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Onion Browser vs Red Onion: catalog facts
Onion Browser	Red Onion
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Paid One-time purchase of $1.99 on the App Store.
iOS	iOS
Tor browsing on iOS with per-tab circuit control and security levels Endorsed by the Tor Project	Routes traffic over Tor and hides your IP address Can open onion sites
iOS forces it onto WebKit, so it cannot match Tor Browser's fingerprint protections Browsing over Tor is noticeably slow	Paid app Closed source, unlike the free Onion Browser
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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