things a little easier on the eyes.

I really like the idea of being able to fill out forms with this app, but I’ve found this feature to be a little temperamental. It seems to work on a site-by-site basis, but sometimes the data just isn’t being saved. Either way, it’s great to have this feature when it does work.

The mobile browser has a built-in Download Manager so you can download almost all files from the internet. The downloads can be easily transferred from this iPhone browser to a Mac/PC/Linux computer but also to other Apps on the device which can open these files.

Laden With Cool Features

Another cool feature of this app is the filtering. This enables you to block certain URLs, and you can also use it to block images entirely, which is very well suited to those of us who are using a fairly limited data plan and don’t want to squander our precious bandwidth.

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I’m also quite impressed by the addition of a guest mode. You can password-protect the app but still retain some functionality that is available in guest mode. This isn’t something I’ve seen in many apps, especially web browsers, so I really like that it has been included here.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Includes several integrated search engines for speedy browsing
• Upload files to websites such as Facebook with ease
• Fill out forms online
• The saved forms data can be password protected
• Switch off images to save bandwidth
• Tabbed browsing is fully supported
• Add your most frequently visited sites to your Bookmarks list
• Download Manager enables you to easily track your in-progress downloads
• The unique Scrollpad feature lets instantly scroll to any location within a web page
• Enjoy full screen mode where no screen space is wasted for toolbars
• Features a guest mode with limited privileges which is available without a password
• The guest mode can have its own subset of bookmarks and search engines

Cons                                   

• Form filling is somewhat temperamental and doesn’t seem to work 100 percent of the time

Final Words

At only $1.99, I would recommend iCab Mobile (Web Browser) over pretty much every other similar development that I’ve seen priced at $0.99 because the extra dollar will definitely go a long way to providing you with an iPhone and iPad app that you’ll stick with for the long haul.