Brave Private Web Browser, VPN
★ 4.7What it actually doesBrave browser blocks ads and trackers, provides private browsing with tracking protection. The mobile version occasionally experiences bugs when viewing videos on YouTube.
Actually does
- ✓Ad blocker72% of reviews
- ✓Tracker blocker32% of reviews
- ✓Private browsing16% of reviews
- ✓End-to-end encryption8% of reviews
- ✓VPN(bonus)16% of reviews
- ✓AI assistant(bonus)8% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free48% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync8% of reviews
- ✓Фоновое воспроизведение видео (YouTube и др.)(bonus)12% of reviews
- ✓Free tier40% of reviews
- ✓No telemetry12% of reviews
Common complaints
- ✗App crashes on mobile16% of mentions
«after the update it started crashing. it crashes when trying to refresh the page on one of the tabs»
- ✗Search doesn't work on some websites12% of mentions
«your search engine doesn't work»
- ✗YouTube display issues (fullscreen, half video visible)12% of mentions
«when you go into this mode only half the video is shown and it happens quite often»
- ✗Complex and inconvenient settings for regular users8% of mentions
«have to spend hours to set it up the way you need it, everything is arranged inconveniently plus a bunch of incomprehensible terms for a regular user»
- ✗Incomplete ad blocking on some websites (Mail.ru)8% of mentions
«doesn't remove ads from Mail.ru, now Mail.ru doesn't work at all»
What people praise
- ★Effective ad and pop-up blocking
«The ad-blocking system works great, I haven't seen a single ad on websites from this browser»
- ★Completely free without subscriptions and paid features
«Doesn't require any subscription or anything like that, simple, high-quality and reliable product»
- ★Reliable privacy and confidentiality protection
«Good private browser without extra services and data collection»
- ★High speed and browser performance
«Works fast, doesn't bog down the phone, and looks nice»
- ★Background YouTube video playback
«Allows you to watch videos in the background»