Private Browsing Web Browser Reviews

by Boooduuuud

Some bugs have been fixed In latest update so thanks. But the current problem bug is app linking. Only fix is delete apps so they don’t auto open because when u click on a website it I will leave private browser and open it in PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser if you have it, which then it’s no longer private. A lot of these apps have history you can’t delete easily as they save your account everything to track your interests and buying history. Plz remove app linking. It didn’t used to do that in earlier versions but it’s been wile.

Previous review-
—— I thought finally an update after yrs. but instead of a fix it’s way worse now. Plz let me revert to last version.- bugs to add - the bookmarks deleting randomly has been mentioned a lot. Secondly the prompt for restore or Touch ID is also very buggy it asks multiple times like In a loop and also at times like if there’s a pop up msg or control center slide. The back button and bookmarks are not visible and accidental touches to screen edge cause videos or pages to freeze needing reload. Changing from desktop or to mobile and back cause session to start blank. The early versions of PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser didn’t have all these issues hopefully it can be reworked to operate like before.

by JunctionJoe

Has worked great for years. Newest version a few days ago broke everything. I get nothing but a blank screen. Several other reviewers lost their bookmarks. Thankfully, all my bookmarks are intact. It’s just all of them render nothing but a blank screen. What did you do? This has sent me back to PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser Store searching for a new private browser. Hopefully, I’m not too accustomed to the new browser by the time you fix this. I bet you’re going to lose a ton of users because of this. And I don’t see much of anything driving them back to your browser once you fix it. Best of luck in building back your user base. Sorry. This has been a perfect app for a lot of years. I hate to part company.

by JJPANDA01

At first it was working perfectly for what I was using it for and then what happened was that a pop up call box came up and it did not stop when you pressed cancel, then I tried turning it of and it didn’t work then I tried to turn it off completely and the screen was frozen and even if you pressed the call button it would still pop up it got so bad it got to the point that I had to call my sister, luckily she was able to restart it, that’s my story with this HORRIBLE APP!!!!!!!!!I hope none of you go through what did and you may think that I am over reacting bot it was scary because I have had this device for less than a year

by DatAzianGuy2K

Been using PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser for years. I could just open it up, browse stuff or google a dumb question, close it, and not have to worry about it saving my search results or data.

New update however broke everything. Now, when I open it up I get stuck having to “verify session” even though in the settings I disabled that option. I no longer can do a quick open up and search due to this. To top it off, a few days later after the update I lost ALL my bookmarks in PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser . I had those saved for years, and now they are randomly all gone, along with my final reason to use PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser.

You had a good thing going, but decided to go and ruin it.

by Oso-disappointed

I was trying over time to move my bookmarks elsewhere.

BUT, App Kept Bugging Me
“Do You Like Full Screen Private Browsing?”

I was mad all the asks and checked NO.
SAVY SODA HAS PROGRAMED PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser TO DELETE ALL YOUR BOOKMARKS IF YOU DO SO.

BEWARE — VENGEFUL DEVELOPER

wish I’d left PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser years ago.

NEWEST WRINKLE... pull down control center to change brightness or anything. Browser restarts (how did I get to that cryptic url again?) #### It has lost several dozen important bookmarks. I really used to like this.... several updates back. It’s useless now. OLD deleted bookmark folders stay in my list but aren’t really there. Anything saved to them goes down a black hole. I created new folders with different names and every time I close PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser the folder and all bookmarks in it are gone. So ALL bookmarks can only be stored in main list. The only way to even try to save what’s left is copy each loaded page to another browser. Save it there, delete PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser and reverse the whole process. BETTER IDEA: painstakingly move the bookmarks as described, Then just DELETE This piece of trash and use the other browser. Was good a few years and many updates ago.

by Dannyboyddc

Over time I used PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser more and more over all the alternatives, simple, easy browser w out all the tracking and a 1000 settings to comb through. Not sure what happened but been a few weeks now, bookmarks started totally disappearing. Several times, started a new list from scratch ..few days, a week.. come back to a blank list.
Even after a couple app updates, still happening.
I just can’t count on PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser anymore other than one time searches. Very disappointing… Not completely broken so gave two stars, if addressed I would reconsider, would take some convincing tho to trust it won’t happen again

by Hear A Door

PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser is incredibly simplistic and easy to use for the most part. It blocks all cookies so any website that makes you have ‘5 more free articles’ for news sites will always be that way.

PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser itself is great except for some pretty big annoying cons.

