QuickBrowse – Review

December 22nd, 2009

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QuickBrowse – $.99 in iTunes

QuickBrowse is a all-in-one ‘social web browser’ that accesses several mobile versions of popular websites. The interface is very straightforward and stylish. While having a small price tag of ninety-nine cents, it also weighs in at 0.3MB. The latest version (2.0) adds support for Meebo, Google Wave, and Twitter’s new mobile website.

The app is very simple. Load it up, tap on a site, and enjoy your web browsing. Each website has its own color design that matches the color scheme of the actual website, so everything matches. The title of the website that you’re visiting is shown at the top of the view. You also have the normal set of navigation buttons on the bottom.

The websites available are:

Again, all websites go straight to the mobile version of the website chosen.

That’s basically all there is to this app. While looking nice and is easy to use, I have to give this app 2.5 stars. It is only a dollar (plus tax…), but is this really necessary? Most people would like to use Safari for mobile web browsing anyway, since they can view history, add new bookmarks, etc. It is a good idea, but I don’t see this really being worth anything.

offtopic

Just noticed that iTunes considers this application to be a game. “You must be at least 17 years old to download this game.” It then lists various reasons why:

Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Frequent/Intense Sexual Content or Nudity

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Giveaway

Hidden in this post are 3 links. Each link leads to a basic webpage with the promo code, which can be redeemed for a free copy of this app. *If you redeem a code, reply to @besweeet on Twitter!*