The best Zen Browser alternatives

App	Price	How you pay	Mac	iPhone	iPad	App Store	Developer	Setapp	Rating
Zen Browser	Free, open source	Free							Too few ratings
OpenIn	$11.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Brave	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							4.8
Velja	$10 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
Orion	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							4
Dia	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							Too few ratings
Link Unshortener	$7.99 once	Pay once							Too few ratings
RedirectWeb	Free to start	Free, with paid upgrades							4.7

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1. 1

   OpenIn

   $11.99 onceBest alternative

   Pick it if you use 2 or more browsers or profiles and keep opening work links in the wrong one.

   Routes every link, email and file to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules.

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2. 2

   Brave

   Free to startBest free4.8

   Pick it if you want ads and cookie pop-ups gone on Mac and iPhone without installing blockers.

   Ad and tracker blocking built into the browser itself, free on Mac, iPhone and iPad.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   
3. 3

   Velja

   $10 once

   Pick it if you already have browsers you like and just want links to open in the right one.

   Sends each link you click to the right browser, profile or app by your own rules, for $10 once.

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4. 4

   Orion

   Free to start4

   Pick this if you like Safari's engine but rely on Chrome extensions you can't give up.

   Safari's engine with Chrome extension support, zero telemetry and an ad blocker built in, all for free.

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5. 5

   Dia

   Free to start

   Pick this if you want an AI in the browser that can answer from your tabs and work tools.

   A browser from the team behind Arc where an AI answers from your open tabs and work tools, and it is free without the AI.

   Prices and full verdictDeveloper's siteCompare
   
6. 6

   Link Unshortener

   $7.99 once

   Pick it if you get texts and emails with short links and want to see the real site before you tap.

   Expands short links to their real address without opening the page, for $7.99 once.

   Prices and full verdictMac App StoreCompare
   
7. 7

   RedirectWeb

   Free to start4.7

   Pick it if you keep landing on sites you would rather swap for another, like Google Maps instead of Apple Maps.

   Sends links to the sites you prefer, like Apple Maps instead of Google Maps, by your rules.

   Prices and full verdictApp StoreCompare
   

• Brave vs Zen BrowserPick it if you want ads and cookie pop-ups gone on Mac and iPhone without installing blockers.
• Orion vs Zen BrowserPick this if you like Safari's engine but rely on Chrome extensions you can't give up.