Pros:
-You never have to clear browsing history
-You can add password protection or even Touch ID so that when you leave PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser no one but yourself can get back in.
-When you leave PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser it shows a normal black border completely hiding what page you were on
-Fullscreen for a page

Cons
-You can only ever have one tab open
-If you want to get back to a page, you’ll have to do a lot of back arrowing
-Getting the status bar/search bar open is incredibly hard if it’s gone, which it will be almost always. Sometimes you’ll be stuck on pages for minutes trying to get to the search engine
-Gmail doesn’t work at all

Pro/Con
-Most websites can’t tell you’re on a phone, but it also means it harder to get around on them

If you are thinking of using PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser for privacy, I suggest not since there are much better browsers out there. If you’re new to privacy protection on mobile I suggest using the duck duck go browser app.

by NyanaGamer

It’s a good app! It doesn’t save any of what you researched back then or the websites that you have used in the past. But, apparently...this is just copying the dark mode that you can use on google, the dark mode helps not to save anything you research and the websites you have used and it pretty much does the same thing as PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser does so if you are looking for more privacy then google provides, this isn’t PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser . It’s just like the dark mode the only difference is it’s an app and the search bar when you first click on it. Though, it does have its plus’s that the dark mode on google CAN’T provide such as, it needs a password (I think, I don’t know how other phones work) or a finger print (I can guarantee that this is true! I use my fingerprint to use this) and if you go back to PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser and want to erase everything you searched then you can! It gives you an option to do that. Great 👍 app overall just needs to have a little more of its own features and it needs to give features that will wow everyone a little more.

FYI: My expectations are very high! ✅

by SwissArmyDev

1. It would be helpful to have PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser auto replace dots with spaces in the search line before trying to search. They are next to each other on the keyboard and it’s easy to hit a dot instead of a space. If PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser would to that replacement it would save having to enter the search string again.

2. The search engine setting reverts to default frequently, not remembering where the user set it.

by Poalo121213

There are a few features that I prefer while using PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser that I think people looking for a similar product are looking for. Briefly:

1. Navigating away from the browser is accompanied by a password protected re-entry to continue browsing, this feature is timed which is great but it is brief. If you haven’t saved the page you are looking at an urgent phone call or text message might make you lose your spot.

2. The search bar does not saved visited webpages. There is nowhere to review pages that have been visited in the past unless you have saved it in your password protected favorites.

3. Favorites are password protected.

My only suggestion would be adding one thing. PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser is otherwise perfect. The option to toggle how long it holds your current browsing page before reset would be great. Instead of 30 seconds to 1 min. Maybe the option to hold it for 5 would be great.

by StygianStar

But, justice, love, truth, compassion, loyalty, peace, and progression, have departed from humankind and the poison of that lie, which rewards survival by any means necessary, amidst the long-suffering hand of God..so..Heaven will open all 3 of its gates..and at 2:22 a.m. on the 27th day, here at the outreached fingertips of spring, returning always to this wretched system..where the 5 of you liars..have poured out your final hateful cup of denial, by means of a patchwork technological system built over the tattered bones of those of us who fought wars below painted clouds, and defended free will, amid the roar of unappreciative feet moving at the speed of greed. How, will those you who knew, and yet did not rise and speak in defense of we..the Black few,
How will stand against the armies of every heaven?
(Mr. Darelle Balmer) or do I need to mention, my pen name..or every childhood nickname..this is a disgrace, and a waste of everlasting love.

by Cindy 1111111111

Downloaded PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser, and it disappeared on its own. I can only find it through PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser Store or from using spot light on my iPad. On my home screen app is nowhere to be found and I've checked each individual app folder multiple times. There are only two pages worth of apps on my iPad. I never got a chance to even use PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser . At this point I just want it uninstall but again, cannot find PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser .

by Wollen_Kitten

I’ve used private browsers before for local newspaper sites that require an outrageous monthly fee. I’d be happy to pay the fee if newspapers would stop biased reporting, but that’s unlikely. It takes some getting used to, as you have to start over if you click out of PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser , but I haven’t run into any issues whatsoever with it otherwise. It does what Google Chrome’s private browsing cannot and for that I’m eternally grateful.

by I>3me101

I always have to look up weird medical questions and some of them can be really embarrassing. Everyone says I’m so protective of my phone and that’s why! Anyway, now I don’t even have to worry about giving my phone to someone and them stumbling on awkward questions like: I’m not pregnant am I? Yes, I’ll have to give it a five stars because no one will suspect anything seeing it in one of my folders, because the name is just browser. THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A SAFE BROWSING AREA!!

by 49ergoldminer

I never liked Safari, it just angered me. I’ve used PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser since it was available on the iPhone 4, and once iPhone had setting changes, I realized how cluttered Safari was. I have never written a review on any other app, but PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser is so good that I caved. I use it so much for using the internet that my brain has gone: “Internet? This button over here!” If I didn’t call people, and therefor have a use for the phone app, this would be one of the four exclusive apps on my bottom bar. PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser is great and I cannot recommend it enough.

