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Red Onion vs Tor Browser: catalog facts
Red Onion	Tor Browser
Paid One-time purchase of $1.99 on the App Store.	Free Free and open source. The Tor Project is a US non-profit funded by grants and donations.
iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Routes traffic over Tor and hides your IP address Can open onion sites	Traffic passes through three relays, so no single one knows both who you are and what you opened Fingerprinting defences make one Tor user look like the next
Paid app Closed source, unlike the free Onion Browser	Noticeably slower than a direct connection; video is painful Some sites block Tor exit nodes outright or bury you in captchas
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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