# Naver Whale review (2026): is it any good? > Naver's browser with an AI sidebar and built-in video calls Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Whale is a browser from the Korean company NAVER. It adds a sidebar for NAVER services and AI help on the current page, a dual-tab view, mouse gestures and a built-in video conferencing service called Whale ON. It is free and has desktop and mobile versions. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** NAVER Corp. - **Website:** https://whale.naver.com/en - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not use NAVER services, since many features are tied to them. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Naver Whale is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free to download. The site lists no paid plans. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Browser downloads for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, with Whale ON video calls and the AI sidebar included. | Read from https://whale.naver.com/en/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Naver Whale before buying. ## Key features - **Whale AI:** Ask questions about the current page in the sidebar, with summarizing, translating and pulling in an open tab. - **Sidebar:** Quick access to NAVER services such as mail and stocks, plus tools like translate, without switching tabs. - **Dual Tab:** Browse and compare two pages side by side in one window. - **Whale ON:** Built-in video conferencing that the site describes as needing no install and having no time limits. - **Clean Web and safety tools:** Blocks intrusive ads, and offers Safe Browsing and malware protection for downloads. - **Mouse gestures and Quick Search:** Gesture controls for navigation and instant search or translation of selected text. ## Good for - Users of NAVER services who want them in a sidebar - People who want a free browser with an AI helper built in - Users who work with two pages side by side ## Worth knowing - The English site is a thin front page; many features are tied to NAVER services and accounts. - Minimum systems listed: Windows 10, macOS 13, Android 8, iOS/iPadOS 16 and Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit. - Beta builds are offered for Windows and macOS. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Whale is NAVER's free browser, with a sidebar for NAVER services and AI help on the current page, a dual-tab view and built-in video calls. Many of its features tie to NAVER accounts and services, and the English site is thin. - **Value for money: A.** Free to download, with no paid plans listed, so under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The browser for five platforms, with Whale ON video calls and the AI sidebar, is listed free. - **Features: C.** AI sidebar, dual tab, gestures and video calls, but the listing says many features are tied to NAVER services and accounts. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. You install a browser and use it, and system minimums are listed from Windows 10 and macOS 13. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS builds are listed, though the only named connection is to NAVER's own services. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from NAVER Corp.'s own pages on 13 November 2026; its home page returned almost no text. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Naver Whale's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 44 of the 60 other browsers we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 22 of 60) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Naver Whale has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Naver Whale is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 44 of the 60 other browsers we grade. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. - You could not: Video calls. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.5 out of 5 from 314 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1374073304 ## Works with NAVER **Tags:** Web browser, AI features, Chat assistant, Ad and tracker blocking, Video calls ## Alternatives - [Google Chrome](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-chrome): Google's free browser for desktop and mobile, with Gemini built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chrome-vs-naver-whale) - [Microsoft Edge](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-edge): Microsoft's browser with the Copilot assistant built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-edge-vs-naver-whale) - [Opera](https://toolgpa.com/tools/opera): Browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN and sidebar messengers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/naver-whale-vs-opera) - [Vivaldi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vivaldi): Customizable browser with built-in mail, calendar and feed reader. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/naver-whale-vs-vivaldi) - [Brave](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brave): Open-source browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brave-vs-naver-whale) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://whale.naver.com/en/ - https://whale.naver.com/en/download/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/naver-whale Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).