One of my biggest gripes with the iPhone is the lack of browser diversity. While I do like the fact that Safari is (overall) very decent, I hate the 8 window limitation, not to mention the lack of scroll bar (among other things).

The Perfect Browser resolves many of these issues for me, and here are a few of the features that I loved (as well as what I disliked) about this app.

The Good (feature rich)

Unlike the default Safari browser, The Perfect Browser has REAL tabs (not windows), giving me true geek freedom by allowing me to check out multiple sites at once.

You can switch between tabs with a simple tap, or (if you have a number open) slide between them using your finger.

Next was privacy mode, which allows me to surf the web incognito, which is quite useful for those of you who are paranoid.

To activate this mode, simply click on the green plus (at the bottom), then tap on preferences, then select history off, as well as clear cookies on exit (and do not forget to hit the red button below too!).

Believe it or not, having a scroll bar was one of the features that really attracted me, as it easier to scroll through a website without tapping my finger to death.

To activate it all one has to do is hit the green plus button, select “Activate Hyper Scroll,” then scroll up and down with ease to their heart’s content.

Another feature I loved was word search, which (like Google Chrome) allows me to find specific words or even names of individuals.

To activate it simply hit the magnifying glass at the bottom (not shown here), type in a word, then hit ok.

Last but not least is web compression, which basically launches all websites in a “mobile view,” which is helpful if you are on EDGE or have a low 3G signal.

Other features of note image saving (from within the browser), bookmarking and session restore (which is very useful if the browser ever crashes).

The Bad (its in the tabs)

While the tab feature makes this app glorious, sliding between them can be a pain. Hopefully the developer comes up with an easier method, especially those with basketball hands like me.

The other annoyance came when closing a tab. While the page would go blank, the tab would not disappear, which is irritating if you happened to close 9/10 tabs.

The only way to remove these “ghost tabs” is to close out the browser and reopen it again (which was annoying).

Conclusion

While the Perfect Browser may not be Google Chrome (which I would love to have on my iPhone Apple–hint hint!), its the closest thing to it thus far.

The app is (as of this writing) currently on sale for $1 (which is 70% of its normal price), so you might want to consider purchasing it before the price goes up.

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