Android Browser reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 486 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best Android Browser brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/androidapps, r/browsers, r/Android, r/AndroidQuestions, r/galaxys10. Top-rated brands include Brave (4.4/5), Firefox (4.2/5), Samsung Internet (4.3/5).

Stats

Reviews486

Subreddits17

Posts57

Brands87

Products20

Top communities

r/androidapps199 r/browsers103 r/Android103 r/AndroidQuestions21 r/galaxys1014

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By Brand

By Product

Brave

4.4

(72)

"Brave overall best, but take some time to turn off those unnecessary things."

"Privacy and ad blocking."

"Brave offers better privacy on Android than all other Chromium based browsers."

"Just use Brave on Android. Blocks ads out of the box."

"Brave 💪"

"Brave, built in adblocking of ytube ads"

"I've been using it this way since the beginning of time and it has never caused a crack."

"Im also started to use brave and never seen ads in any site."

"Brave is fast and adblocker works great."

"Brave for privacy, quetta browser for speed, soul browser for downloading stuff"

Firefox

4.2

(44)

"My favs are 1. FireFox 2. Samsung Internet 3. Microsoft Edge"

"Tor if you want to really dig into privacy at the loss of usability and speed, or Firefox with some add-ons."

"Firefox with some add-ons like NoScript, HTTPS Everywhere and uBlock Origin."

"I like the new refresh of Firefox mobile and it's imho the best thing ever to happen to the web browsing."

"Better performance and more secure than chrome."

"I use Firefox. No issues at all"

"Firefox because add ons, I just can't live with ads everywhere."

"Firefox. Syncs with desktop, has ad blocking and many other add-ons."

"It's the perfect browser."

"I have the uBlock Origin extension installed and the combo works extremely well in my opinion"

Samsung Internet

4.3

(35)

"I would say go for Samsung."

"**Samsung Browser** all the way"

"Samsung browser for me."

"Samsung Internet its the best browser for Samsung phones."

"I love Samsung Internet Beta. The best one so far."

"Samsung Internet Browser. It's the best."

"Samsung Internet becsuse of the true dark mode."

"Samsung internet is the best, but I need proper desktop syncing."

"Samsung Internet. For me it has the best, non intrusive UI, that's very customizable... it has awesome features like hiding the status bar... and the UI, making the reading experience a pleasure."

"Samsung internet. Best dark mode, ad block support and best video player for watching educational content."

Kiwi

4.3

(33)

"I'm using Kiwi (with Dark Reader, uBlock Origin, I Don't Care About Cookies extensions) which has been the best solution so far."

"Settled down for Kiwi Browser because it is what Chrome should have always been."

"Kiwi has been killing it for me."

"Try kiwi."

"Best Non Chrome browser based off Chrome, has extension support"

"The ability to use extensions is awsome"

"It happened to meet all my demands."

"Hands down. its a google chrome clone except you can customize the theme, no ads, no cookies, etc."

"Has been great for me."

"Fast, smooth, superior version of Chrome"

Chrome

4.2

(24)

"For me it's definitely chrome because I use a Chromebook."

"Chrome. Use it on all my devices."

"Always been Chrome, you can say how fast other browsers are but this thing just works."

"Chrome,Firefox focus ,opera with built vpn."

"I use Chrome with certain flags enabled."

"Chrome, hands down."

"Chrome is the best imo."

"On my Nexus, all I use is Chrome. Awesome browser."

"I use chrome with Adguard dns and it works well."

"I am a chrome user, mostly because I have everything synced between devices."

Opera

3.9

(22)

"I love opera, then firefox and vivaldi, but opera Is the best."

"It is hands down the nicest browser experience."

"I've been using Opera for speed and comparability."

"Try Opera Touch, it has tabs as cards."

"For me its Opera, Iceraven, Soul Browser."

"I switched to Opera after being tired of dealing with Google's shit."

"I use opera."

"I think Opera is the only one with good text reflow and doesn't have spyware or intrusive permissions."

"Opera. Nuf said."

"Default adblocker with default vpn."

Vivaldi

4.5

(15)

"Vivaldi for sure"

"It's Vivaldi by a mile. The UI is unmatched."

"Vivaldi"

"I use Vivaldi, check it out. It's awesome!"

"Vivaldi (my favorite browser btw) actually added background audio playback feature this week."

"I've been using Vivaldi for more than a year now because in my opinion it's the best browser."

"Vivaldi has everything i need, a customisable adblocker, a working sync, third party download manager support, also quite fast and up to date."

"Vivaldi is a solid browser."

"Try Vivaldi"

"Vivaldi! Underrated. Very customizable."

Bromite

4.4

(15)

"Bromite or Mull"

"Bromite for me"

"Bromite"

"Bromite."

