# DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai — user reviews > 3,208 indexed App Store user reviews of DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai by DuckDuckGo, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 2,390,996 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duckduckgo-optional-duckai/id663592361/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duckduckgo-optional-duckai/id663592361.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,131,033 · 4★ 193,421 · 3★ 40,479 · 2★ 8,600 · 1★ 17,463 ## What do users think of DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and efficient - 🔒 Excellent privacy protection - 👍 Clean and intuitive interface - 🔥 Effective ad and tracker blocking **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches - 🔍 Slower page load times compared to other browsers - 🔍 Inconsistent search quality compared to Google **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to set DuckDuckGo as default browser on iOS - Refresh button hidden in menu instead of standalone **Most requested features** - Add support for voice search - Improve tab management and history navigation - Introduce customizable font and theme options ## Newest reviews (11 of 3,208) ### 4/5 — Privacy *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Really like how duck duck go doesn’t troll their community, I will never use google or Safari! ### 3/5 — decent alternative! *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* switched search engines because i got tired of the ai overviews and wanted better privacy, so i'm glad DDG has an option for both of my criterias. but of course though, it's not exactly perfect as google. i'd say it's good for looking up basic queries but it mostly falls short. say i'm looking for something specific; i can be descriptive as possible and provide as many keywords for it but DDG just doesn't give me what i want and would rather show me the same results from previous attempted searches. it's the same with images but worse (it mostly shows irrelevant or general images of the search than what i specify). i think brave is a lot better at looking up what i want. i hope DDG improves their search engine more though because while it's not great, i do love it's ui and how easy it is to understand and customize the settings. it's what keeps me coming back! ### 4/5 — Hopefully their fire button *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Is as advertised and not just blowing smoke ### 5/5 — Goodbye Google, Safari. *2026-09-07, version 7.236.0* Thanks to Google and Apple for forcing me to switch to, what in the end, is a way better search engine experience! I never would have even thought about it. So much better. Thanks! ### 2/5 — Did not work *2026-09-07, version 7.235.0* There was this website with a lot of ads and this app did nothing ### 5/5 — Very detailed review *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* Good👍 ### 4/5 — Mostly like it *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* A little slow to respond to some commands (when I click on stuff). Doesn’t expand some windows. But, overall, I like it. ### 5/5 — Duck Duck Yes *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* I’ve been using Duck Duck Go for a while now. The more I use it, the more I enjoy the experience. ### 2/5 — Crashes my phone *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* I like that it blocks a lot of trackers but over the past month it crashes my iPhone 4-5 times per week ### 3/5 — Ehh *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* It has a bunch of stuff built-in, but to be honest practical has no use. It doesn’t really tell you anything it just kind of shows you random things about what you’ve asked for so it’s not really practical for somebody that needs answers right away. it’s good if you know the website you’re gonna visit but besides that it’s not really an app that helps you figure anything out. It’s just a bunch of gobbledygook ### 3/5 — ios version is buggy *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* which is funny because all everyone online and so called tech experts say ios it just works everything is more optimized but that’s not the case for duckduckgo. has been really buggy on my secondary phone iphone air. the best way i can explain one frequent bug is i’ll scroll down and the words will disappear. only happens on the iphone version has never happened on my galaxy s24+ or any other android phone i’ve used ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SELL OUTS TO GOOGlE *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* congregating info under the guise of privacy, sad!! I have to sign up to an app for privacy? ### 1/5 — Unstable *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Every time I use this app, it crashes and I lose my progress I’m working on. Or if I’m playing poker on it, it kicks me off and then I end up losing. And it’s continued to do it through many updates. It’s garbage unless you use it within Google Chrome ### 1/5 — Not a fan *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Unfortunately, you advertise in your duck go that you can opt out for AI, but in all actuality, you cannot ### 1/5 — Search engine needs lots of work. Half Star at best! *2026-09-07, version 7.236.0* Horrible search results. Still have to use horrible g search engine. Doesn’t block 3rd party trackers. Doesn’t block popups. Need a home button. Browser freezes a lot. After testing for several months browser is filled with errors and needs fine tuning. Lots of sites are broken. Search is way off. Import passwords is an epic fail ### 1/5 — Download *2026-09-07, version 7.236.0* How do I get the Real download instead of the try out Open here?? ### 1/5 — Desktop site not available *2026-09-07, version 7.235.0* Request desktop site not allowed Open spotify web player. ### 1/5 — Keeps Freezing *2026-09-07, version 7.235.0* It was fine until it started freezing every few times I use it. ### 1/5 — Empty Black Space *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* I keep getting an empty block of space. It remains for a few hours to a few days. This is terrible! Please fix it! ### 1/5 — GARBAGE *2026-09-06, version 7.235.0* Spoiler Alert: I found the results I was looking for on Google IMMEDIATELY, without having to rephrase anything, with multiple results. DuckDuckGo USED TO work really well, but now I can't find A SINGLE relevant result to ANY of my searches, including getting help from this GARBAGE company. I have to go back to Google and use awful AI because DuckDuckGo is broken and useless now. No clear way to get support, because you can only send feedback on specific, preselected selected topics. Even HERE they send you to a page describing a browser that DOES NOT RESEMBLE the ACTUAL current app. I hate this search engine. ### 1/5 — Used to be good, until they fell for the AI bubble. *2026-09-03, version 7.235.0* I am deleting DuckDuckGo because they fell for the AI bubble. I thought DuckDuckGo was different from other companies, but I guess no company can stand the pressure of shareholders to fall for a bubble. Chat bots have proven themselves time and time again to be completely and utterly unreliable, constantly making up false information. Remove the liebot and I will download your browser again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — G@@gle KILLER *2026-09-09, version 7.236.0* Anyone that don’t like anyone out sniffing their trail I 100% recommend DuckDuckGo to all the developers. Keep up the good work. ### 5/5 — Everything as promised. *2026-09-09, version 7.236.0* I think what I found to be the most striking single stand out feature is the duck.ai lineup of artificial intelligence brass that elevates chat sessions to an advanced level that’s undeniably breathtaking. ### 5/5 — No Ai Option is Great *2026-09-09, version 7.236.0* I turned off Ai features- It’s such a breath of fresh air to be able to just search something and find actual results- decide for myself which sources to look at during my research. ### 5/5 — Cuenta *2026-09-09, version 7.236.0* Pato ### 5/5 — DuckDuckGo go is good for *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Porn sex game and more ### 5/5 — Best Browser w/ Best Features *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* DuckDuckGo is easily the superior browser available. I can finally use YouTube without have to skip ads every 5-10 minutes, and literally after the first 48 hours of using DuckDuckGo, I was notified that the app had blocked over 250+ trackers from less than 5 webpages I had visited. I recommend DuckDuckGo to everyone I know. Keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Pretty Interesting *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* I like how the interface is more easier and that it does feel more safer on here. Right in go DuckDuckGo! Keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Awesome browser! *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* I’ve come to hate Google with their business choices, tracking and algorithms that benefit them not the user. Moved to DuckDuckGo and am loving it so far ### 5/5 — Ciao *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* Good ### 5/5 — Dolly *2026-09-08, version 7.236.0* I’m learning to use DuckDuckGo, and feel more comfortable than I did with Google constantly shoving me where they wanted to go. Very little choice is how I felt with Google. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*