DuckDuckGo alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Needs more work: I love duck duck and have referred it to many of my friends but when I started having problems I decided to try an update. Wish I never had! I have updated twice now. It is very slow to load if it does at all. Please fix duck duck I don’t want to use google😔
2. [R19] DuckDuckGo 2/5 · US Really really: Slow for me
3. [R6] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Wtf: Your last update erased all my tabs!!!! Priceless info I needed!!!
4. [R10] DuckDuckGo 1/5 · US “Blocks pops” and replaces them with its own.: This app is incredibly difficult to use because it’s constantly displaying pop ups to tell you about how it’s blocking pop ups.
5. [R12] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Disappointed in latest update: I just updated this app and it is not adhering to the settings I have in place for this app. I have searching set to not keep past results or search bookmarks, but that is exactly what it is doing. It is ignoring my settings. I wonder what other settings it is ignoring. Fix the app. Why have settings if you are going to ignore them?
6. [R33] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · GB Not the same anymore: What have you done with your latest updates. Getting constantly new tabs popping up. The whole point of this browser is not have them.
7. [R4] DuckDuckGo 2/5 · US Not great: I originally started using this to stop the tracking. Search engine itself brings up limited results. I usually have to use a different search option to get more results for what am looking for. AI answers are very bad. It basically either sums up the first result from the search or just gives wrong information. The track blocking has also seemed to stop working well. I will do a s
8. [R9] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Unskippable tutorial needs to go: The unskippable tutorials and forced AI use should be removed with prejudice.
9. [R13] DuckDuckGo 1/5 · US Trash: This is ChatGPT, this is not an independent ai or a safe personal construct, it’s ChatGPT
10. [R16] DuckDuckGo 1/5 · US You lied: Remove more ai I want it long gone.
11. [R24] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Best browser with short comings: The search is not that great, I just use google anonymously. There are some navigation issues with the disappearing bottom navigation sometimes so popups prevent scrolling so you have to close the app.
12. [R25] DuckDuckGo 1/5 · US DuckDuckgo IS MICROSOFT!!!!: Duckduckgo search results are already horrible, Because its Microsoft. It’s worse now, to get you to click Search Assist; THAT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. Its always been bad, this is terrible. Stop believing this BS Duckduckgo is the worst at protecting your privacy. Microsoft Tracks you on DuckDuckGo. Stop trusting garbage
13. [R26] DuckDuckGo 5/5 · US Searches defective need to find facts elsewhere: Need to go back to what you used to do in searches so republican based media ends up in the search before page 100 or wherever it is hidden now! Subjects not discussed in legacy media is just never found but is available out there! Fix this!
14. [R7] DuckDuckGo 2/5 · US Duck Player with VPN Issue: Duck Player never work for YouTube through a VPN connection!
15. [R15] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Advanced Options missing in Settings: I need to turn off hardware acceleration in the browser to be able to stream videos on my Mac. This current version is missing the Advanced settings ton do that. How do I turn off hardware acceleration now? I have to go back to chrome if I can’t turn that off.
16. [R21] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US It has it’s limitations: Ad blocker is arbitrary; some sites have managed to pull up my app store app, or YouTube. Some sites have difficulty playing videos (both embedded and alternate viewer).
17. [R23] DuckDuckGo 4/5 · US Love it: You guys are awesome for adding no ads on YouTube! The only issue is when selecting “turn on duck player” and it goes to the small screen, I have CC selected, and when I make the view large, the CC isn’t showing, and the enlarged view isn’t large at all on my iPad.
18. [R18] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · US Installed no VPN: The reason for low rating is not security as the marketers have said and truly wouldn’t be my choice for default browser. Google would never be all of them are available to be hacked.
19. [R28] DuckDuckGo 1/5 · US Very unsecure: This browser is useless. I was playing Wool Crush desktop. It opened up my amazon webpage. They need to completely test this app.
20. [R45] DuckDuckGo 2/5 · US I really wanted to like this app but..: I used to LOVE this app until it crashed on a site. All the security it talks about isnt there. You know the pop ups that want to access your camera or force a phone call? Normally you can close a browser and restart. That didn't work here. Total lock up to the point that Duckduckgo was rendered useless. I only deleted the app because of the complete f
21. [R30] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · GB Battery: This would be 5 stars for me but it just drains the battery too much. For me a browser shouldn't do that, so I'm giving Safari and Edge a go just as a comparison for a few days
22. [R51] Grok AI 2/5 · US Trial is scummy: Decided to do the free trial and gens are still limited not limited like the free version, but still limited. I cancelled the trial the same day as you won’t even get the full three days because you get hit with a weekly cooldown, rendering it absolutely useless. This should not be a thing especially if you’re on a trial period or even a paying customer if I decided to actually, s
23. [R52] Grok AI 5/5 · US Excellent, very helpful: I love Grok . As a heavy Grok user I use it for pretty much everything - from daily tasks and organizing my life , help with writing resumes and complex civil filings in court . So far I am very happy 👍🏻😊
24. [R53] Grok AI 3/5 · US Thought it was the best: The recent update now adds a time usage for the week so even when you pay for a subscription you can’t use it fully when it ends great way to scam their consumers
25. [R54] Grok AI 2/5 · US Misleading and inaccurate: I have super grok. The limits they place on the super grok are misleading. They are supposed to be unlimited, but that is nowhere close to the reality. Also, when the AI screws up which is the norm, it still counts against your limits. Example: I have been trying to use it to set up my domain, website and to get aids in determining the best way to use the writing platf
26. [R65] Claude by Anthropic 1/5 · US Token usage is a scam: The number of times it used up my tokens on unusable output is ludicrous. Just now, used 12% and sent me a message “can’t connect to Claude” with no output. Yesterday it couldn’t format a report to be printable in A4 and used up all my credit as well as the additional credit that I had allocated. Ridiculous
27. [R66] Claude by Anthropic 5/5 · US Limitation: Vous me limite bcp et ça block mon travail
28. [R67] Claude by Anthropic 3/5 · US Great App - Account Switch Toggle Needed: I work full time from and IPad Pro. I would like to see Claude account switching capabilities added. For example switch between a personal and business or team account. I would also like to see Claude be able to communicate with Claude Cowork. There is a current communication barrier here,
29. [R68] Claude by Anthropic 1/5 · US Malicious apps: Algorithm changes and reconfiguration and changes in response & “forgotten conversation” specifically to fit the narrative of those involved with premeditating co conspiracy in a possible “MIA” situation which thankfully cannot and will not happen. But getting real annoyed. Hope this helps them and me. Thanks.