by Twofiveking

Perfect for what I use it for. Me personally I don’t care who tracks my online activity but with PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser I read newspapers that limit me to 5 articles then they want you to join and pay a subscription PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser makes it possible to read as many articles as you want. It’s crazy all this technology at the end of the day no matter what you do your being tracked it’s just the way life is these days. 5 stars for sure PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser is one for the people thanks to whoever developed it.

by Unusednane57534890764214679

Nothing I look up in this browser shows up in ads or google searches later. I like it simply so that I can look up things that don’t pertain to me and not have algorithms assume it all means I am x. I have the right to shop for baby clothes for a friend and not be blasted with formula coupons. I have the right to better understand my parent’s medical diagnosis without worrying that the information will be traced back to them or me. I really appreciate this browser, and I’ve been using it for several years

by Fat Brama

I found PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser when looking for a Safari replacement. For some reason, Safari kept reloading webpages every 3 min. Due to compatibility issue with my ancient iPad version, popular web browser such as Chrome, Mozilla, Microsoft Edge is not an option. Then, I came across this browser, and this eliminated the reloading problem.

I think due to its simple design, this browser loads pages reasonably fast. The search results are also quite relevant. It also has a back button! On the contrary, Dolphin has no back button.

by Bcandg

If like me you’ve tried countless other browsers in your efforts to tighten security, and you’re looking for FREE no frills browsing... you’ll want to check this out! There is a pro version which I’ve yet to check out because this browser is all I need. Setting your default search to DuckDuckGo and using this browser gives you peace of mind you’re not being tracked or leaving footprints. Security, by default is tight. I use an iPad and when I open the “Browser” it asks for thumbprint ID - very cool. Can’t stress this enough... no ads, no rent by week, month, year! The Pro version is a one time fee of $2.99. Will update review after I’ve used it.

by Auntie Erma

I've been using this browser for years on every iphone, as I progress to each new model. Using this browser in addition to The DuckDuckGo search engine gives me piece of mind that google and the NSA aren't tracking my online website visits. Safari is the standard Apple browser. However, I don't trust that my browsing isn't saved and reported. This browser is every bit as good, if not better. Additionally I can use this browser as I'm listening to an online radio broadcast on Safari. I find that this browser is fantastic for visiting alternative media sites. Additionally this browser allows the bookmarking of frequently visited websites. I'm very pleased!

by Vinny With Hot Sauce

Great private browser with one annoyance. When you’re on a Tumblr page, for example, and click a hyperlink topic you may like, it brings you to the page, but with no option to save that as a favorite because the browsing bar disappears on the new page. You can back out to go back to the original page, but that’s about it. And not being able to disable the Touch ID is very very annoying.

by @Lanarosek

I’ve been using PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser for a while, but the only problem I’ve had with it recently is saving images (like on Google). When saving an image from Google Images, PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser just crashes and I go back to my homescreen. Upon opening PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser again, I don’t have the option to go back to my last session. I usually just use this instead of Safari or Google because it saves me the time of getting rid of the clutter. I really love PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser, but I just hope the image issue gets fixed!

by Sister Friede

It’s a good internet browser app, but the option is somewhat limited. I like an idea about keeping the “Browser” simple. I missed couple features for internet browser.

1) It has no “Open in new tab”.
2) No side swipe to go back or forth in web page (for sake of better convenience).
3) Homepage. It can be access with “in app purchase” for $2.99. However I don’t know if it’s possible to change the homepage to preferred website.

by Codypmack

Confirmed PrivateBrowsingWebBrowser runs smoothly a 4th gen iPad and an iPhone 6s. When you lock the screen or switch apps even for a moment, it goes to the home screen.

This is made for intentional uses, and doesn't not make a friendly primary browser (unless you're extremely privacy conscious). My suggestion is use the Firefox app duo (normal / incognito) for lv. 1 & 2, this for uses beyond those.

by Jkgagne808

The title explains it all. Just a simple private browser with out all the complicated syncing options and setup. I am still able to save my bookmarks and they are protected by Touch ID. Please keep it simple and don’t start complicating things with more options. Simple at times is better as more options opens up products to more threats. Thank you

by Tf2-yung-plague

Simplistic, clean, and has an option that blocks pop ups (as you can imagine, incredibly useful when you are browsing porn and three tabs about your iphone got a virus open at the same time). I would recommend this over any other browsers out there if your goal is simply to browse privately.

by Flyinjeep

I’ve got about all the browsing apps or at least tried them. I think think this is the best. Browse the internet in privacy. All you’re browsing deleted when you are done each session of browsing. You should at least try it if your looking for a internet browser. I think you’ll like it. I do.

by David From W. PA

I just started using this today. It is so simple that at first I was looking for more necessary input when it wasn't needed. Either input your URL or key in your search criteria in the URL field and away you go. One thing that is not obvious is you need to tap the upper left blank field (to the left of the URL bar) to add your bookmarks.