Ghostery Privacy Browser

Erik Monte

When I set this browser to Private mode (to purge history) it needs to remain set to that PERMENANTLY unless I change it again. This most important feature sometimes switches off unexpectedly. Super annoying. Also, when l choose full screen video it needs to be completely full screen without the unusual black bar along the bottom. This happens EVERY time. It needa to be fixed.

A Google user

Seems fine before the latest update, but is incredibly cumbersome and slow now. Perhaps my phone (Moto G Play) doesn't have the hardware to run the update at its full capacity, but this is still unacceptable. The interface is unresponsive, pages stop loading halfway through, and links take several seconds to begin loading. On the whole, disappointing from a browser I used exclusively.

A Google user

Update: blocks ads again! Original review: I loved using Ghostery until a few days ago, when I noticed it no longer blocks ads. The little ad counter at the top under the ghost logo doesn't ever change from the word "hello", anymore. It used to tally up all the ads being blocked while a site loaded, and was very satisfying. But not anymore... ☹️ I can send screen shots of sites where the ads are still there, if needed. I'd love to use it again, but there's no reason to if ads aren't blocked.

Joe Pandora

Overall, pretty good. However, I have the app set to clear private data on exit, and it hangs on exit and does not close. UPDATE: the exit issue was fixed with the most recent update, but now the live video is choppy. I used another browser for the same video and it was smooth. Couldn't deal with the choppiness so after using this browser for several years, said goodbye and uninstalled.

L BeLL

It's okay, I like it and have been using it for years. But this current version seems to have some kind of bug where every so often, I start to see large black blocks covering parts of the screen and then it crashes to the report/restart screen. It usually does this twice in a row before it returns to normal function. It's not a huge thing, but it is annoying and chronic. I've been sending reports on it each time it's happened, but apparently nothing has come from doing that.

Z Z

Update Fail. Downgraded from 5 stars. Had to uninstall. The new version is NOT as intuitive as you think. Removing functionality from the tri-dot pulldown does NOT streamline processes. Replacing nearly all the words with symbols or icons without including a legend is cruel. Failing to include an introduction to the changes was just stupid. So, yeah. Update Fail.

Flynn Taggart

Basically a reskinned version of firefox but with built in ad blocking and privacy protection. I don't like Firefox's new tab UI and this uses the same one, but other than that, it's a good looking and functioning browser. PROBLEMS: if you're a developer reading this, there is one issue I've noticed on both the mobile version and the beta desktop version: Pages with downloads sometimes won't download no matter how many times you press the download button. Google drive, etc.

A Google user

I have been using this browser for a few years. It always has been great...until the last update. The developer took away bookmark folders. I had hundreds of bookmarks that I collected over the years that were organized in folders. Now, I Have to search a long list to find any of them. I will not be using this app anymore.

A Google user

The 2.0 update is essentially a new product and shouldn't benefit from the good review history of the 1.x Ghostery. It would appear the developer was bought out recently and is moving to a new revenue model that includes pushing their own ads to users. They also seem to have a different idea of what a Ghostery browser should be. It may eventually be an OK product, but it will likely never again be the lightweight privacy browser it became known for. Disappointed and moving on.

A Google user

saves history, and remembers past searches to help you auto complete them. no way to turn them off or clear. only way is to uninstall and reinstall. that gets rid of whatever was there but it starts collecting again. support lies and says you can delete this but they don't get it. example, if i type a and a prior search of airport shows up, they are saving it somewhere.