I built SurfPad because I use Arc on desktop and couldn't find anything like it on iPad. Every iPad browser felt like a stretched phone app. SurfPad has a real sidebar with tab tiers, spaces, fully customizable keyboard shortcuts, split view, a command bar, built-in ad blocker (including YouTube ad skipper), reader mode, save as PDF, and more. One-time $9.99 purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking.
Hey everyone! Solo developer here.
I switched to iPad as my main device and really missed Arc's workflow — sidebar, spaces, keyboard shortcuts. Nothing on iPad came close, so I built my own.
Some highlights:
- Sidebar with favorites, pinned tabs, and folders
- Spaces for separate workflows
- Keyboard shortcuts for everything
- Split view for side-by-side browsing
- Built-in ad blocker + YouTube ad skipper
- Command bar for quick navigation
- Save as PDF, screenshots (partial and fullpage), reader mode
- Incognito, site permissions, desktop mode
It's $9.99 one-time — no subscription, no tracking. I'm actively shipping updates and would love to hear what features you'd want next!
About SurfPad on Product Hunt
“An Arc-inspired browser designed for iPad”
SurfPad launched on Product Hunt on April 14th, 2026 and earned 78 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #24 on the daily leaderboard. I built SurfPad because I use Arc on desktop and couldn't find anything like it on iPad. Every iPad browser felt like a stretched phone app. SurfPad has a real sidebar with tab tiers, spaces, fully customizable keyboard shortcuts, split view, a command bar, built-in ad blocker (including YouTube ad skipper), reader mode, save as PDF, and more. One-time $9.99 purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking.
On the analytics side, SurfPad competes within iPad, Productivity and Privacy — topics that collectively have 668.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how SurfPad performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted SurfPad?
SurfPad was hunted by Muhammad Fauzi Masykur. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of SurfPad including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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