Comet Reviews

This application's release has been delayed multiple times, was released yesterday, and should not have been. The this app browser looks intriguing, but it is not ready for consumers. The bookmark import does not work. The AI assistant freezes up, and Comet just doesn't seem to work quite right yet.

I'm sure the developer will get all of these issues fixed, and I look forward to seeing it. But as of today, this browser is not ready to be used.

I’d like to preface this by saying that the desktop version of this app I’ve been using since it’s inception and I found it to be a priceless edition, to our SAAS stack. That said, it could most certainly use vertical tabs, but that being its weakest point and the sole point of keeping it from replacing my current browser which is Arc. I’m still hopeful that it’s evolution will find it to be a full replacement for arc given arc is no longer developing its app.

Not to get to the point of this review I was very hopeful to see what this app could accomplish on the iPhone and very disappointed to find that yet again, a failure to understand the layout and importance of organization of tabs is the mobile version of this app's, major downfall.

To explain, if you are a power-user who on the desktop version uses tab groups, or for that matter, simply maintain a large number of tabs opened, and you also wish to sync your desktop and your mobile device (because who wouldn’t?), Then you will be as I was, inundated with perhaps what you will find to be the sloppiest presentation of your synced tabs as they simply are listed in a manner that screams, hey hear it perplexity, tabs are an afterthought; further echoing Perplexity's desktop treatment of tabs.

Going back to Arc, the only real benefit that this app has over arc, is its ability to open an assistant which you can chat with while continuing to browse a website. Yes, this app will allow you to summarize a page but so will a simple pinch of a website on Arc.

As I said, I remain hopeful that this browser will evolve, but until the devs recognize the importance of elegant and efficient tab management, it's a hard pass as a Default Browser and will remain a complimentary one.

I'm rooting for them though!

Great first agentic browser
But 3 major issues I’ve come across so far and 2 personal preferences that would greatly improve the ui

1. You can’t zoom in / out (no zoom button) , on web pages only pinch zoom and zooming out only lets you zoom back a tiny bit before bouncing back or minimizing the page

2. You can’t “select all” when highlighting text

3. The ai assistant voice mode hears itself and actively attempts to respond to itself repeatedly

4. You can’t move the url / search bar from the bottom to the top if preferred.

5. Open up some options for IOS Shortcuts so ppl can integrate this app into Siri and daily automations

I’ve been waiting so long to have this on mobile. I love the desktop app on my Mac. So far it’s scratching all the itches. Having it default to a google search but then prompting if you want to chat or summarize is chefs kiss. A few things missing that would get this to 5 stars though.

1. Bookmarks front and center on the main page. It’s such along process to get to my frequently used sites

2. A dedicated button to access all my chats/spaces. I get you are probably trying to keep the perplexity app relevant but I find myself just using this app for everything on my desktop. I hate having to jump between two apps for threads and spaces which I use a lot.

3. Where are the bookmarks???

Honestly I love everything else. Looking forward to see how they develop Comet .

I was pleasantly surprised by the UX of Comet , mainly around the gestures for sliding to add tabs, share sheet, more details button and much more. It feels like Safari with the great Perplexity assistant AI capabilities mixed together. It feels native and not thrown together, which was what I was most concerned about.

I do wish that sliding up from the url bar would open all the tabs like Safari does, so that’s some feedback to the team. I also noticed the starry black background when you’re looking at all tabs gives me some motion sickness and clashes with my phone in light mode. Maybe consider settings to disable motion and have light mode background options? I LOVE the look of it, just the dark in light mode and motion make it a little hard to focus.

Overall I’d say this was an amazing first version that really feels natural to use. I still need plenty of time to learn all the little features and quirks, but I am pleasantly surprised and happy with Comet thus far.

Been waiting for this release; I’ve extensively used this app on desktop, now as my default for a while.

On iOS, it’d be nice if you can swipe up the url bar to bring up all the tabs, just like Safari, could free up the space for the button that does this; right now it’s a two part process: press tabs button, all tabs show up, then press new tab to get to a new tab; but nice that the swipe left for a new tab is there.
Also add paste & go, cut back on the suggestion to ask Perplexity about what you’re searching, especially if you have another default search engine selected; only allow for follow up Q’s if you have Perplexity selected as a search engine because then the Assistant button becomes redundant; but can see they want users to search through Perplexity for credit usage…

Will keep updating this review.

As a browser, it beats all iOS competitors. It looks good, it feels right, even when made default. Everything works well together. The worst thing is the lack of a Reader view. There is a ‘force dark mode’ option, but it is way too literal, and sort of shoots itself in the foot.

Hands down, this is single handedly the best mobile browser. As a power user, I’ve been waiting for something like this to come out. Finally.

It’s cool it’s the only “AI first” chatbot browser on iOS which is kinda cool to experiment with and browse differently more intentionally than Google Searching-it’s best when you need to do research for technical stuff and don’t want to manually read or vet dozens of sources.

The one and only browser for Mac and iPhone that I liked that much. Never seen page loading speed like in Comet before. Also design is pretty beautiful. Five starts without any doubts.

I love perplexity and now I love the this app browser as well! I’ve been using this app on PC for a while now and it is wonderful! The iPhone app is better than the pc version in my opinion. Smooth & intuitive, user friendly.

I’ve been waiting for this app to come out on iOS, I love using it on my Mac and I wanted that seamless experience between the two. App works great for me and what I need it for, of course there’s some stuff that still needs to be improved on but feels good to be along for the ride.

I can’t even explain everything just felt perfectly crafted I could find everything in just a few mins and that’s deep research keep up the good work and make sure to update so it’s even better and I give you a opinion on the update see ya this app IS THE GOAT

I've been using Perplexity for years now, and I can constantly say it is my favorite compared to ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and more. I work in digital marketing and have used them all and come back to perplexity again and again.

Now, with the introduction of this app, which I've been patiently waiting for, I have never been more pleased with my personal tech stack. Perplexity AI is fully integrated and extremely useful in browsing situations. The onboarding process was so seamless. It pulled most of my browsing data, bookmarks, and tabs directly from Google Chrome, which I previously used and made it so easy to make the switch. I have it on my Mac Mini M4 and my iPhone 15 Pro and absolutely love it. It also has "Computer" which is super exciting as well! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

So effortlessly useable I couldn’t tell I swapped it to my default browser till I opened it up and my tabs was still there where I left off. Love to ad blocker built in by default, and I’ve only just started using it so I know there’s even more for me to discover on how user friendly this app is 👍

I first started with ChatGPT and continued on using it. I just didn’t see myself using it all the time. That’s when I came across Perplexity and loved it! Then a month or so came across they’re launching this app! I definitely clicked on pre-order. I’m excited on using it as my default browser. I will report back, but as of right now 5/5

This is such a cool innovation in browser and ai integration. I am able to link up multiple devices and browse at once. The ui is so smooth and very responsive. There are still a little amount of bugs but it should be fixed soon. Overall this is one of the best browsers i have seen.

I really like what I’ve seen so far in the ability to interact with different AI platforms. I do like the fact that if I have a space on Perplexity, I really function is in the little menu after you ask something or do something that you could have an attitude to the space that you’re working in

Amazing browser honestly. Quick, and the thing that I like the most is being able to ask AI about it while you are searching. Two things I would like to see if they add the option to change. Put the default tab at the bottom of the page so you don’t have to reach so high for it, or give it the option to bring it down. And then have a shortcut button for your bookmarks.

Highly recommend this browser. Its features are amazing, well designed and loads quickly.