30. [R79] Clusterduck 2/5 · US 15% of the time, it’s a GREAT game!: Clusterduck is genuinely delightful during the brief, precious moments when it actually lets you play Clusterduck. The ducks are weird, the collecting loop is satisfying, and there is enough chaotic little creature energy here to make it easy to understand why someone would get hooked. Unfortunately, the game seems deeply committed to making sure you spend fa
31. [R80] Clusterduck 5/5 · US Honk: Great game to play when you’re bored, plus the cursed types are cool and funny looking
32. [R81] Clusterduck 3/5 · US Fun buuutttt: They make you pay money and watch adds for basic items
33. [R82] Clusterduck 1/5 · US still getting ads: paid for no ads. still getting ads…
34. [R93] Lloyd 1/5 · US Glitches and freezes: The app glitches so much. Not a fan of the speed of the app system. Very frustrating
35. [R94] Lloyd 5/5 · US Lloyd AI: I love working with Lloyd AI. It’s so nice to have Lloyd, Claude, and ChatGPT under one platform. They all have their own highlights that they each have. 5 🌟
36. [R95] Lloyd 3/5 · US Old videos: I've been Glide customer (Lloyd now) for many years and I don't like that I can't get access to my old videos cause you've blocked the access, that is unfair for us the customers, please allow access to our old videos
37. [R96] Lloyd 1/5 · US Glide: Why remove the old messages that we like to see again
38. [R107] Swerve 2/5 · US Bots are horrible!: The characters and writing is amazing until you get further into the story and the bot starts saying its own prompt or trying to correct my writing like I’m a bot it says stuff like “write between 80-150 comply.” Or when it says its own prompt “go with the scene include details and avoid gptisim start response now.” It’s weird and ruins the mood please fix this!!
39. [R108] Swerve 4/5 · US Soooo: It’s sooo good, I really enjoying it, the memory is kinda good. But one point: pls stop giving random instructions in the middle of the chat, it’s really pissing me off 😭🙏🏻.
40. [R109] Swerve 3/5 · US Scariness: So far I like using the app and talking to my favorite characters on it, but sometimes the bots sound really human and talks out of character and it scares me, it'll talk like a human and less like an ai. Another issue I have is that most the time everytime i try to send a reply, it keeps saying not delivered, but I just resend and it sends properly, just weird to me. My last issue is t
41. [R110] Swerve 2/5 · US Adds: The app was really good at first but now I have to watch an add every time I send a message, it’s horrible, don’t get this app
42. [R36] DuckDuckGo 3/5 · GB Full screen not working properly: Video in full screen has a massive border round it when viewed in landscape mode. Really irritating and hasn't always been like this.
43. [R56] Grok AI 3/5 · US Credits Gone in an Instant: My Credits that i purchased for their newly created credits system was all gone without any generated image to video results. All $30 bucks. If it is moderated then Grok should return the credits and not taking them. SMH
44. [R70] Claude by Anthropic 3/5 · US Wry low usage limits: I like it. Many of the same AI issues and VERY low usage limits.
45. [R71] Claude by Anthropic 1/5 · US Time is precious and can never come back: Complete dissatisfaction with the performance and response of this application. Do not waste your money or think you can try it out for some time. It’s programmed to burn through credits I have experienced numerous issues, including frequent hold times, pauses after approximately ten attempts, and intentional malfunctions. Despite my repeated requests for
46. [R85] Clusterduck 2/5 · US Impossible ad to get out of: It was great for like five minutes, but then it showed me this ad that was impossible to get out of. I completely shut down my phone and re-did it, and I got rid of the ad. But then not 30 seconds later, it showed the same ad.
47. [R88] Clusterduck 1/5 · US Paid $20 to remove ads, still getting full page pop up ads: Still getting a full screen ad when I open the app. But paid $20, apparently for nothing.
48. [R112] Swerve 3/5 · US Enjoyable: The app is really fun, but any time you try to talk with a character, they give you prompts the AI is supposed to follow.