iCab Mobile is a web browser for iOS. iCab Mobile is customizable in almost all areas and can thus be made into your very own personal browser.
PRIVACY:
In private mode, no private data is saved permanently. Special private tabs increase privacy even further, with only a small loss of comfort.
PROFILES/USER ACCOUNTS:
Any number of profiles/user accounts can be created, with each profile having its own settings, bookmarks, etc. Profiles are suitable for an iPad that is used by the whole family, but also for users who want to separate professional and private surfing.
TABS, WINDOWS:
iCab Mobile can open any number of websites simultaneously in tabs. Tabs can be saved and organized in groups so that they can easily be loaded together again later. Tabs can be protected against accidental closing or overwriting.
On the iPad, multiple app instances can be opened as windows (Stage Manager, Split View), even with multiple profiles simultaneously (since iOS 18).
FILTERS:
Filters can be used to block advertising, trackers, etc. Popular filter lists can be used directly (Easylist, AdBlock Plus, uBlock & compatible), but you can also define your own.
USER INTERFACE:
The user interface is freely configurable. Action, context and text selection menus, toolbars and gestures can be adapted to your own needs.
ACCESSIBLE:
The user interface is barrier-free and adapts to the system font size and is compatible with VoiceOver.
BOOKMARKS:
Bookmarks can be organized in folders. “Smart folders” create special collections based on self-defined rules (e.g. the latest bookmarks from the last 2 weeks). Colored labels allow further categorization.
DOWNLOADS:
Download any files and manage the files in the download manager, including unpacking/creating ZIP archives, exporting/importing, etc.
SEARCH:
The app offers a large list of search engines (self-expandable) that you can use to search directly on the web. It is also possible to search on the current page.
WEBSITES:
You can define what websites can and cannot do. Highlight important content with a highlighter, hide unwanted elements, allow buttons to be clicked automatically (e.g. for cookie messages). Control permissions for camera, microphone and sensor usage. Pro users can even inject JavaScript and CSS code into websites to customize them to their liking.
EXPORT/IMPORT:
All data can be exported/imported (for creating backups, data synchronization with other devices/apps)
WIDGETS:
Widgets allow you to control the App and open bookmarks directly from the home screen. Websites can also be displayed directly there.
APPLE WATCH:
Open websites directly on the Apple Watch (albeit limited). Remotely control iCab Mobile on the iPhone from the Watch.
FURTHER FEATURES:
- Quick starter
- Configurable browser ID (UserAgent)
- Full support for international domain names
- Simple built-in RSS reader
- Kiosk mode - a more limited version of the full-screen mode for kiosk systems.
The app includes a store where you can give us a tip via InApp purchase to additionally support the further development of the app. The development of the app takes a lot of time and is a lot of work, which the low purchase price cannot cover. Te sources of income used by the big popular browsers, such as advertising, deals with search engines, tracking etc. are not an option for iCab Mobile.
Tipping is completely voluntary and you won't miss out on any important features if you don't tip. However, users who tip will be given the option to change the app icon as a thank you.
Of the third party browsers available for iOS this is probably the best. Its weakness is that it no-longer syncs with a desktop browser. At least no that I know of. I expect the developer could add sync via a desktop browser extension a cloud platform, but he doesn't seem to have done so so far.
The only alternative browser that actually offers alternatives
robotmay
The browser scene on iOS is woeful. Firefox is rubbish, most of the rest are half-finished or scams. iCab is different, and absurdly configurable. It offers full built-in custom filter support for ad-blocking, which somehow Firefox neglects, and you can even tweak the interface, which I think is unique among iOS browsers.It does come with a reasonable amount of useless modules installed, but spend 30 minutes setting this up and you’ll finally feel like you have a desktop browser on a mobile device.And it allows you to specify your user-agent, which is possibly the single most useful feature on an iPad where everyone still tries to serve you mobile websites.
Fantastic app that comes loaded with crapware
Hairless Jim
It is an excellent browser but beware there are a lot of default modules and services from spy companies such as Facebook. You will need to delete these (not so easy, as they seem to respawn if you don’t first disable the module AND service before uninstalling) if you want a private browsing experience.The same goes for the search engines. Get rid of the ones you don’t want.After that, it is a good, flexible and responsive browser.If it was not preloaded with the rubbish but instead offered the option to instal what you want, it would be an easy five stars.
App in dire need of update and polish.
Appalachik
This app can be frozen by malicious sites, and there is no way to close the app except to delete and reinstall it. How rubbish is that? Overpriced (since it is in need of update), underdeveloped... and did I mention how draggingly slow it is? There was a time it worked much, much better.It is possible (and also quite likely) that the developer is running into problems caused by Apple’s latest principles and practices...Yes, It is clunky, it is ugly... but all browsers have issues (eg I loathe Safari for it’s sinister issues and will not use it at all, but get on okay with Firefox, despite it’s issues).I really hope they get this sorted out - it ought to be a very good, flexible and useful tool to help explore the internet, but after my experience with a malicious site, I cannot trust it. And in the final analysis, the ONLY thing I have to be sure about is the app’s ability not to compromise my data.
- Under iOS 26.1, there is a new option in the user interface settings to make the background of pop-up menus/windows opaque. iOS 26.1 now generally makes pop-up windows more transparent, which can lead to readability problems in unfavorable situations. The new switch can remedy this.
- There is a new option for the admin to configure newly created user profiles. The admin can specify in the user interface settings whether these profiles should be in full-screen mode (e.g., to create profiles that are to be used exclusively in full-screen mode).
- On iPhones with Touch ID, the status bar can now also be hidden in full-screen mode (on Face ID devices, the status bar is always visible in the area of the “notch” or “dynamic island”).
- Improved URL rewrite rules and improved module for the YouTube embedded player. The embedded player should now work more reliably.
- Due to a bug in the Mac version of Safari, Safari was no longer able to import bookmarks from iCab. The new version of iCab Mobile ensures that the Mac version of Safari accepts the exported bookmarks of iCab Mobile again.
- Bug fix: The gestures for exiting kiosk mode no longer worked when the app was sent to the background and reactivated while in kiosk mode.
- Bug fix: When cloning user profiles, the configured search engines were not transferred.
- Bug fix: Downloading/saving images from pages with invalid (but explicitly accepted) certificates did not work.
- Bug fix: Deleting shared tabs did not work from within the tabs window.
- Bug fix: When saving images via the context menu, the wrong image might have been saved if several images were stacked on top of each other at the corresponding position.
Version 11.2.2
The developer, Alexander Clauss, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Sufficient Contrast
Information
Provider
Alexander Clauss
Size
46.1 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.