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

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