"Bromite is the best."

"Bromite."

"You can use Bromite or Privacy Browser with Tor Proxy, or just use Tor."

"Bromite."

"[Bromite]. It's de-Googled Chrome for Android with additional privacy features."

Via

4.3

(10)

"I love via"

"I've been using Via for years, and I love it. It's a *tiny* app, for a browser."

"You should try via browser."

"Try Via, lightweight and customizable"

"I use via browser it is lightweight."

"Overall I'd suggest Via."

"Via. Super lightweight and barebones."

"Try Via browser."

"Only problem is it's not open source."

"Via Browser"

#10

Dolphin HD

4.2

(9)

"Dolphin HD,you can copy text from any web page."

"Have you tried Dolphin HD?"

"Dolphin HD."

"Definitely recommend Dolphin HD."

"Dolphin HD."

"Dolphin HD because sometimes I need the web to think I'm on a desktop."

"Dolphin HD has the best features."

"Rather fond of Dolphin HD."

"Dolphin HD is a great idea, but it loads websites really, really slowly."

#11

Soul Browser

4.1

(9)

"There's this super-customisable and free-form browser called 'Soul'."

"Built in adblock, UI can be customized."

"Soul Browser"

"[Soul Browser] , Brave , [SCW-P]"

"What I'm using successfully is Soul browser and Whale browser."

"Try Soul browser."

"Recently discover Soul browser."

"Try Soul browser."

"Try Soul Browser."

#12

DuckDuckGo

4.1

(8)

"I use the DuckDuckGo browser. It works really well for me and blocks many ads and trackers."

"Now using duckduckgo mostly. Super lightweight."

"Duckduck go - Because Ion wanna be traced."

"Duck duck go."

"DuckDuckgo."

"For me"

"Duck duck go."

"I use DuckDuckGo."

#13

Mozilla Firefox

4.0

(8)

"Firefox"

"Firefox with certain addons should prevent the page-refreshing issue you're having."

"Firefox"

"Firefox or Mull"

"Anything with uBlock origin, why not just Firefox?"

"Firefox is all I have used and it seems fine."

"Firefox has always handled this the best."

"Now I use Chrome and Firefox."

#14

Firefox Focus

4.4

(7)

"Perfct for your 'one-off' use case scenario."

"I like firefox focus"

"Firefox Focus, while I'm waiting for the new big Firefox Android update."

"Good for clearing history/cookies/cache swiftly."

"Firefox Focus + Samsung Internet."

"Firefox Focus."

"Lite, has a floaty button to erase history"

#15

Mozilla

3.9

(8)

"Firefox with a variety of add-ons (other browsers don't have them)"

"Firefox. Dark mode is "Dark reader" plugin, ad-blocking is "uBlock origin" plugin."

"Firefox has good extension support"

"Fennec on f-droid is an option. It's Firefox derived."

"I use firefox with no issues."

"Is transparent, protects your privacy by in-built features to block trackers etc."

"I use firefox, duckduckgo, and the default samsung web browser."

"I only use Firefox for fb messenger and browse ad heave websites with adblock."

#16

Opera Mini

4.0

(7)

"Opera loads pages everywhere and it is fast."

"Opera mini = fast for me."

"You can try opera mini which is a lifesaver for most phones with bad stock browsers."

"Opera Mini."

"Opera mini works great for me."

"Sometimes Opera Mini."

"Opera mini is out. Too much ads when browsing."

#17

Mull

4.2

(6)

"Mull. Security hardened Firefox based browser that supports Ublock Origin adblocker."

"Mull"

"Mull browser is also a good one that allows to have extensions and is solely focused in privacy."

"Mull,fennec. Cromite,mulch,brave."

"Mull or Brave"

"Mull and Brave."

#18

Firefox Preview

4.0

(6)

"Firefox preview, while still missing some features being a preview, it's very smooth."

"Pure speed on newer devices? Firefox Preview."

"Firefox Preview, because stable Firefox is slow as shit and Chrome is ugly."

"I use Firefox Preview for the bottom toolbar and tab switcher"

"Works great but it doesn't have extension support."

"Preview."

#19

Edge

4.0

(6)

"Imo its edge, its so good in pc too now that they use chromium"

"I think edge is the way to go"

"Currently using Edge for ad block."

"I use edge. Works good on my PC so why not."

"Edge because I use it on my PC already"

"I suggest edge. There is night mode for itself and read mode."

#20

Dolphin

3.4

(7)

"My personal favorite is Dolphin."

"I've always found dolphin browser to be efficient."

"Settled on Dolphin, which I find fast."

"Dolphin."

"Dolphin web browser has all of those things i believe."

"Dolphin."

"Dolphin browser? never again!"

#21

Stock

3.8

(6)

"I've always used stock. I've yet to find a reason to look elsewhere."

"Stock is the best performing and least buggy in my opinion."

"Stock just feels like it's integrated so much better than anything else I've tried."

"I use the stock browser."

"Another stock user."

"Surprisingly . . . stock."

#22

Samsung Browser

4.2

(5)

"Has the best dark mode"

"I'd recommend (think someone already has) Samsung browser."

"I personally got accustomed to using the Samsung browser as it's fast, supports adblockers."

"I've been extremely impressed with the Samsung Browser."

"I really like the built-in Samsung browser way better than chrome."

#23

Cromite

4.0

(5)

"Cromite... feels much more polished and simple."

"Cromite will be a choice which is looking like Chrome but have better privacy."

"I would say brave, but I like the bromite recontinued clone named cromite."

"Cromite"

"Cromite and Samsung Internet"

#24

TugaBrowser

4.0

(5)

"TugaBrowser is an amazing Chromium based browser."

"It's basically Chrome but faster and with built-in adblocking."

"You can get it on XDA, just google it."

"TugaBrowser, chrome + adblock + ghostery."

"I really like Tuga. It is enhanced version of Chrome."

#25

Fennec

4.8

(4)

"Fennec : If you want a clean firefox fork with telemetry removed"

"For me it's Fennec, supports extensions, is really fast."

"I've recently decided to go all in on [Fennec]."

"Fennec and Vivaldi imo"

#26

4.3

(4)

"Iceraven, it has a lot of extensions and memory optimizations that Firefox doesn't have."

"I use Iceraven Browser, its a fork of Firefox, have more addons support than Firefox."

"Iceraven."

#30

Google Chrome

4.0

(4)

"Chrome. It just works."

"For now I'm still using Chrome because it syncs everything between my PC and my phone."

"I like Chrome's excellent sync across platforms."

"Honestly? Google Chrome. I use Android's private DNS setting for system wide adblocking."

#31

Opera Mobile

4.0

(4)

"The absolute best browser on Android."

"Opera Mobile is my favorite."

"It's super smooth and stable."

"Stock and sometimes opera."

#32

Puffin

3.8

(4)

"Fast great for game's."

"Puffin (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞."

"LinkMe: Puffin Browser."

"Puffin Browser is actually pretty neat."

#33

Microsoft Edge

3.8

(4)

"Edge makes translating very convenient."

"I think there best browser on Android is Microsoft Edge."

"Microsoft edge: inbuilt ad blocker, dark mode, translate like on chrome."

"Edge works okayish for me."

#34

Naked

4.7

(3)

"It's the best browser, by far."

"Naked Browser destroys the competition."

"Naked Browser... it packs great navigation features."

#35

Skyfire

4.3

(3)

"Try skyfire and Puffin browsers Best ones ive tried"

"I use both Skyfire and Stock."

"Skyfire tends to load much faster."

#36

Xscope

4.0

(3)

"XScope user here."

"Xscope :)"

"I norm use Xscope for every day viewing."

#37

Miren

4.0

(3)

"My vote's for Miren as well."

"I like Miren browser a lot."

"Try Miren Browser."

#38

YTDLnis

5.0

(2)

"You may want to check out these 2 open source video/audio downloader apps."

"1dm and for YouTube use YTDLnis (it works on a lot of site not just YouTube)."

#39

Firefox Preview Nightly

4.5

(2)

"I use Firefox Preview Nightly for Developers (Early Access)."

"Lots of cool changes every few days on Firefox Preview Nightly!"

#40

Google

4.0

(2)

"Chrome, if you are using Samsung device, use Samsung Internet."

"This decreases my options to Firefox, Vivaldi, and Chrome."

#41

4.0

(2)

"Lightest weight while functional - uses Android Webview."

#48

Firefox Nightly

4.0

(2)

"I enjoy using Firefox nightly."

"Nightly is the way to go for me."

#49

UC Browser

4.0

(2)

"Only one I liked is uc browser because it's the only one able to hold the pages."

"I use UC browser ever since my Sony Ericsson k800i."

#50

Samsung

4.0

(2)

"I use the Samsung browser with no issues."

"Samsung Internet"

#51

4.0

(1)

"Nobody uses Yandex Browser for Android?"

#83

4.0

(1)

"I use reddit is fun for normal browsing and firefox + BPM for emote threads"

#84

Cake

4.0

(1)

"The cake browser is really good, it has a built-in ad blocker and a dark mode."

#85

Honeycomb Browser

3.0

(1)

"Honeycomb browser on a rooted machine fits the bill."

#86

Yandex Browser

3.0

(1)

"What about yandex browser?"

#87

NewPipe

3.0

(1)

"For watching YouTube videos in an external player there is of course NewPipe."

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